Lead Backend Engineer - Bangalore

Founding Engineer (Systems / Platform) to design and scale high-throughput, distributed infrastructure powering AI and data products at scale.

Company Details
Consuma is building the intelligence layer for modern brands, enabling data-driven decisions for leading enterprises. The company is product-first, fast-moving, and backed by top Indian VCs and angels.
Website: https://consuma.ai/

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as Backend / Systems / Platform Engineer

• Must been a founding engineer previously or seen 0-1 single journey

• Strong experience building and scaling distributed systems in production

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures

• Strong knowledge of streaming and messaging systems like Kafka

• Experience building Big Data pipelines using Spark or similar tools

• Experience with at least one cloud provider: AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Strong fundamentals in system design, data structures, and performance tuning

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable, distributed backend systems and data pipelines

• Own platform architecture across compute, storage, streaming, and orchestration

• Develop cloud-native services using Kubernetes and microservices patterns

• Build and optimize real-time and batch data pipelines

• Improve reliability, performance, observability, and cost efficiency

• Lead technical design discussions and mentor engineers

• Own services end-to-end from design to production stability

Job Details
Whitefield, Bengaluru

Interview Process

• Screening Round

• Systems Design + Technical Deep Dive

• Coding Round

• Founder Interview

Important Note
ClanX is a recruitment partner, helping Consuma hire a Senior Software Engineer (Systems / Platform).