Location: Bengaluru
Experience: 4–6 Years
Education: B.Tech / BE / M.Tech / MCA
Smytten is India’s leading discovery and trial commerce platform, helping consumers discover and shop premium products across beauty, grooming, wellness, food, home, and lifestyle categories. We build scalable, high-performance systems that power seamless commerce experiences for millions of users.
We are looking for a Backend Engineering Lead to drive the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for our high-performance e-commerce platform. The role requires strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, and working knowledge of Python for AI integrations, automation, and data processing.
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Lead the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for the e-commerce platform
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Architect and build scalable, fault-tolerant microservices using Spring Boot
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Own end-to-end backend delivery including design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring
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Build and optimize REST APIs used across mobile apps, websites, and CMS
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Drive adoption of microservices architecture at both application and database levels
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Conduct code reviews, performance tuning, and troubleshooting of production systems
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Ensure high system performance through load testing, performance tuning, and observability practices
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Improve unit testing, integration testing, and debugging using AI assistance
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Drive AI-assisted development practices using tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar
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Work closely with Product, Frontend, and QA teams to deliver robust and scalable features
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Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployments
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Work with and integrate Python-based services for AI, data processing, chatbot, and automation use cases
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4–6 years of experience in Java development
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Strong expertise in Java (8+) and Spring Boot
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Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture
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Deep understanding of REST API design and best practices
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Experience with ORM frameworks (JPA/Hibernate)
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Strong experience with PostgreSQL and NoSQL databases
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Experience in e-commerce domain (consumer end)
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Exposure to event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
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Working knowledge of Python is required
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Knowledge of AI/ML integration in backend systems
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Experience in analytics systems using BigQuery
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Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and containerization
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Exposure to libraries/frameworks like FastAPI, Flask, Pandas, etc.
