Software Engineer - II - Backend Job in Bengaluru at Plum Insurance

Plum is hiring for the role of Software Engineer - II - Backend!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant APIs
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code to build features and improvements to the Plum product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way
• Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering (Frontend, UX, etc.) to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance

Requirements:

• 2+ years of experience in shipping backend applications with expertise in one or more backend technologies such as Node.js, Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, Go, or similar.
• Experience with frameworks like Express Node.js, Spring Boot (Java), Rails (Ruby on Rails), Django (Python), or equivalent.
• Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable API infrastructure.
• Shows the drive for owning a project from concept to production, including proposal, discussion, and execution.
• Self-motivated and self-managing, with strong organizational skills.
• Having experience maintaining a production-grade open-source project is a plus.