Software Development Engineer II

3–5 years of hands-on experience with strong expertise in backend programming languages (preferably Ruby/Java). Solid understanding of REST APIs, authentication (OAuth/JWT), and API security best practices. Hands-on experience with relational databases (like Postgres) – schema design, indexing, query optimization. Knowledge of caching layers (Redis/Memcached) and async job processing (Sidekiq, Celery, or equivalent). Familiarity with Docker, AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, Load Balancers, SQS etc). Familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools. Comfortable with version control (Git) and collaborating via pull requests. Ability to break down and drive a module end-to-end by collaborating with peers. Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a remote-first environment.

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services in Ruby and Java. Develop RESTful APIs and integrations. Work with PostgreSQL for database design, optimization, and query handling. Contribute to backend workers and asynchronous processing pipelines. Implement caching, load balancing, and performance optimizations. Write unit tests and follow test-driven development. Set up monitoring and alerting. Participate in code reviews and architecture discussions. Own deployments and infrastructure on AWS + Docker containers. Contribute to system design decisions involving security and high-availability services.