We, at Khatabook, are looking to hire SDE III, who is passionate about writing code that processes terabytes of data in real-time affecting millions of users, creating best in class backend infrastructure that is super easy to operate.if you want to tackle hard and interesting problems at scale, and create an impact within an entrepreneurial environment, join us!
The MSME sector...
Bharat has 60 Million MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises). 90% of India’s ~$1 Trillion Retail Market is controlled by a traditional/unorganized sector. Which means ~$900B worth of commerce flows through these ~60M MSMEs in the form of shops/warehouses/kiosks/homes, scattered all over the country.
Who we are and what we do...
Khatabook aims to build products that every MSME would use to run their business better.
We started with the business ledger, which saves 3- 4 hours for merchants per day by managing their credit, creating transparency in cash flow, and increasing trust with their consumers – solving a critical need for India's MSMEs.
We also empower merchants to collect payment digitally and help build their identity through offerings such as business cards.
What have we achieved so far...
Today more than a Million merchants are uploading data and engaging with the Khatabook app daily while adding $200 Million worth of transactions every day. The high engagement has resulted in more than 25% of the total active merchants joining the platform through word-of-mouth and referrals.
Play your role in making history...
KhataBook closed a $100 Million Series C Round by top investors during the COVID pandemic. India's MSMEs also showed their trust by the continued use of Khatabook in these troubled times. The Khatabook Team is now focussed on empowering them, by building the next-gen digital-first products that...
Eases the management of capital cycles so that merchants can earn more money.
Simplifies the acquisition and distribution of goods and smoothen the payments.
Upskills merchants to run their businesses better.
About the Role / Responsibilities:
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be first hand responsible for designing our architecture, implementing it, and making crucial technology decisions.
You will build high-quality software, inspire junior developers to write good code, and maintain a culture of high-performance engineering teams with exemplary work.
As the engineer building the foundation of our systems, you will end up working with product, frontend and Dev Ops/infra teams to architect the systems and data flow
You will ensure our customers and engineers always have a top-notch experience with your work!
Desired Experience / Background:
4+ years of intense experience writing production backend services at scale
Should have exposure in writing scalable APIs
Experience in software development, improving performance, scalability, and maintainability
Good understanding of Algorithms, Data Structures, Object-Oriented Design and Databases
Deep understanding of SQL database architecture - data modeling and scalable schema design