Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Mercari, Inc.

Senior Software Engineer developing backend APIs using Go, PHP, or Java for Mercari's C2C marketplace. Collaborating with PMs and ensuring service quality through analysis and architecture design.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeBengaluru • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaLinuxMySQLNoSQLPHPRDBMS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, development, and operation of APIs using Go, Java or PHP
Improving services and measuring effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative analysis on user behavior logs, etc.
Design architecture and select middleware based on application requirements
Microservice performance tuning, monitoring, and alert handling
Working with PMs on a series of development tasks (plan, design, implementation, QA, release, etc.)
Investigating inquiries from customer support or other development teams
Conducting system operation tasks, including responding to alerts while on call

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in backend design, development, and operation of APIs using Go, PHP, or Java
Experience developing and operating systems for large-scale products, selecting technologies, and improving their codebase
Experience in designing and developing databases (MySQL or similar RDBMS)
Ability to design and develop products while considering performance and scalability
Experience selecting middleware and designing software architecture
Ability to take ownership and lead the software development process
Good communication skills to collaborate with stakeholders and teammates on product development
**Preferred Requirements**
Project management and/or team leadership
Experience developing and operating systems using microservice architecture
Cloud development experience (preferably GCP or AWS)
Knowledge of and experience with databases (RDBMS/NoSQL), networks, Linux, monitoring systems, logging, and SLO/SLA
Experience contributing to an open-source project

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employment Status: Full-time
Office Location : Bangalore
Hybrid workstyle
- We believe in high performance and professionalism. We work from office for 2 days/week and work from home 3 days/week
- To build a strong & highly-engaged organization in India, we highly encourage everyone to work from our Bangalore office, especially during the initial office setup phase
- We will continue to review and update the policy to address future organizational needs
**Work Hours**
- Full flextime (no core time)**Flexible to choose working hours other than team common meetings
Media**Owned Media
- Mercari Engineering Portal
- Mercan - Introduces the people that make Mercari
- Mercari US Blog

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Hard Skills & Tools

GoJavaPHPAPI developmentMicroservice architectureDatabase designMySQLRDBMSPerformance tuningCloud development

Soft Skills

CommunicationLeadershipOwnershipCollaborationProblem-solving