Hackerearth

Overview

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to design, develop, deploy, and nurture robust and scalable systems that impact millions of developers globally.

About Hackerearth

HackerEarth is an AI-powered developer assessment software that helps companies accurately measure a developer’s skills through online coding tests. It takes a skill-based approach to assessment, allowing companies to automatically generate standardized tests based on various skills and then accurately measure the developer’s performance on those s

Requirements & Eligibility

• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on architecting and developing distributed systems
• Proficiency in at least one programming language and framework
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Proven ability to handle high-pressure situations and effectively "firefight" when issues arise
• Experience in handling throughput ranging from hundreds to thousands of transactions per second
• Expertise in messaging systems (asynchronous and real-time)
• Proficient in working with both SQL and NoSQL databases
• Knowledge of caching techniques and implementations

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, deploy, and nurture robust and scalable systems that impact millions of developers globally.
• Take sole ownership of your product(s) - keep a keen eye out for bugs that might arise, ardently resolve them; make feature additions to your product; or sometimes rewrite the whole product from scratch.
• Get acclimatized to our tech stack, which is an ever-changing landscape.
• Document your contributions - write a new post on our engineering blog every time you roll something out.
• Architect and develop distributed systems that handle high throughput and ensure seamless performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions.