Lead the design and development of core backend systems, own complex projects, mentor junior engineers, and influence architectural decisions.
Job Summary: As a Staff Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of core backend systems that power large-scale, high-performance platforms. You’ll own complex projects end to end, operate with autonomy, and play a key role in shaping the architecture and future direction of high-throughput, low-latency systems. This role is ideal for engineers who thrive on solving challenging distributed systems problems and mentoring others toward engineering excellence.
Key responsibilities:
- Design and build scalable, fault-tolerant backend systems that power JioStar’s tech stack
- Own end-to-end delivery of complex backend projects, from technical design to deployment and monitoring
- Drive architectural decisions and influence long-term engineering strategy for the team
- Build systems with strong observability and monitoring, ensuring system health, uptime, and fast incident response.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt relevant technologies
- Take ownership of operational excellence, including performance tuning, incident response, and root cause analysis
- Mentor junior engineers, conduct technical deep dives and code reviews, and foster a culture of knowledge sharing
Skills and attributes for success:
- Proficiency in Java, Golang, or Python
- Experience designing and building distributed systems at scale
- Strong understanding of storage systems, query performance, and caching strategies
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), messaging systems (Kafka), and CI/CD pipelines
- Proven ability to work autonomously, prioritize tasks, and manage delivery timelines in fast-paced environments
- You are passionate about growing engineers and leading by example
- Curious about how advertising systems work and how to optimize them for user and business outcomes
Preferred education and experience:
- Bachelors/master's in computer science or a related field with 6-9 years of development experience
About Us
Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, JioStar is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies.
JioStar is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.
Top Skills
AWS
Ci/Cd
Go
Java
Kafka
Python
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