Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Summary

Join Karat's Engineering team and build product features that improve how engineers are interviewed and engineering organizations operate. You will play a key technical leadership role in developing the flagship interviewing platform, working hands-on to create and build complex products. Collaborate with engineering leadership to execute the vision of transforming technical talent assessment, taking ownership of complex projects. This position requires working a schedule overlapping with U.S. counterparts. You will develop sophisticated web applications, write clean, scalable services, and collaborate with a cross-functional team. Lead and mentor junior engineers, drive architecture discussions, and champion engineering best practices. This role is based in Bengaluru, India, and is fully remote.

Requirements

• 7+ years of post-intern, professional experience developing and launching sophisticated web applications and distributed systems into production environments
• Deep expertise in modern programming languages (Ruby, Python, React, TypeScript/JavaScript) with mastery of web frameworks and design patterns for both frontend and backend
• Strong experience with system architecture, microservices design, database optimization, and API development (REST and GraphQL)
• Proven experience with cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and scalable deployment technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring team members and leading technical initiatives
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, monitoring, and performance optimization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with experience making technical tradeoffs in complex systems
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in the English language (verbal and written); proven ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders and translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• Track record of delivering high-quality software on schedule while maintaining technical excellence
• Experience with agile development methodologies and cross-functional team collaboration

Responsibilities

• Develop sophisticated web applications, frontend and backend, using a variety of programming languages, testing, and development tools
• Write clean, scalable services, components, and APIs and the backend that our products depend on, making architectural decisions that ensure long-term maintainability and performance
• Collaborate to further develop effective engineering processes with our cross-functional team of Analysts, Data Scientists, Designers, Product Managers, and Software Engineers to define features and build powerful, easy-to-use products and customer-facing workflow tools
• Own and deliver complex projects from design to release that fall into your team's area on time and with high-quality code with minimal defects
• Lead and mentor more junior engineers by drawing from your rich set of experiences and technical knowledge, helping to elevate the overall engineering capability of the team
• Drive architecture discussions and technical decision-making, balancing cutting-edge approaches with proven, reliable technologies
• Champion engineering best practices, including testing strategies, performance optimization, and technical debt management

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in technical interviewing, talent assessment, or educational technology is highly valued
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to accelerate development workflows and productivity

Benefits

• Private healthcare available (100% premium coverage for employees and eligible dependents)
• Generous India time off policies
• Vacation: 18 days of vacation per year (accrued at 1.5 days per month)
• Sick Leave: Three (3) work weeks per calendar year
• Karat ‘No Questions Asked’ Leave: one (1) work week per calendar year
• Public Holidays: 7 days
• Floating Holidays: 4 days
• Karat Summer Break: 5 days - July
• Karat Winter Break: 5 days - December