Backend Developer

About the role:

We are creating this position because the workload has grown. Himalaya Digital is hiring for the Backend Developer position to build and run the APIs and services behind our web and mobile apps. You can work from home anywhere in India. We have no office requirement. We do not have many meetings. Most updates happen in writing. We use Slack, Notion and Google Meet. Cameras on for team calls.

Day to day:

Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't. Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources. Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks. Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups. Implement background jobs and event consumers using Kafka, SQS or RabbitMQ. Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.

Required qualifications:

2+ years of backend development experience in a production environment. Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs. Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines. Comfort reading logs, metrics and traces to debug problems in production. Clear written communication, including design docs.

Compensation and benefits:

₹14,50,000 - ₹18,00,000 per annum

Health insurance for you and your family. Provident fund. Paid leave. Group term life insurance.

Who we are:

Himalaya Digital operates consumer websites and apps used by tens of millions of people each month. We started in 2006 and have grown to about 360 people. Experiments run constantly, and most product decisions follow A/B test results.

Candidates must be eligible to work in India.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Himalaya Digital LLP.