Staff Backend Platform Engineer @ Appsmith

Role Overview

This is a senior backend role to help build the enterprise platform. Enterprises use Appsmith to build mission critical apps and require features to manage the platform at scale. This role is responsible for building authentication, user management, & security features that drive enterprise adoption.

Your responsibilities will include leading a team to work closely with enterprise customers, architecting solutions to complex organisational needs & validating product hypothesis with proof of concepts.

About Appsmith

Appsmith is a leading open-source low-code platform that enables developers to build internal tools quickly and efficiently. We are on a mission to help developers create better software faster, and we are looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our team. We believe in accelerating software development by providing developers with a high quality platform that abstracts away boilerplate code and features while still giving them complete code control over the business logic of their applications. Internal tools are an integral yet neglected part of every organization and we’re using our approach to build a world where developers can quickly build & deploy internal tools with the same quality as the best SAAS products out there.

Since its inception, Appsmith has gained significant traction, with over 10 million downloads, more than 30,000 stars on GitHub, and adoption by 10,000+ organizations across 150 countries. We’ve raised over $51.5mn in funding.

Interview Process

• Screening: You will have a 45 minute introductory call with your hiring manager. Please try building an app on the product before this call. We will be looking to understand whether you have the relevant experience. Be thoughtful about how you communicate the projects you have worked on and the challenges you have overcome. We are also looking to understand how you relate to the product and whether you connect with the problem statement. Prepare some feedback on your experience with the product and your thoughts around it.
• Problem Solving: You will have a 60 minute call with a member of this team who will ask you to solve a problem statement and translate it into code. We are looking to understand your approach to solving fuzzy problems and the quality of code you produce when solving them. Be methodical in your approach, understand the problem well, optimise the solution, handle edge cases & write simple, readable code.
• System Design: You will have a 90 minute call with a senior backend engineer who will ask you to design an end to end system. We are looking to see how you think about architecting a system and whether you make considerations for load, failure & extensibility. Good system design should be able to adapt easily without knowing future requirements and should have great detail and thought put into it. We are also looking for your domain understanding of backend systems and how much in depth knowledge you have of them.
• Founder Round: You will have a 60 minute call with a founder who will try to better understand you as a person, discuss your past experience, Appsmith product feedback and whether you would thrive inside the culture at Appsmith. We are looking for candidates who deeply care about their work, take ownership & are always trying to get better.

Benefits

• Productivity: Work from anywhere with a budget to setup your home office.
• Flexibility: Work how you are most productive with flexible holiday schedules & work timings.
• Growth: Keep growing with a budget for books, courses & conferences.

Qualifications

Must Have

1. 8+ years of experience building backend systems with experience in Java, Spring webflux & Postgres
2. Experience with authentication & access controls
3. Experience leading a team and architecting systems.
4. Experience building enterprise products.

Good to Have

1. Experience managing deployments on cloud providers like AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.
2. Experience with self-hosted products.
3. Have written some blogs in the past about complex enterprise related tech problems.

Role Overview

This is a senior backend role to help build the enterprise platform. Enterprises use Appsmith to build mission critical apps and require features to manage the platform at scale. This role is responsible for building authentication, user management, & security features that drive enterprise adoption.

Your responsibilities will include leading a team to work closely with enterprise customers, architecting solutions to complex organisational needs & validating product hypothesis with proof of concepts.

About Appsmith

Appsmith is a leading open-source low-code platform that enables developers to build internal tools quickly and efficiently. We are on a mission to help developers create better software faster, and we are looking for passionate and talented individuals to join our team. We believe in accelerating software development by providing developers with a high quality platform that abstracts away boilerplate code and features while still giving them complete code control over the business logic of their applications. Internal tools are an integral yet neglected part of every organization and we’re using our approach to build a world where developers can quickly build & deploy internal tools with the same quality as the best SAAS products out there.

Since its inception, Appsmith has gained significant traction, with over 10 million downloads, more than 30,000 stars on GitHub, and adoption by 10,000+ organizations across 150 countries. We’ve raised over $51.5mn in funding.

Interview Process

• Screening: You will have a 45 minute introductory call with your hiring manager. Please try building an app on the product before this call. We will be looking to understand whether you have the relevant experience. Be thoughtful about how you communicate the projects you have worked on and the challenges you have overcome. We are also looking to understand how you relate to the product and whether you connect with the problem statement. Prepare some feedback on your experience with the product and your thoughts around it.
• Problem Solving: You will have a 60 minute call with a member of this team who will ask you to solve a problem statement and translate it into code. We are looking to understand your approach to solving fuzzy problems and the quality of code you produce when solving them. Be methodical in your approach, understand the problem well, optimise the solution, handle edge cases & write simple, readable code.
• System Design: You will have a 90 minute call with a senior backend engineer who will ask you to design an end to end system. We are looking to see how you think about architecting a system and whether you make considerations for load, failure & extensibility. Good system design should be able to adapt easily without knowing future requirements and should have great detail and thought put into it. We are also looking for your domain understanding of backend systems and how much in depth knowledge you have of them.
• Founder Round: You will have a 60 minute call with a founder who will try to better understand you as a person, discuss your past experience, Appsmith product feedback and whether you would thrive inside the culture at Appsmith. We are looking for candidates who deeply care about their work, take ownership & are always trying to get better.

Benefits

• Productivity: Work from anywhere with a budget to setup your home office.
• Flexibility: Work how you are most productive with flexible holiday schedules & work timings.
• Growth: Keep growing with a budget for books, courses & conferences.

,[Own metrics around engineering aspects of enterprise adoption , Building & maintaining the infrastructure to manage the platform , Planning roadmap to ensure timely delivery of projects , Working closely with customers to ensure their success , Leading a team to ensure quality of code & product] Requirements: Java, Spring, PostgreSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure Additionally: Private healthcare, Parental leave, Training budget.

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