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About the Role
Swiggy is India's largest on-demand convenience platform — 500+ cities, millions of orders daily, and one of the most complex backend engineering challenges in the country. We're hiring a Senior Software Engineer – Backend to lead the design and development of Golang-based systems that power our logistics, restaurant, and hyperlocal delivery platforms. You'll own critical systems, mentor peers, and ship code that impacts millions of Indians every single day.
What You'll Work On
- Develop and scale Go-based backend systems powering Swiggy's logistics and food delivery operations
- Design scalable software architectures to support Swiggy's rapidly growing user base across 500+ cities
- Optimize database queries, API performance, and system reliability for high-demand, high-concurrency platforms
- Implement robust security measures to protect sensitive user and partner data
- Conduct code reviews, drive engineering best practices, and mentor junior engineers across the team
What You Bring
- Strong hands-on experience in Golang and backend systems development
- Proven ability to design scalable, distributed systems for high-volume, high-traffic applications
- Experience optimizing APIs, database performance, and system uptime for mission-critical platforms
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional engineering and product teams
- A bias for ownership — comfortable leading technical decisions and driving outcomes independently
Bonus Points
- Experience with microservices and distributed architecture
- Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
Why Swiggy
- Massive scale — architect and build systems used by millions of Indians across 500+ cities every day
- Technical ownership — lead decisions on systems that directly power Swiggy's core logistics and delivery engine
- Top-tier compensation — market-leading salary and benefits package for senior engineering talent
- Rated among LinkedIn's Top Companies Where India Wants to Work
Apply Even If…
You haven't built at Swiggy's scale before — if you have strong Golang expertise, experience designing distributed systems, and the drive to own and solve hard engineering problems, we want to hear from you.
Swiggy is an equal opportunity employer committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Key skills/competency
- Senior Software Engineer Backend Golang
- Golang
- Backend Systems Development
- Distributed Systems
- API Optimization
- Database Performance
- System Reliability
- Microservices
- Cloud Platforms
- Containerization
How to Get Hired at Swiggy
- Tailor your resume: Highlight Golang, backend development, and distributed systems experience. Quantify achievements related to scale and performance optimization for Senior Software Engineer roles at Swiggy.
- Showcase ownership: Emphasize projects where you led technical decisions and drove outcomes independently. Detail your experience in designing scalable, high-traffic applications.
- Prepare for technical deep-dives: Be ready to discuss your Golang expertise, system design principles, API optimization strategies, and database performance tuning.
- Demonstrate collaboration: Provide examples of effective communication and mentorship with cross-functional teams, showcasing your ability to drive engineering best practices.
- Understand the scale: Research Swiggy's impact and the technical challenges of operating at their massive scale in India.
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