Staff Engineer

Staff Engineer

Location: Mumbai

Contract Type: Permanent

• Lead backend architecture for a fast-growing SaaS platform serving industrial

operations

• Own core systems handling high-volume IoT data, event streams and enterprise

integrations

• Mentor engineering teams and shape technical standards across the backend

function

• Work with cutting-edge tech stack: TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Kafka and

PostgreSQL

• Join a product-focused company entering a major growth phase in 2026

Company Overview

Our client is a fast-growing, product-based SaaS company modernising inventory

management for heavy industries through IoT-powered solutions. Based in North America

with operations expanding globally, they build scalable platforms that integrate IoT

devices, mobile applications, backend services and enterprise systems. The company

combines technical depth with a pragmatic, ownership-driven culture where engineers

have genuine impact on product direction and customer outcomes.

Our client is seeking a Staff Engineer to lead backend architecture and drive platform

scalability as they enter significant growth. This is an opportunity to own core systems,

mentor technical talent and shape engineering standards at a pivotal moment for the

business.

Position Overview

As Staff Engineer, you will lead backend architecture for a SaaS-first, event-driven platform

serving industrial operations at scale. You'll own the design and reliability of core data

systems, event-driven integrations and data flows connecting mobile apps, IoT devices,

backend services and ERP systems. This role combines hands-on technical leadership

with mentorship, requiring you to balance pragmatic decision-making under ambiguitywith building systems that support analytics and AI-driven features. Your work directly

impacts how customers manage mission-critical inventory operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend architecture design for scalable, event-driven SaaS platform

handling high-volume data

• Design and build core backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and Python

• Own data systems across PostgreSQL and MongoDB, ensuring consistency and

performance at scale

• Build and maintain event-driven integrations using Kafka, message queues and

event bridges

• Design reliable data flows between mobile apps, IoT devices, backend services and

ERP systems

• Support analytics and AI-driven features through thoughtful data pipeline and

inference workflow design

• Ensure system reliability through idempotency, retry logic, failure handling and

observability practices

• Mentor junior engineers and establish backend engineering standards and best

practices

• Collaborate closely with frontend, IoT and product teams to deliver integrated

solutions

• Make pragmatic technical decisions balancing performance, cost and reliability at

scale

Requirements

Essential experience:

• 7 to 10 years of strong backend engineering experience

• Deep hands-on experience designing and building distributed systems and event-

driven architectures

• Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript and Python

• Proven experience with Kafka, message queues or similar asynchronous systems

• Solid understanding of data consistency, scalability and system design principles

• Experience building enterprise-grade SaaS platforms from scratch or early stage

• Exposure to analytics, data platforms or AI/ML-enabled systems• Comfortable leading technically and mentoring junior developers

• Startup mindset: ownership, pragmatism and ability to build under ambiguity

Desirable experience:

• Experience integrating with ERP systems such as D365 or SAP

• Background in IoT, high-volume event ingestion or real-time systems

• Experience optimising performance, cost and reliability at scale

How to Apply

To apply for this role please submit your CV using the form below or email [email protected]