Software Development Engineer III (Up to 75LPA)

CodeRound AI
India

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗯

This role is for one of our client companies — a VC-backed AI Fintech startup that has raised $13M USD in funding.

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: Up to 75LPA

Apply once and, if selected, get access to up to 20 remote and onsite interview opportunities.

🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

CodeRound AI matches the top 5% tech talent with the fastest-growing, VC-funded AI startups across Silicon Valley and India.

Top-tier product startups across the US, UK, EU, UAE, and India have hired top engineers through CodeRound.

🚀 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗜𝗜 (5+ 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲)

We are looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer III (Backend) who can design and build highly scalable systems while driving engineering excellence across teams.

🧩 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗼

  • Lead architecture and design of large-scale backend systems and platform services.
  • Drive technical decision-making, design reviews and architecture discussions.
  • Define engineering standards, best practices and coding guidelines across teams.
  • Identify and resolve scalability, reliability and performance bottlenecks proactively.
  • Own technical roadmaps for critical systems and services.
  • Design, build, and maintain highly scalable, secure and fault-tolerant backend services.
  • Optimise system performance, latency, throughput, and infrastructure efficiency.
  • Lead implementation of mission-critical projects from conception to production.

✅ 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂

  • 5 - 10 years of professional software engineering experience building backend systems in a startup
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline from a tier-1 institute (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience working in fast-growing startups or consumer internet companies is highly preferred.
  • Proficiency in building scalable services using Node.js and/or Python; language-agnostic mindset preferred.
  • Expertise in designing RESTful APIs and service-oriented architectures.
  • Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar event-streaming platforms.

✨ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀?

  • Own meaningful product decisions from day one at a funded startup
  • Work with a sharp team shipping fast in a high-growth environment
  • Accelerate your career with outsized responsibility and visibility
  • Build something that scales — not slide decks

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