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Staff Software Engineer - Core Backend | India

Five9
Location
India, Bengaluru
Posted
17 days ago
Department
Core - Product Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 7–10 years of development experience in Java microservices
  • Deep expertise in Java, with strong experience in Spring/Spring Boot
  • Proven ability to build and operate distributed, cloud-native microservices at scale
  • Strong experience with GCP services (GKE, Pub/Sub, BigQuery, CockroachDB, Redis)
  • Experience with Kubernetes, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab or similar)
  • Practical knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases and caching strategies
Nice to have
  • Experience in latency-sensitive, high-throughput systems
  • Familiarity with Looker, analytics pipelines, and large-scale reporting systems
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies, JIRA, Confluence, and end-to-end testing practices
  • Exposure to frontend technologies such as React and TypeScript
What the job really is

As a Staff Software Engineer at Five9, you will focus on developing and optimizing core backend services for their cloud contact center platform. Your role involves designing high-performance microservices, ensuring service reliability, and mentoring junior engineers. You will also collaborate with other engineers on system design and contribute to improving CI/CD processes.

Things to weigh
  • No salary listed
  • Focus on mentoring and technical guidance may indicate a collaborative environment
  • Emphasis on cloud-native technologies and microservices suggests a modern tech stack
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