Senior Software Engineer, Performance & Reliability

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

SentiLink seeks a senior software engineer to own performance and reliability across its identity‑verification platform. You will write production code, profile services, and build observability tooling while collaborating with global engineering teams.

Role Snapshot

• Write and ship production‑grade code for reliability
• Profile and optimize API and service performance
• Design and evaluate infrastructure trade‑offs
• Drive observability, monitoring and alerting
• Participate in incident response and on‑call rotation
• Collaborate with US‑based teams across time zones

Must-Have Requirements

• Python
• Go
• PostgreSQL performance tuning
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Observability platforms (Datadog, CloudWatch, Prometheus)
• Algorithms & data structures
• SLI/SLO/SLAs
• backend development
• SRE / infrastructure

Nice-to-Have Signals

• AWS cloud
• Terraform/Terragrunt
• Cost optimization
• IaC (Terraform/Terragrunt)

Work Setup

• Location: Bangalore, India
• Work mode: HYBRID
• Remote scope: UNSPECIFIED
• Timezone: late evening IST overlap with US teams
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Salary range
• Remote eligibility
• Education requirement
• Certifications
• Relocation
• Notice period
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio
• GitHub
• Writing sample
• Cover letter

What You'll Likely Work On

• Design, write, and ship code that fixes bugs, improves performance, and raises reliability across multiple services
• Profile APIs under load, identify bottlenecks, and implement fixes at code, database, or configuration level
• Build tooling, automation, and test frameworks to simulate traffic and prevent regressions
• Enhance observability by contributing logs, metrics, dashboards, alerts, and distributed tracing
• Define and measure SLIs, SLOs, and SLAs to align reliability goals with business outcomes
• Develop and maintain incident‑response runbooks and participate in on‑call rotations
• Evaluate infrastructure solutions, weigh architectural trade‑offs, and document decisions
• Support cost‑optimization initiatives and research new monitoring technologies

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong written and verbal communication for cross‑team coordination
• Comfortable overlapping late‑evening IST hours with US counterparts
• Structured execution style: break down ambiguous problems, track milestones, surface blockers early
• Analytical problem‑solving mindset with collaborative attitude