Staff Software Engineer

About Druva

Druva is a leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management, delivering a comprehensive SaaS platform that transforms how organizations protect, control, and use their data. Druva's innovative approach eliminates the need for traditional hardware and software, offering a unified solution for backup, disaster recovery, and data governance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With Druva, businesses can simplify data protection, reduce costs, and accelerate their digital transformation journey.

About the Role

As a Staff Software Engineer at Druva, you will play a crucial role in building the next generation of our cloud data protection platform. You will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying highly scalable, reliable, and performant microservices and distributed systems. You will work on challenging problems related to data protection, storage, and recovery in a multi-cloud environment. This role requires strong technical leadership, excellent problem-solving skills, and a passion for building robust software.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable, and resilient software for our cloud data protection platform.
• Lead complex technical projects from conception to deployment, ensuring timely delivery and high standards of quality.
• Contribute to the architectural evolution of our microservices and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, QA, and operations, to define requirements and deliver solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to the team.
• Perform code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to continuously improve our platform.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on building scalable backend systems.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, GoLang, or Python.
• Extensive experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design principles.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and messaging queues (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of Restful APIs, asynchronous programming, and concurrency.
• Proven ability to design and implement highly available and fault-tolerant systems.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with big data technologies.
• Knowledge of data protection, backup, and recovery concepts.
• Experience with performance tuning and optimization of large-scale systems.
• Prior experience in a technical leadership or mentoring role.