Staff Software Engineer in India at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Software Engineer based in India.

This role offers an opportunity to provide senior technical leadership while building scalable, high-quality software systems in a SaaS environment.
You will contribute across the full application lifecycle, from architecture and development through deployment, monitoring, and production support.
The position combines hands-on engineering with technical decision-making, code and design reviews, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration.
You will help shape product features end to end while driving standards for performance, reliability, testing, and maintainability.
A strong focus on API-first development, cloud-native infrastructure, and modern engineering practices will be central to your work.
You will also play a key role in incident response, technical troubleshooting, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.

• Lead code and design reviews, establish development standards, and contribute to accurate technical planning and delivery.
• Participate across the full application lifecycle, including architecture, coding, debugging, testing, deployment, monitoring, and maintenance.
• Design and develop clean, reusable, scalable software components, libraries, and web applications.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and debugging support for application and production issues.
• Drive technical decisions for product features and contribute to their end-to-end design, implementation, and long-term maintenance.
• Apply modern technologies and engineering practices to improve existing applications and development processes.
• Collaborate with developers, designers, product teams, system administrators, and other stakeholders to identify requirements and shape new features.
• Champion an API-first approach, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, extensible, and well integrated.
• Set up and maintain development and application environments while monitoring system health and performance.
• Improve development tooling, test coverage, code quality, and overall engineering practices.
• Lead technical mentoring and provide guidance and support to junior and other engineers.
• Respond to on-call incidents, troubleshoot critical disruptions, and drive resolution to minimize system downtime.
• Monitor production systems, identify recurring issues, implement proactive improvements, and track relevant performance and reliability metrics.
• Optimize application and system performance by identifying bottlenecks and implementing effective improvements.
• Provide technical training and support to internal teams and maintain clear documentation and communication.
• Work independently to manage priorities, solve complex technical problems, meet deadlines, and adapt to evolving requirements.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of relevant software development experience, or 6+ years with an advanced degree; the broader experience guideline indicates 10+ years or 8+ years with an advanced degree.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Strong programming skills in C# with proven experience as a full-stack software engineer.
• Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as React and Angular, along with HTML and CSS.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Experience developing and deploying applications on cloud-native infrastructure.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases, data structures, system optimization, and caching strategies.
• Strong understanding and practical application of REST API best practices, including security, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Experience developing comprehensive testing strategies covering unit, integration, and UI automation testing.
• Experience building and deploying applications using Kubernetes.
• Experience with OpenTelemetry and application/system observability.
• Proven experience monitoring and supporting production systems, troubleshooting issues, and implementing proactive reliability improvements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time-management skills, with the ability to independently deliver results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to provide technical input to varied stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and wider organizational initiatives within an Agile environment.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rotation and respond effectively to production incidents.
• Experience with SaaS products, particularly within technology or financial services, is preferred.
• Experience deploying applications on Amazon Web Services using Kubernetes is preferred.
• Experience with cross-platform mobile development frameworks such as Flutter is a plus.
• A Master’s degree in Engineering, Technology, or a related field is preferred.

Benefits:

• Hybrid work culture in Gurugram, balancing flexibility with in-person collaboration.
• Flexible working hours designed to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health insurance and flexible leave policies.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities tailored to the India market.
• Free daily lunch at the office.
• Transportation and connectivity allowances supporting commuting and remote work.
• Collaborative, high-performing environment with opportunities to innovate, learn, and grow.
• Opportunity to work on scalable SaaS products and cloud-native technologies.
• High-impact technical role with global exposure and opportunities to build systems at scale from India.
• Salary range to be determined; competitive compensation aligned with market benchmarks.
• Employment sponsorship is not available; candidates must meet applicable work authorization requirements.