About the Role :
We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Cloud Backend Engineer with 4- 7 years of experience, who has worked extensively on at least one major cloud platform (GCP, AWS, Azure, or OCI). Experience with multiple cloud providers is a strong plus. As a Senior Development Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and scaling backend services and infrastructure on cloud-native platforms.
Experience with Kubernetes is mandatory.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design and develop scalable, reliable backend services and cloud-native applications.
- Build and manage RESTful APIs, microservices, and asynchronous data processing systems.
- Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes with best practices in availability, monitoring, and cost-efficiency.
- Implement and manage CI / CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
- Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams in an agile environment.
- Ensure high code quality through testing, reviews, and documentation.
Required Skills :
Strong hands-on experience with Kubernetes of atleast 2 years in production environments (mandatory).Expertise in at least one public cloud platform [GCP (Preferred), AWS, Azure, or OCI].Proficient in backend programming with Python, Java, or Kotlin (at least one is required).Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architecture.Experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes-native deployment workflows.Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.Preferred Qualifications :
Experience working across multiple cloud platforms.Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.Exposure to monitoring, logging, and observability stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Cloud Monitoring).Hands-on experience with BigQuery or Snowflake for data analytics and integration.Nice to Have :
Knowledge of NoSQL databases or event-driven / message-based architectures.Experience with serverless services, managed data pipelines, or data lake platforms.ref : hirist.tech)