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Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Onsite
While technology is the heart of our business, a global and diverse culture is the heart of our success. We love our people and we take pride in catering them to a culture built on transparency, diversity, integrity, learning and growth.
If working in an environment that encourages you to innovate and excel, not just in professional but personal life, interests you- you would enjoy your career with Quantiphi!
Role : Senior Software Developer
Experience : 5 - 7 Years
Location : Mumbai/Bangalore
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Architecture & Technical Leadership
● Own the backend and infrastructure architecture, making and documenting key technical decisions
● Define and maintain engineering standards for backend code, infrastructure, security, and deployment
● Advise leadership and delivery teams on technical approach, risk, effort, and cost for new projects and pitches
● Evaluate and select tools, services, and third-party partners, bringing in specialist support where appropriate
● Share knowledge with the wider engineering team, including supporting front-end developers on backend and infrastructure topics
Backend Development
● Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Python and PHP
● Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code, and establish review practices for backend work
● Optimise application performance, reliability, and security
● Design and integrate REST and GraphQL APIs, both consuming third-party services and exposing internal endpoints
● Work closely with front-end developers to support headless architecture, integrating with headless CMS platforms such as Contentful
● Design and own authentication and SSO integrations using OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, and SAML, working with identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID
● Lead database design and query optimisation
DevOps & Infrastructure
● Design, deploy, and maintain cloud infrastructure, primarily on GCP
● Build and manage containerised environments using Docker
● Support front-end developers with deployments on SaaS hosting platforms such as Vercel
● Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support fast, safe releases
● Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting, and lead incident response
● Own infrastructure-as-code practices and cloud cost/performance optimisation
● Own cloud security, access management, backups, and disaster recovery
● Maintain clear documentation and runbooks so systems are well understood and resilient beyond any one person
ESSENTIAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
● Proven senior-level experience as a backend developer, with strong commercial experience in Python and PHP
● Strong hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (e.g. GCP, AWS, Azure), ideally GCP
● Practical experience with Docker and containerised application deployment
● Strong understanding of CI/CD and modern DevOps practices
● Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)
● Solid knowledge of security best practices for cloud environments
● Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
● Strong experience designing and integrating REST and GraphQL APIs
● Strong experience implementing SSO and authentication using standards such as OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, and SAML, and integrating with identity platforms such as Microsoft Entra ID
● Experience collaborating with front-end developers on headless solutions, including CMS platforms such as Contentful
● Comfortable working across the full lifecycle — from design through deployment to monitoring
● Confident working autonomously as the sole owner of a technical area, making sound decisions and prioritising effectively
● Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions to non-technical stakeholders and clients
DESIRABLE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
● Experience supporting front-end deployments on SaaS hosting platforms such as Vercel
● Familiarity with Kubernetes or other container orchestration
● Experience working in an agency or client-facing environment
● Experience contributing to technical scoping, estimation, or pitches
● Prior experience mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives
If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
