Join Truecaller as a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to shape technology and enhance user experience in a collaborative environment.
Posted by employer 2 months ago
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Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
In the role of Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Truecaller, the individual will engage in hands-on coding to develop scalable backend services and APIs that enhance the user experience. Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Go or Java, along with experience in designing large-scale distributed systems, is essential. This position is ideal for someone with 5-9 years of experience in a product-focused environment, particularly those familiar with consumer-facing applications. Truecaller fosters a collaborative culture, encouraging innovation through initiatives like 'Lab Days' for creative exploration.
Quick facts
- Is the Senior Software Engineer, Backend role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in Bengaluru, India.
- How much experience is required?
- 5–9 years of relevant experience for this Senior Software Engineer, Backend role.
- Where is the role based?
- Truecaller is hiring for this position in Bengaluru, India.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Aerospike, C++, GCP, Go, Java, Kafka.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Truecaller targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Senior Software Engineer, Backend role at Truecaller.
From the original posting
The role:
As a Senior Software Engineer, Backend you will be a pivotal contributor in shaping Truecaller's technology, driving demonstrable improvements to the user experience and business profitability. Your typical day or week will be filled with a blend of technical challenges, collaboration, and innovation.
What you’ll do:
- Coding & Development: A significant portion of your day will involve hands-on coding, building scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices that power Truecaller’s Ads platform. You’ll focus on high-availability, low-latency systems using modern tech stacks.
- Code Reviews: Review code written by peers to maintain high-quality standards, share best practices, and continuously improve the codebase.
- Problem Solving: Troubleshoot complex technical issues, optimize existing systems for better performance, and ensure high system reliability.
- Collaborating with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with product managers, front-end developers, data scientists, and other stakeholders to ensure the features you build align with business needs and provide a seamless user experience.
- Design & Architecture Discussions: You’ll contribute to architectural decisions, ensuring that systems are designed to scale and meet the future needs of Truecaller Ads.
- Team Collaboration & Mentorship: Provide mentorship to junior engineers, assist in resolving complex technical issues, and share knowledge across the team through informal or formal knowledge-sharing sessions.
- Delivering Features: You’ll contribute to feature development, deploy code into production, and ensure smooth integration with the rest of the platform.
- Sprint Planning & Backlog Grooming: You will participate in sprint planning sessions(bi-weekly) where you’ll break down tasks, prioritize work, and ensure alignment with the overall product roadmap.
What you bring in:
- 5-9 years of experience as BE developer in a start-up or product based environment.
- Excellent knowledge of any modern programming (GO, Java, C#, Scala) language.
- Good understanding of Data structures and Algorithms.
- Experience of designing and architecting large scale distributed systems.
- Experience in consumer-facing companies with a solid understanding of system scaling and user-centric product development is a plus.
- Experience leveraging AI-powered development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini, Chatgpt, Claude or similar) to enhance coding productivity and efficiency.
- Familiarity with applying AI-driven insights to optimize backend system performance and workflows.
- Experience with microservices architecture and design patterns and solid design principles.
- Hands-on experience in building large scale platforms & services using Go, Scala, Play, Redis, Aerospike, Kafka & Nosql stores.
- Experience with GCP or any other public cloud.
- A comprehensive compensation package: Learning and development allowance, voluntary provident fund (VPF) and/or national pension scheme (NPS) tax saving option provided, creche allowance
- Modern tools to do your best work: Choose your preferred computer and phone within our budget, so you can work comfortably and efficiently.
- A people-focused office culture: We value in-person collaboration and follow an office-first model, with some flexibility. Our offices offer a vibrant environment with opportunities to learn, connect, and recharge, from breakfast, lunch and quiet spaces to team activities such as movie nights, tech meetups, and cultural events. There's something for everyone.
- Truecaller’s “Lab Days” offer a space for imagination: 5 days each quarter, where everyone steps away from their normal tasks to explore new, bold ideas and build things they’ve always wanted to. It’s a space where curiosity leads the way, and prototypes take shape. Some concepts even make it into production, and a few have grown into real features used by millions today. Lab Days allow you to be creative, learn fast, and help shape Truecaller's future.
We only accept applications in English.
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