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TechCo

B2B SaaS · 200+ employees · Series B

Senior Backend Engineer

India 4-7 years 25-40 LPA Hybrid Full-time

Posted 2 days ago · 47 applicants · Closes May 30, 2026

About the role

TechCo is looking for a senior backend engineer to own the architecture and scale of our core platform that powers 50K+ daily active users across 12 countries. You'll work directly with the founding engineering team and have wide ownership of services from design to production.

What you'll do

  • Design and build scalable backend services in Go and Python.
  • Own end-to-end delivery: architecture, code, deployment, monitoring.
  • Lead reviews, mentor mid-level engineers, set engineering bar.
  • Partner with product to shape technical strategy and trade-offs.
  • Drive performance, reliability and cost across services.

What we're looking for

  • 4-7 years of backend engineering experience at product companies.
  • Strong fundamentals in distributed systems, databases, caching.
  • Production experience with Go and/or Python at scale.
  • Experience with cloud infra (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, observability tools.
  • Strong communication and clear written reasoning.

Bonus points

  • Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, NATS).
  • Open-source contributions or technical writing.
  • Built or led a 0→1 product at an early-stage startup.

Compensation & benefits

  • Cash: Rs.25-40 LPA (based on level and experience).
  • Equity: meaningful ESOP grant in a Series B startup.
  • Comprehensive health insurance for you and family.
  • Annual learning budget Rs.50,000.
  • Flexible hybrid work (3 days at the Indiranagar office).

About TechCo

TechCo is a B2B SaaS platform helping 800+ enterprises automate operations. We are Series B funded by Tier-1 investors and growing 3x year-on-year.

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