Backend Engineer

Bengaluru, IndiaFull-timePosted Jun 22, 2026

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 3000000 - Rs 6000000 (ie INR 30 - 60 LPA)

Min Experience: 3+ years

Location: Bengaluru

JobType: full-time

Requirements

What You'll Do

  • Build high-performance backend services using Go
  • Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices
  • Work with PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, and distributed data systems
  • Build event-driven systems using Kafka and message queues
  • Design reliable data pipelines and backend workflows
  • Optimize system performance, latency, and resource utilization
  • Work on real-time communication infrastructure (WebRTC, LiveKit)
  • Collaborate closely with product, AI, and frontend teams
  • Own services end-to-end from design to deployment and monitoring
  • Improve backend architecture, reliability, and developer experience

What We're Looking For

  • 3–5 years of backend development experience
  • Strong experience with Go (Golang)
  • Experience building scalable APIs and distributed systems
  • Strong understanding of PostgreSQL and database design
  • Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure and containerized deployments
  • Good understanding of system design, concurrency, and performance optimization
  • Ability to debug production systems and drive issues to resolution
  • Ability to own features and services end-to-end

Nice to Have

  • Experience with LiveKit, WebRTC, or real-time communication systems
  • Experience with ClickHouse or analytical databases
  • Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures
  • Experience building AI or voice infrastructure systems
  • Startup experience

What Matters Most

  • You write clean, maintainable, and scalable code
  • You think in systems, not just features
  • You care about reliability, performance, and developer experience
  • You can move fast and take ownership
  • You enjoy solving hard engineering problems
  • You want to build products used by millions of users
  • Tech Stack: Go, Kafka, PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, LiveKit, WebRTC, Kubernetes, AWS, Python,
  • gRPC, Docker

Must-have skills

Golang, Kafka, PostgreSQL

Good-to-have skills

LiveKit, ClickHouse , voice infrastructure systems

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