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CleverTap

Senior Backend Engineer

full-time•Mumbai

Summary

Location

Mumbai

Type

full-time

Experience

5-10 years

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About this role

About the Role:

We are looking for an engineering mindset which brings fresh ideas from various areas, including large-scale platform design, analytics, data structures, security practices, large-scale data retrieval and processing environments. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be working closely with product managers, QA engineers, and designers, software engineers, and will be responsible for designing, building, deploying and scaling various products under the umbrella of CleverTap Platform.

What will you do:

- You will be responsible to write server side scripts, API’s to be utilised by front side engineers and also other microservices.

- The day to day consists of optimising servers for speed and stability, implementing security structures, generating reusable code libraries and generating data storage solutions.

- Apart from this, you will also be involved with the product team directly in deciding the requirements, estimating delivery date for a particular feature and documenting the technical details for developing it.

What are we looking for?

Must have:

- 4 to 6 years of experience in back-end development (Designing, developing, testing and deploying large scale applications with one of the JVM languages or other server side technologies)

- Strong organisational and time-management skills

- Large capacity for attention to detail

- Ability to meet communicated deadlines and release project with minimal bugs

- Good knowledge of data structure, OOPs concepts and Java

Good to have:

- Hands-on on Mongo DB, Redis and AWS

- Familiarity with front side platforms such Javascript, HTML5, CSS3 and Vue

- Prior knowledge of FCM and APNS services

Measures of Success:

- Writing quality and bug free code adhering to the functional and non-functional requirements

- Follow standard practices (Unit Tests, Reduce technical debt, Code Coverage, Integration Test, etc)

- Excellent troubleshooting skills - memory leaks, GC tuning

Who will you report to: Team Lead - Backend Engineer

Key Competencies:

- Functional Competencies: Programming, system design and analysis, data structures and algorithms, Agile development

- Behavioral Competencies: Analytical problem solving,  attention to details, teamwork and collaboration

Why join us

- Contribute to a product backed by 11 technology patents, showcasing industry-leading innovation.

- You are passionate about technology and its impact on the high-growth mobile technology space

- Power personalized engagement at scale, processing over 30 billion events daily and reaching 3+ billion devices worldwide.

- Flourish in an Environment that Nurtures Growth and Curiosity

Learn More

Get to know us better before you apply!

Check out our product documentation, engineering blog, and customer stories to see how we work and what we value.

Clever.AI 

CleverTap Developer Documentation

Blogs

TesseractDB™

CleverTap Product Demo

Values 

About CleverTap:

CleverTap is the leading all-in-one customer engagement platform, trusted by over 2,000 global brands—including marquee Fortune 500 companies —to deliver personalized experiences at scale. Recognized as a leader in customer engagement by Forrester and Gartner, and ranked among G2’s Top 10 Best Software Companies in India, we empower brands to build long-lasting customer relationships.

At the forefront of our innovation is Clever.AI, driving the next wave of AI-powered engagement. With Clever.AI, brands can stay ahead in a rapidly evolving market, creating deeper connections that spark loyalty and growth. Underpinning Clever.ai is TesseractDB™, our purpose-built, 11-patent data platform designed for speed and cost efficiency in customer engagement.

Backed by Accel, Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, CDPQ, and 360 One, CleverTap is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, London, São Paulo, Bogota, Mexico, Amsterdam, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, and Jakarta.

For more information, visit https://clevertap.com/ or follow us on Linkedin and X.

Join us in shaping the future of engagement.

CleverTap is dedicated to establishing an inclusive culture that welcomes individuals from diverse backgrounds, encouraging them to contribute their unique perspectives to our workplace.

What you'll do

  • As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design, build, deploy, and scale various products. You will also write server-side scripts and APIs, optimize servers, and collaborate with the product team on feature requirements.

About CleverTap

CleverTap is the leading all-in-one customer engagement platform that helps brands unlock limitless customer lifetime value. CleverTap is trusted by over 2000 brands like Decathlon, Domino’s, Levis, Jio, Emirates NBD, Puma, Croma (A Tata Enterprise), Swiggy, SonyLIV, Axis Bank, AirAsia, TD Bank, Ooredoo, and Tesco to help build personalized experiences for all their customers. The platform is powered by TesseractDB™ – the world’s first purpose-built database for customer engagement, offering speed and cost efficiency at scale. Backed by top-tier investors such as Accel, Peak XV Partners, Tiger Global, CDPQ and 360 One, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, with presence across Seattle, London, São Paulo, Bogota, Mexico, Amsterdam, Dubai, Mumbai, Bangalore, Singapore, Vietnam, and Jakarta. For more information, visit clevertap.com and follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clevertap/ X: https://twitter.com/CleverTap Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clevertap Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clevertapofficial/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@clevertapofficial

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