Software Developer

About The Company

slice’s purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We’ve all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we’re reimagining it. We’re building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, slice UPI ATMs, slice fixed deposits, slice borrow, and UPI-powered bank branch are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you’ll get to build things you’d use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We’re backed by some of the world’s leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.

About The Team

Everything that you see on the internet - developers made it. Even the page that you’ve opened right now and are reading this very line from - a developer. At slice, we’re trying to build a world class product and that takes some crazy, world class engineers. A team so supportive - even if you miss a ‘;’ in your code, they got your back till the code runs successfully.

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Backend developer to join our technology team. As a Backend developer, you’ll work closely with our Design, Product, Data Science and Analytics team to develop microservices which focus on the financial needs of millennials in India. If you have excellent programming skills and a passion for developing applications or improving existing ones, we would like to meet you.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and scale backend systems and microservices powering high-throughput consumer products.
• Architect reliable services for a large-scale multi-tenant environment with strong focus on scalability, availability, and performance.
• Drive technical design discussions, evaluating trade-offs between functionality, extensibility, and maintainability.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including Product, Design, Data Science, and Analytics to deliver customer-centric features.
• Own services end-to-end from design and development to deployment, monitoring, and long-term maintenance.
• Build and operate applications securely on cloud infrastructure, primarily AWS.
• Ensure engineering excellence through robust testing, observability, and operational best practices.
• Contribute to team growth by participating in technical interviews and hiring high-caliber engineers.

Qualifications

• 4–5 years of hands-on experience building backend systems in product-driven organizations.
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Go, Node.js, or Python.
• Solid experience designing and building REST APIs and distributed backend services.
• Hands-on experience with backend frameworks such as Express.js, Hapi, LoopBack, Spring Boot, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of data modeling with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience building scalable systems with a good grasp of distributed systems fundamentals.
• Hands-on exposure to test-driven development, including unit testing, integration testing, and API testing.
• Experience deploying applications in containerized environments (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS/GCP/Azure, with practical understanding of compute, networking, and storage fundamentals.
• Exposure to observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Kibana, or similar logging/monitoring systems.
• Strong ownership mindset with ability to independently drive projects from problem statement to production.
• B.E./B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/MS from a reputed institution with strong academic credentials.
• Curiosity to work on cutting-edge technologies and solve large-scale engineering challenges.

Benefits

Life at slice offers a comprehensive package designed to support your well-being and professional growth. We provide competitive salaries that recognize your skills and contributions. Our extensive medical insurance covers you and your dependents, ensuring peace of mind when it comes to health. Flexible working hours allow you to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and our tailored vacation and leave policies ensure you can enjoy important moments in your personal life.

We celebrate milestones and hard work through a reward system that recognizes your achievements throughout the year. Our commitment to learning and development means you’ll have access to continuous upskilling opportunities to stay ahead in your career. Our office environment fosters camaraderie with good food, games, and a welcoming atmosphere, making it a place where colleagues can truly become friends.

Equal Opportunity

slice is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic. Our hiring process is based solely on merit and the potential to contribute to our mission.

Key skills/competency

• Backend Development
• Microservices Architecture
• API Design
• Scalability
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)
• Distributed Systems
• Programming (Java, Go, Node.js, Python)
• Databases (SQL, NoSQL)
• Containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Observability (Prometheus, Grafana)