Senior/Lead Backend Engineer (2-4 yrs) at SuperKalam (W23)
₹1.6M - ₹3.2M INR  •  
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Bengaluru, KA, IN / Remote (Bengaluru, KA, IN)
Full-time
1+ years
About SuperKalam
About the role
Skills: Node.js, Python, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Elasticsearch

This is a key position with us for someone who has strong engineering fundamentals, wish to build along with us in a fast-pace environment and has worked in AI.

Application form: https://forms.gle/7sR6UkrwHyWThraT9

Requirements:

  • Experience in building using NodeJS (min 1.5 - 3.5 yrs)
  • Loves writing quality code and one that scales
  • Worked on Elastic search and queues
  • Software engineering skills -
    • Relational DBs - PostgreSQL, MySQL
    • Rate limiting, Scaling
    • Basics of security
  • Worked/Familiar with AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Basic understanding of frontend - React/JS
  • Bonus - Have worked in Python before
  • Preferred - Worked/familiarity in AI/ML tech (RAGs/Training/LLMs)

Note - If you are primarily an AI/ML engineer with overlap in backend skills, we have another opening for AI engineers.


Responsibilities:

  • Core initiatives and features in backend
  • Set up tooling and running experiments related AI
  • Build custom LLM models - fine tuning, RLHF, RLAIF
  • Pushing tech quotient of team - keep self updated with evolving technology and AI based tooling
  • Take decisions driven by speed to production + quality for today
  • We thrive on smooth communication, ownership and agility. It’s a must.

Puzzle fit for us:

We are an early-stage startup, where we have a good product with solid roadmap, lot of users, an impactful vision and a good runway.


If you are someone who is = UNION(High learning agility, Strong ownership, a long term player, Outcome oriented, High degree of candour), you are a 🧩 for us. And ofcourse, wants to make an impact worth remembering in the world.


Compensation: Experience + skills

Interview Process

You resume will be short listed as per your prior experience and inclination to work with us.

Introductory call/ in-person meet (20-30 min) - We will discuss your work in detail. Depending upon the depth of skillset and culture.

F2F 1, Fundamentals of programming, batching, object oriented in JS/Python, etc.
F2F 2, 1hour system design - LLD - From a vague problem statement, concretise the requirements, DB schema design, performance, choices of architecture, etc.
F2F 3, 1hour system design - HLD - Given a problem statement, design and architecture to achieve this keeping in mind how system would transition over an 1 year, ensuring security, right choices of storage/DB, etc.

Final discussion round

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