Senior Backend Engineer

Improva · India

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

What you'll do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power data-intensive products
• Own database architecture — schema design, indexing strategy, backup/restore procedures, and high availability across environments
• Monitor scheduled jobs, workflows, and alerts; proactively diagnose and resolve issues before they impact users
• Perform SQL performance tuning and query optimization to keep systems fast at scale
• Integrate AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude) into your daily development and troubleshooting workflow to accelerate delivery
• Automate operational tasks through scripting and infrastructure-as-code practices
• Collaborate with data and product teams to translate requirements into robust, well-tested backend systems

What we're looking for

• 4+ years in backend engineering with significant hands-on database administration experience (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL)
• Strong proficiency building backend services with dotnet
• Deep expertise in database internals — execution plans, indexing, partitioning, replication, and disaster recovery
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, service architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience with job scheduling systems, alerting pipelines, and observability tooling
• Strong scripting skills for automation (Python, Bash, or PowerShell)