F+85 | Senior Engineer - Backend Development

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 create & 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.
Role Overview
Our team is responsible for building features that empower developers to create larger, more complex applications while addressing critical internal business needs for enterprises. By enabling reusable components, streamlining version control, and fostering seamless collaboration, we support advanced use cases that help teams scale their applications efficiently, solve real-world business challenges, and drive organizational success. In this role, you will help build and evolve this product within Appsmith. You will be accountable for designing and implementing a scalable, maintainable backend system, ensuring well-defined boundaries and interfaces that meet the needs of our users. This includes working with a large codebase, refactoring regularly for performance, readability, and modularity, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify, measure, and proactively address potential system impacts.
Key Responsibilities
You will be joining an agile and fully remote team as a senior backend developer. To us, this means your role extends beyond ownership of your day to day work; we expect you to embrace the broader picture — product vision, system architecture, and team collaboration.
Own execution of backend requirements with accountability and autonomy.
Architect and implement features, ensure sufficient documentation and test coverage, manage your time effectively, proactively communicate progress and decisions, and identify and own opportunities to improve code quality in areas such as readability, performance, and modularity.
Collaborate closely with a designer, prototype a lot and contribute your own design solutions.
Navigate a research-heavy project with an emphasis on scalability and extensibilty: we should be able to iterate and course-correct frequently without losing on quality. There are always trade offs, and you will make and own them.
Guide and uplift the team skills and performance.
Qualifications
Must Have
5+ years of experience building backend systems with high extensibility and modularity
Experience in designing and architecting subsystems that integrate seamlessly with the core architecture, ensuring well-defined boundaries and interfaces for scalability and maintainability.
Experience working on complex and large codebase.
Experience working on problems that affect multiple parts of a product.
Good to Have
Experience with self-hosted products.
Experience working with enterprise users
Experience in measuring subsystem performance and improving it through analysis and optimization techniques.
Interview Process
Screening: You will have a 30 minute introductory call with your hiring manager. 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. Please try building an app on the product before this call. Prepare some feedback on your experience with the product and your thoughts around it.
Problem Solving & System Design: You will have a +0 minute call with Backend Engineers 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. We will also 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.
Team Round: This round, led by a designer and/or a product manager, will focus on collaboration and communication. Expect questions about how you worked with a team to solve a challenging problem through teamwork and communication.
Culture Fit: You will have a 60 minute call with a founder who will try to better understand you as a person 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 set up 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.