Meesho - Software Development Engineer IV - Backend Technologies

About the Team : As the Supplier Growth & Marketplace team, we own the technology platform to enable suppliers to onboard, create listings for their products, and start selling them on Meeshos marketplace. As Software Development Engineer - IV, youll help us in our mission to enable Meesho to have the simplest seller experience across all e-commerce platforms To enable this, we own 10 microservices that interact with over 30 other services across Meeshos technology stack. They support 150K TPS, 5K messages per second in our Kafka queues, 300M records in our data cluster, and 80M indexed entries in our Elasticsearch engine. We maintain these services with an uptime SLA of 99.995% and average API latency of <30ms. Several of our services, such as Catalog and Taxonomy are Tier 1 services that are used by almost every single engineering team across the company after all, what good is an e-commerce platform without its product catalogue? Our focus now is to rearchitect some of our core services to support our explosive expansion. Our services include cutting-edge technologies such as Apache Spark, HBase, and Clustered Redis. We continuously innovate on our platform by building and evangelising new in-house frameworks such as the micro-frontend architecture within the Meesho tech community. We place special emphasis on the continuous growth of each team member, and we do this with regular 1-1s and open communication. We also know how to party as hard as we work When we arent building unparalleled tech solutions, you can find us debating the plot points of our favourite books and games, or gossiping over chai So, if a day filled with building impactful solutions with a fun team sounds appealing to you, come join us About the Role : We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer - IV (Backend), who will create prototypes and proofs-of-concept for iterative development in Java/Python. Additionally, in this role, you will be responsible for converting design into code fluently. The cherry on top? Youll be part of a team that will help you upskill and grow in your career. Safe to say, an exciting and rewarding journey awaits you in this role. What you will do : - Focus on scalability, performance, service robustness, and cost trade-offs - Have a continuous drive to explore, improve, enhance, automate, and optimise systems and tools to best meet evolving business and market needs - Pay attention to detail and think abstractly - Collaborate with teams to develop and support the smooth 24x7 operation of our service - Create prototypes and proofs-of-concept for iterative development - Take complete ownership of projects and their development cycle What you will need : - BTech, preferably from premier institutions - 6-9 years of relevant experience working as a Software Development Engineer - Strong knowledge of any of the databases like MySQL, NoSQL, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL - Experience in Java and web technologies - Experience in scripting languages like Python, PHP, etc. - Hands-on experience with systems that are asynchronous, RESTful and demand concurrency - Knowledge of best practices for all stages of software development including coding standards, code reviews, testing and deployment - Added advantage - lending /FS experience About us : Welcome to Meesho, where every story begins with a spark of inspiration and a dash of entrepreneurial spirit. We're not just a platform; we're your partner in turning dreams into realities. Our Mission : Democratising internet commerce for everyone- Meesho (Meri shop) started with a single idea in mind -to be an e-commerce destination for the next billion Indian consumers and enable 100 million small businesses to succeed online. We provide sellers with a range of industry-first benefits such as zero commission and the lowest shipping cost. Over 1.75 million sellers are registered on Meesho, growing their business by tapping the companys massive customer base, state-of-the-art tech infrastructure, pan-India logistics at the lowest cost through third-party logistics providers in an 'Everyday Lowest Cost' channel for sellers. Affordable, relatable merchandise mirroring local markets has helped us make inroads with first-time internet users in the country. We cater to an underserved and unique customer base and cover every serviceable pincode in the country. Our unique business model and continuous innovation has enabled us to become the first Indian horizontal E-commerce company. Culture and Total Rewards : Our focus is on cultivating a dynamic workplace characterized by high impact and performance excellence. We prioritize a people-centric culture, dedicated to hiring and developing exceptional talent. Total rewards at Meesho comprises of a comprehensive set of elements - monetary, non monetary, tangible and intangible in nature. Our 11 guiding principles, or "Mantras," are the backbone of how we operate - influencing everything from recognition and evaluation to growth discussions. Daily rituals & processes like Reflections, Listen or Die , Internal Mobility Program, Talent Reviews, Continuous Performance Management - all embody these principles. We provide market leading compensation - both cash and equity-based - specific to job roles, individual experience and skill along with our employee centric benefits and work environment. We focus extensively on holistic wellness - through our MeeCare Program - encompassing benefits and policies across physical, mental, financial, and social wellness aspects. This includes extensive medical insurance benefits for employees and their families, wellness initiatives like telehealth, wellness events, and gym & recreational discounts etc. To support work-life balance, we provide generous leave policies, parental support benefits, retirement benefits, and learning and development assistance. Through gratitude for stretched work, personalized gifts, engagement & fun at work - we promote employee delight at the workplace. Many other benefits such as salary advance support, relocation assistance, and flexible benefits plans further enrich the Meesho employee experience. Know more about Meesho here : : For your candidature to be considered on this job, you need to apply necessarily on the redirected career page of the company as well. (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: bangalore, IN

Posted Date: 12/5/2024