Senior Backend Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (DevOps + Backend)

Our Mission:

6sense's mission is to multiply what matters: growth, retention, and efficiency.  We envision a future where companies, teams and people reach their full potential.

Our People:

People are the heart and soul of 6sense. We serve with passion and purpose. We live by our Being 6sense values of Win as One Team, Stay Curious, Do The Right Thing, Own the Outcome, and Create Belonging.  Every 6sensor plays a part in defining the future of our industry-leading technology.  6sense is a place where difference-makers roll up their sleeves, take risks, act with integrity, and measure success by the value we create for our customers.  We want 6sense to be the best chapter of your career. 

Job Title : Senior Software Engineer (DevOps + Backend)

Location : Bengaluru, IN

About the Role : 

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with a strong DevOps foundation and solid backend development experience. This role sits at the intersection of infrastructure and application engineering—ideal for someone who enjoys building reliable platforms while also contributing to backend systems and services.

You will play a key role in designing, building, and operating scalable cloud infrastructure, while also developing backend components and automation that improve system reliability, developer productivity, and operational efficiency.

What will you own : 

• Build and maintain cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure‑as‑Code tools such as Pulumi, Terraform. 
• Deploy, manage, and optimize workloads on Kubernetes (EKS), including scaling, reliability, and observability. •
• Design and develop backend services, APIs, and tooling using Java, Python, and/or Golang, with a focus on performance and maintainability. •
• Drive improvements in CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and system observability. •
• Manage and optimize AWS/cloud environments with a focus on cost, performance, scalability, and security.
• Participate in on‑call rotations to support platform and infrastructure operations.
• Leverage generative AI and AI coding tools to accelerate developer productivity, engineering workflows, and automation of repetitive tasks

What we're looking for :

• 5+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or related infrastructure roles. • 
• 1+ year of hands‑on programming experience using Python OR Java •
• Strong experience with Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Pulumi, Terraform, CloudFormation). •
• Deep understanding of AWS architecture, networking, IAM, and cloud infrastructure operations. •
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes/EKS. •
• Strong skills in SQL (read/write) and experience working with RDS MySQL/Postgres. •
• Experience with platform upgrades, cloud migrations, or large‑scale infrastructure improvements.
• Understanding of AI-native software development practices, including automated code generation, AI-driven testing, and human-in-the-loop review systems
• Proven ability to adopt and drive modern engineering paradigms, particularly integrating AI into development workflows to improve productivity, quality, and delivery speed

Bonus Requirements :

• Experience working with Hadoop ecosystem infrastructure (e.g., Hadoop, Hive, Presto). •
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices.

Our Benefits: 

Full-time employees can take advantage of health coverage, paid parental leave, generous paid time-off and holidays, quarterly self-care days off, and stock options. We’ll make sure you have the equipment and support you need to work and connect with your teams, at home or in one of our offices. 

We have a growth mindset culture that is represented in all that we do, from onboarding through to numerous learning and development initiatives including access to our LinkedIn Learning platform. Employee well-being is also top of mind for us. We host quarterly wellness education sessions to encourage self care and personal growth. From wellness days to ERG-hosted events, we celebrate and energize all 6sense employees and their backgrounds. 

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

6sense is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to jobs@6sense.com. 

We are aware of recruiting impersonation attempts that are not affiliated with 6sense in any way. All email communications from 6sense will originate from the @6sense.com domain. We will not initially contact you via text message and will never request payments. If you are uncertain whether you have been contacted by an official 6sense employee, reach out to jobs@6sense.com 

Experience Level

Senior Level