Senior Software Engineer, Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Platform – Hybrid, Bangalore, India
JOB OVERVIEW

At Legion Technologies, our mission is to turn hourly jobs into good jobs through intelligent automation and AI. We help organizations optimize labor efficiency while empowering hourly employees with flexibility, fairness, and control through our AI-powered Workforce Management (WFM) platform. As a Backend Senior Software Engineer on Legion’s Platform Team, you’ll help build and scale the core foundation that powers these intelligent systems.

You’ll design, implement, and maintain backend services, APIs, and infrastructure that ensure the platform’s reliability, scalability, and performance. The Platform team owns the backbone of Legion’s multi‑tenant SaaS application; a high‑performance, data‑driven Java enterprise system that supports both our web and mobile experiences.

You’ll work hands‑on with Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, MySQL and AWS to deliver high‑quality, cloud‑native software. This is an ideal opportunity for an engineer with 3–5 years of experience who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working on distributed systems, and contributing to a mission‑driven product that impacts millions of hourly workers worldwide.

• Ownership of Platform operations and delivery, including reliability, performance, and scalability of backend services
• Collaborate with platform engineers, architects, product owners, and QA to deliver the right thing at the right time for customers
• Design, build, and support backend platform services end to end. Drive technical design and implementation of scalable and maintainable platform solutions that enable product teams to deliver safely and with speed.
• Mentor engineers and uphold code quality and engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, and technical guidance
• Participate in an on‑call rotation to support platform services

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
• 5+ years with backend technologies (Java, Spring Boot, MySQL)
• 5+ years working on building multi‑tenant SaaS applications
• 5+ years experience with designing and building APIs
• 5+ years delivering software in a cloud‑based environment (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Knowledge of professional software engineering and best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience in the development of distributed / scalable systems and high‑volume transaction applications

• Experience with feature flags, A/B testing, or experimentation platforms
• Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g, Scrum, Kanban)
• Familiarity with development tools (e.g, Github, Sonarcube, Maven, Claude Code)
• Familiarity with monitoring and analytics tools (e.g, Datadog)

• Break down your career at each employer by the projects done, the technologies used and the customer impact of the project.
• Break down your career at each employer with your experience with operational excellence, on‑call, root cause elimination and the impact this had on operational metrics.
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Legion is on a mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs, and we’re looking for best‑in‑class talent to drive this mission. Legion is a fully remote, mission‑driven company focused on turning hourly jobs into good jobs. It’s a collaborative, entrepreneurial, and fast‑paced culture. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, interact directly with seasoned product executives, grow your skills, and enhance your career while helping solve important problems and achieve Legion’s mission.

Our industry‑leading, intelligent automation is powered by Legion’s Workforce Management (WFM) platform, which maximizes labor efficiency and employee engagement simultaneously.

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