Software Development Engineer II (Backend) - Cricinfo

Key responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable services and APIs using Node.js Go, and related technologies.
• Contribute to multi-language systems, integrating components written in Go, Node.js, and Python where appropriate.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to translate business problems into pragmatic technical solutions.
• Participate in architectural discussions and code reviews to ensure reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Write efficient, well-tested, and reusable code with a focus on quality, observability, and operational excellence.
• Identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance at scale.
• Take ownership of feature delivery, from design through deployment and production monitoring.

Skills and attributes for success:

• Strong programming fundamentals with professional experience in Node.js and Golang.
• Working knowledge of Python or willingness to learn it for cross-language integration tasks.
• Comfort working in a multi-language environment, with a “code-is-code” mindset rather than attachment to specific stacks.
• Solid understanding of API design, distributed systems, and modern cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Ability to reason about trade-offs and make data-driven engineering decisions focused on business value.
• Strong debugging and performance profiling skills across multiple environments.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities; thrives in a cross-functional and remote-friendly setup.
• Growth mindset - adaptable, curious, and driven to continuously improve.

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelors/master's in computer science or a related field with 2-4 years of professional experience as a software developer with hands-on experience with TypeScript.