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<p>Software Engineer <strong>- </strong><strong>L3 (Software Engineer II)</strong></p><p>Location & Type<strong>:</strong> <strong>Delhi, Full-time</strong> </p><p>CTC Range (LPA): <strong>35.25 - 43.00</strong> </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Role Overview</strong><span> </span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>As a Software Engineer II, you will own and deliver larger cross-cutting modules and systems end-to-end</strong> across backend and frontend. You’ll write design docs, mentor junior engineers, lead technical discussions, and ensure reliability of critical features. This role expects strong skills in <strong>backend services, APIs, databases, and modern frontend frameworks (React/Next.js)</strong>. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You’ll Do</strong><span> </span></p><p><br></p><ul><li>Own and deliver <strong>larger modules/systems</strong> that span backend services and frontend applications. </li><li>Author and present <strong>detailed design docs, </strong>drive technical discussions and trade-off decisions. </li><li>Build production-grade services in <strong>Node.js</strong> and integrate AI systems in <strong>Python</strong>. </li><li>Architect high-performance <strong>REST/GraphQL APIs, </strong>ensure versioning, security, and backward compatibility. </li><li>Design and optimize schemas in <strong>Postgres</strong> and <strong>MongoDB</strong> for scale and availability. </li><li>Lead development of frontend features in <strong>React/Next.js</strong> with focus on performance, accessibility, and maintainability. </li><li>Enforce CI/CD best practices: test automation, deployment readiness, and rollback strategies. </li><li>Define and monitor <strong>observability standards</strong> (metrics, logs, alerts) and lead incidents. </li><li>Mentor and coach junior engineers through reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing. </li><li>Design and roll out <strong>multi-layer caching</strong> for high-traffic paths, define hit-rate/latency SLOs. </li><li>Establish <strong>cache governance</strong>: keys/namespaces, TTL policies, invalidation playbooks, and observability (hit/miss dashboards). </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Technical Qualifications</strong><span> </span></p><p><br></p><ul><li>3–4 years of professional software engineering experience. </li><li>Advanced proficiency in <strong>Node.js</strong> services and <strong>Python </strong>integrations. </li><li>Strong experience in <strong>REST/GraphQL API</strong> design and scaling. </li><li>Deep knowledge of <strong>Postgres</strong> schema design, indexing, and query optimization. </li><li>Hands-on with <strong>MongoDB</strong> aggregation pipelines and sharding strategies. </li><li>Proficiency with <strong>React/Next.js</strong> (or equivalent) for building production UIs. </li><li>Experience with <strong>AWS ECS/ECR</strong> and scaling containerized workloads. </li><li>Strong CI/CD practices and release automation experience. </li><li>Skilled in diagnosing and fixing production issues using logs, metrics, and traces. </li><li>Solid system design skills: concurrency, fault tolerance, latency vs. throughput trade-offs. </li><li>Hands-on with <strong>Redis</strong> at scale (pipelines, Lua scripts, locks), <strong>CDN edge caching</strong>, and <strong>GraphQL/REST response caching</strong>. </li><li>Deep understanding of <strong>consistency vs. freshness</strong> trade-offs, <strong>idempotency</strong>, and <strong>rate limiting</strong> around cached flows. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Nice to Have</strong><span> </span></p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>TypeScript</strong> proficiency in both frontend and backend. </li><li>Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh (Istio/Linkerd). </li><li>Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CDK/CloudFormation). </li><li>Distributed systems patterns (event-driven, CQRS, async messaging). </li><li>Advanced monitoring/alerting (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry). </li><li>Experience leading technical spikes, POCs, or cross-team integrations. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>About the Company</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Griphic is founded by IIT Delhi engineers with a vision to enrich lives through technological innovation. We combine cutting-edge AI with hyper-realistic virtual experiences to solve problems and disrupt industries. Our team includes IIT Delhi engineers, AI/ML experts, VR developers, and 3D specialists. Backed by SKETS Studio (700+ professionals in BIM, architecture, VR, and 3D visualization), we are building the future of immersive web applications.</p>

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