Senior Software Engineer - Backend (Data Platform)

About VWO

VWO is a leading Digital Experience Optimization platform trusted by over 3,000 businesses in 100+ countries, including global brands like Samsung, Vodafone, Toyota, HBO, and Domino's. What began 15 years ago as one of the world's first A/B testing tools has since evolved into a comprehensive, enterprise-grade platform used by product, marketing, and growth teams to experiment, personalize, analyze behavior, and build exceptional digital experiences.

Today, VWO offers a full-stack suite for A/B testing, multivariate testing, feature rollouts, heatmaps, session recordings, behavioural analytics, surveys, personalization, and more across web, mobile, and server-side applications - all in one unified platform. We enable teams to make confident, data-driven decisions that drive user engagement, retention, and conversion.

VWO is a profitable, founder-led business with $50M+ ARR, strong EBITDA margins, and a history of capital-efficient, sustainable growth. In January 2025, Everstone Capital acquired a majority stake in the company to help accelerate our global expansion - both organically and inorganically.

We are a fully remote team of 450+ people, with go-to-market teams across the Americas, Europe, and APAC, and product and engineering anchored in India. Our culture values deep thinking, fast execution, and strong ownership - with minimal bureaucracy and high autonomy. Despite our scale, we continue to operate with the agility and ambition of a startup.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Senior Software Engineer - Backend. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and maintaining scalable micro-services, ETL pipelines and databases that power our VWO reporting. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience with modern backend technologies and cloud-based architectures, along with a strong capacity for learning and adapting to evolving business needs.

You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create resilient systems and help drive innovation in our pricing infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services within a microservices architecture.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services within an ETL pipeline.
• Implement an efficient query engine utilising Clickhouse, BigQuery, BigTable, etc., to enhance application performance.
• Build and manage cloud-native applications leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Google Cloud Storage (GCS).
• Utilize Kafka for real-time data streaming and messaging.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Ensure the reliability, scalability, and maintainability of pricing-related services.
• Proactively monitor and support production systems, identifying opportunities for optimisation and improvement.
• Continuously learn about the pricing domain and contribute insights to enhance our systems.

Qualifications:

• Min 4- 6 years of relevant experience in software development.
• Solid experience in developing applications using microservice architecture.
• Hands-on experience in developing ETL pipelines.
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, Java and PHP.
• Hands-on experience with Redis, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Google Cloud Storage (GCS), and Kafka.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; capable of solving complex technical challenges.
• Experience maintaining production-level systems in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Ability to quickly understand new business domains and adapt accordingly.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a strong sense of ownership.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Stackdriver, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Background in building pricing, fintech, or e-commerce platforms.

Job Location: Remote (Preference for candidates based in Delhi/NCR)