Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
### Why this Role is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Backend engineering roles that deal directly with observability and security data sit close to the operational heartbeat of modern SaaS. This position stands out because it centers on building fault-tolerant, high-volume systems capable of processing petabytes of customer data—work that is typical of mature, cloud-native SaaS platforms where reliability and data pipelines are core product capabilities.
From a SaaS career perspective, the day-to-day emphasis on scalability, efficiency, and automated testing builds durable engineering judgment that transfers across subscription software businesses. Experience with distributed systems, 24x7 commercial services, and performance trade-offs is especially relevant in SaaS environments where uptime expectations, multi-tenant workloads, and cost-to-serve pressures shape architectural decisions. The mention of learning Scala also signals exposure to JVM ecosystems often used in large-scale backend services.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Software Engineer - II (Backend)
India, Remote
Responsibilities:
- Design and implement extremely high-volume, fault-tolerant, scalable backend systems that process and manage petabytes of customer data.
- Analyze and improve the efficiency, scalability, and reliability of our backend systems.
- Write robust code; demonstrate its robustness through automated tests.
- Work as a member of a team, helping the team respond quickly and effectively to business needs.
Requirements:
- B.Tech, M.Tech, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related discipline
- 2-3 years of industry experience with a proven track record of ownership
- Object-oriented experience, for example in Java, Scala, Ruby, or C++.
- Understand the performance characteristics of commonly used data structures (maps, lists, trees, etc).
- Desire to learn Scala, an up-and-coming JVM language (scala-lang.org).
Desirable:
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- Experience in multi-threaded programming and distributed systems is highly desirable.
- Experience in big data and/or 24x7 commercial service is highly desirable.
- You should be happy working with Unix (Linux, OS X).
- Agile software development experience (test-driven development, iterative and incremental development) is a plus.
- Enjoy working in an environment where stuffed squirrels and rubber bands are occasionally hurled at you.
About Us
Sumo Logic, Inc. empowers the people who power modern, digital business. Sumo Logic enables customers to deliver reliable and secure cloud-native applications through its Sumo Logic SaaS Analytics Log Platform, which helps practitioners and developers ensure application reliability, secure and protect against modern security threats, and gain insights into their cloud infrastructures. Customers worldwide rely on Sumo Logic to get powerful real-time analytics and insights across observability and security solutions for their cloud-native applications. For more information, visit www.sumologic.com.
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