Smarsh

Software Engineer III

BangaloreFull-TimeMid-levelSoftware Engineering

Skills

Java Spring REST AWS Kubernetes Terraform Prometheus Grafana Helm Security Problem solving Ownership Embeddings

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Core Responsibilities

Maintain and evolve the APIs that provide self-service platform capabilities to the wider engineering organization.
Designing and maintain scalable, resilience and secure applications that enable the Hosting team to reduce operational overhead.
Foster a culture of continuous improvement, automation, and engineering excellence
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams and Product Management to align platform capabilities with business objectives
Ensure best practices in security, reliability, observability, and performance across the platform estate
Contribute to strategic planning and help shape the technical roadmap for the Hosting function
Advocate for and embed platform engineering principles, including self-service, standardization, and automation
Contribute to both Application Development and Platform engineering disciplines.

Skills & Experience

We’re looking for an experienced Application Engineer with a strong background in API driven development and a passion for building and operating production systems. The ideal candidate will have:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of hands-on industry experience building and operating production software
Strong experience developing API-driven applications using Java and Spring Boot
Deep understanding of REST principles and experience designing resilient, secure, and scalable REST APIs
Strong grounding in software engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI driven deployment workflows, and clean code principles
Experience working in a “you build it, you run it” environment, with ownership of services from design through to production support
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and its ecosystem (e.g. Helm, Kustomize, Karpenter), with a strong desire to deepen expertise
Experience with at least one major cloud platform (ideally AWS) - familiarity with EKS considered a significant bonus
Experience using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform) to provision or support application environments
Practical understanding of observability (metrics, logging, tracing) to monitor services in production environments. Ideally with experience in Grafana/Prometheus.
Sound security awareness, with experience embedding security best practices into development and deployment workflows
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Desirable Skills & Experience

Don't worry if these don't fit into your skillset, they're just bonus points:
Experience working within Platform Engineering teams is a bonus
Experience building APIs for internal engineering teams
Experience working in regulated environments and building compliant workloads is a plus.