Senior Software Engineer at CS Disco in Gurugram

Job description

Your Impact The Senior Software Engineer is a senior engineer responsible for subsystems of a project. They are expected to lead epics/initiatives, mentor more junior engineers, and contribute to architectural decisions. They have a substantial impact on their team and sometimes across teams. They design and develop high-quality, scalable, and innovative software solutions in a SaaS environment, utilizing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies, and ensuring they meet the current and future needs of the business and its customers. What You'll Do Technical Leadership and Mentorship : Provides technical leadership in project teams, mentor and guide more junior engineers, and contribute to technical decision-making Performance Optimization : Focuses on designing systems for high performance, scalability, and reliability Stakeholder Engagement : Works with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, developers, and executives, to align architectural designs with business needs and customer expectations. Proficient Software Development : Designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated software solutions, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and meet business requirements with architectural excellence. Responsible for System Design & Grooming for features for a subsystem Code Quality and Optimization : Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices Technical Problem Solving : Tackles complex technical challenges, employing a problem-solving approach with innovative solutions Collaboration and Communication : Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders, contributing to project planning and execution Continuous Learning and Adaptation : Stays updated with the latest technology trends and advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge, bringing innovative ideas to the team Technical Documentation : Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility of information Who You Are 7-10+ years of relevant experience in software development, with a focus on SaaS or cloud-based applications Experience in leading or playing key roles in significant software projects, showing an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team Experience with developing, maintaining and monitoring large-scale, high-availability software systems. Experience with designing and developing from a Security Perspective Experience leveraging observability systems (logging, metrics, traces) to monitor and debug production subsystems and generate business level metrics. Experience selecting and extending 3rd party components (commercial or open source) that provide operational leverage. Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on a well-maintained testing pyramid. Experience with Agile development methodologies and practices. Experience using feature or release toggles as a code branching strategy Experience with Contract-first designing and negotiating with other systems Experience contributing to technical documentation Even Better If You Have... Proficiency in containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools like Kubernetes. Experience in creating, deploying, and managing containers is essential Close collaboration in planning and implementing features. They must align backend architecture with front-end design and user experience. Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools (like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI) for automated testing and deployment of microservices Proficient in designing and architecting microservices systems, including advanced concepts like distributed data management and event-driven architectures. Expertise in implementing complex microservices, advanced use of containerization and orchestration, and setting