Role Description

As a principal engineer, you should be a passionate Backend Developer with a focus on building maintainable and scalable systems. You will be responsible for the design and development of Jodo's backend platforms. You will be closely working with founders and the head of engineering to build Jodo's products. As a senior developer in the team, you will be taking ownership of services/systems and be a mentor to other developers in the team.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive the development of new products and features @ Jodo
• Lead design and development of the Jodo backend platform
• Write reusable code/modules while optimising for speed of delivery
• Identify opportunities for automation
• Make cloud (AWS) infrastructure/services scalable and secure
• Mentor junior developers to improve their speed and quality of code
• Core team member - work closely with founders and head of engineering in building high-quality products

Requirements

• 6+ years of proven experience as a Backend/Full Stack developer in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in building Microservices/RESTful APIs with any modern tech stack
• Working knowledge of relational and non-relational databases
• Ability to analyse and convert business requirements into technical requirements
• Track record of outperformance in previous workplaces
• Pedigreed educational background is preferred

Benefits

• Becoming a part of the early core team
• Competitive salary
• Work with colleagues from strong backgrounds & hungry to succeed
• Opportunity to interact with and learn from high-pedigree investors & mentors -
  • VCs: Tiger Global, Elevation Capital (erstwhile SAIF Partners), Matrix Partners
  • Select angel investors: Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamath, Amit Ranjan

What are we looking for?

• Self-starter with a high sense of ownership - Comfortable to work with minimal supervision

• Hungry to learn and grow - Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed

• Bias for action - Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed

• Hustler - Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed

• Intellectual honesty - Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself; motivated to succeed

• Mission-oriented - Deeply care about delivering value and making an impact on customer’s lives

Key Details

• Role: Principal Engineer
• Location: Bangalore
• Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed + ESOPs)