Senior Software Engineer - Backend
BengaluruOn-siteFull-time
AI Summary
A Senior Software Engineer - Backend designs, builds, and scales core features of Acceldata’s Data Observability suite, collaborating with frontend and product teams to deliver reliable, low-latency APIs and services.
About this role
Acceldata is reimagining the way companies observe their Data!
Acceldata is the pioneer and leader in data observability, revolutionizing how enterprises manage and observe data by offering comprehensive insights into various key aspects of data, data pipelines and data infrastructure across various environments. Our platform empowers data teams to manage products effectively by ensuring data quality, preventing failures, and controlling costs.
As a Senior Software Engineer
You’ll be responsible for building, scaling and maintaining the core features and capabilities of our Data Observability suite. You’ll work closely with the frontend and product teams to create a reliable and scalable platform.
A day in the life of Senior Software Engineer
- Designing, building and improving the capabilities of some of the key features of the product.
- Investigating software-related complaints and making necessary adjustments to ensure optimal software performance.
- Diving deep into open-source data engines and work on optimising their performance.
- Designing, building and maintaining low-latency APIs.
- Developing services that will be consumed by the frontend and solution engineers.
- Regularly attending team meetings to discuss projects, brainstorm ideas, and put forward solutions to any issues.
You are a great fit for this role if you have
- 4-8 years of experience in JVM (Java, Scala, Kotlin)
- Strong data structure, algorithm design, and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with database systems, RDBMS, Mongo, and Elastic Search.
- Experience in cloud technologies
- Knowledge of distributed systems, experience in enterprise software and SQL.
Bonus Points for
- Experience in Spark / Kafka.
- Experience in Data Quality / Data Catalog is preferred.
Skills
API DesignCloud TechnologiesData CatalogData QualityDistributed SystemsElasticsearchJavaJVMKafkaKotlinMongoDBRDBMSScalaSpark
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