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Staff Cloud Backend Engineer

PuneFull-time · On-siteINR 6000k–6500k

Skills

gojavapythonrustawsazuregoogle clouddockerkubernetesgraphqlsqlnosqlkafkarabbitmq

About the role

🏢 About Sonatus

Sonatus is driving the transformation to AI-enabled software-defined vehicles. Our technology powers modern automotive platforms, enabling seamless feature updates, continuous improvements, and cloud-native vehicle experiences.

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Sonatus has 250+ employees worldwide and technology deployed across more than 6 million vehicles globally.


☁️ Role Overview

We’re looking for a Staff Cloud Backend Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable backend systems powering next-generation automotive cloud platforms.

You’ll work on cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, and high-performance backend services while collaborating with cross-functional global teams.


🛠 What You’ll Do

  • Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend services and APIs
  • Architect microservices and serverless cloud solutions
  • Build highly performant, scalable, and resilient backend systems
  • Optimize backend performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Work on database schema design, indexing, and query optimization
  • Scale systems to support heavy traffic and large-scale data processing
  • Implement security best practices for cloud applications and APIs
  • Lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical initiatives
  • Collaborate with frontend, product, and engineering teams
  • Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence

✅ Required Skills

  • Strong experience in GoLang / Java / Python / Rust
  • Expertise in cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong understanding of microservices architecture
  • Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
  • Expertise in RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs
  • Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with distributed systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ
  • Excellent problem-solving and leadership skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities

⭐ Nice to Have

  • Experience with serverless architectures
  • Exposure to automotive cloud platforms
  • Experience building highly scalable enterprise systems

🎓 Qualification

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

📍 Additional Information

  • Experience: 8–18 Years
  • Location: Pune
  • Work Mode: Onsite
  • Payroll: GeminusTech
  • Salary: ₹60–65 LPA
  • Notice Period: 30 days serving
  • Req. No: ODA-F-502

🎯 Why Join Us?

  • Work on cutting-edge software-defined vehicle technologies
  • Build large-scale cloud-native automotive platforms
  • Opportunity to work on globally deployed products
  • High-impact technical leadership role
  • Collaborative and innovation-driven engineering culture