
Backend Software Engineer · Bengaluru
Ethos · ETHOS LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED
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Designation Offered
Backend Software Engineer
Job Role
Backend Developer
Department
Software & Technology
Job Type
Fulltime
Salary
1
Experience
3–6 years
Job Location
Bengaluru
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Posted by
ETHOS
Posted On
29 Jul 2026
Valid until
27 Sept 2026
Skillset required
Job Description for Backend Software Engineer
A role-focused description with responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this opening.
Backend Software Engineer is a delivery-focused opportunity based in Bengaluru, India.
You’ll collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to design, implement and ship impactful features. We value clean, modular and high-performing code, and you’ll contribute to strengthening our engineering practices and standards.
Key Responsibilities
- You’ll collaborate with other engineers and stakeholders to design, implement and ship impactful features
- We value clean, modular and high-performing code, and you’ll contribute to strengthening our engineering practices and standards
- Duties and Responsibilities: Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs Collaborate with engineers, PMs and non-technical stakeholders to define and deliver features Ensure system reliability, scalability and performance Find and solve performance issues Share and advocate for best engineering practices Qualifications and Skills: 4+ years of experience Experience with backend architectural patterns of large, high-scale web applications Proficiency in designing clean, maintainable APIs Experienced with software engineering best practices – design patterns, code reviews, unit and integration testing etc
- Design, build, and improve software systems that support the goals of the Backend Software Engineer function.
- Translate product or business requirements into clean, maintainable technical solutions.
- Write high-quality code with appropriate testing, code review, and documentation discipline.
- Collaborate with product, design, QA, and peer engineers to deliver reliable releases.
- Investigate bugs, performance issues, and production risks with a strong root-cause mindset.
- Improve system reliability, observability, and maintainability through thoughtful engineering decisions.
- Contribute to architecture and implementation discussions with pragmatic technical trade-offs.
- Break down complex work into clear milestones and communicate status transparently.
- Refactor and simplify existing code where it improves long-term velocity and quality.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
- Strong coding fundamentals with attention to reliability, performance, and maintainability.
- Experience working with code reviews, testing practices, and collaborative delivery workflows.
- Ability to break down ambiguous problems into clear technical solutions.
- Comfort partnering with cross-functional teams in iterative product or platform environments.
- Strong debugging, communication, and ownership skills across the software lifecycle.
Applications should be submitted through the listed apply link.
About this opening
Ethos is hiring a Backend Developer in the Software & Technology team based in Bengaluru.
This role is fulltime, flexible, 3–6 years experience, up to ₹1 per year—matched against UnoJobs' verified employer data.
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- Role
- Backend Developer
- Department
- Software & Technology
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Work mode
- Flexible
- Experience
- 3–6 years
- Compensation
- up to ₹1 per year
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