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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 23 days HackerRank Careers's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 31% of HackerRank Careers's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at HackerRank Careers
- high 20 stale, 2 reposted of 29 open
- Hiring momentum
- 42 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from HackerRank Careers's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for HackerRank Careers.
About this role
As a Senior Backend Software Development Engineer at HackerRank, you will architect and implement complex backend systems that support core product experiences. Your role involves defining technical strategies, ensuring the reliability and performance of backend services, and mentoring other engineers. You will also lead cross-functional initiatives and tackle tech debt while integrating AI into backend systems.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of HackerRank Careers as an employer.
What you need
- 3-6 years of experience building and operating production backend systems at scale
- Expert in at least one modern backend programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, Java, or Node.js)
- Proven ability to design and build distributed systems
- Deep expertise with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL stores
- Strong understanding of caching strategies (Redis/Memcached) and asynchronous messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ)
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code practices
Nice to have
- Experience designing and operating systems serving millions of concurrent users
- Deep expertise in system design patterns such as Microservices, CQRS, Event Sourcing, or Domain-Driven Design
- Significant experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience building platform-level APIs, SDKs, or developer tools
- A history of driving engineering culture improvements
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role requires strong AI fluency and integration into backend systems
- Expectations for mentoring and leading cross-functional initiatives may add to workload
Summarised from HackerRank Careers's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by HackerRank Careers on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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