Software Development Engineer - IV - Backend
Company
Meesho
Date Posted
22-01-2026
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
About Meesho
Mission and Vision
Meesho is India’s fastest-growing internet commerce company, driven by the mission to democratize internet commerce for everyone (DICE). Our vision is to enable 100 million small businesses and entrepreneurs in India to succeed online, making online commerce accessible to all. This core purpose guides us in empowering sellers across the country and bringing a diverse range of products to first-time internet shoppers. By leveraging technology and a unique zero commission model, Meesho has opened the doors of e-commerce to millions who were previously underserved.
Technological Scale & Innovation
At Meesho, technology is at the heart of our success. We have invested in a scalable infrastructure and innovative solutions to meet the demands of a vast user base and complex marketplace. Some key highlights include:
Massive Scale: Our backend systems handle millions of orders per day from across India, reaching about 5% of all Indian households, all with near-zero downtime to date. Achieving this level of reliability and performance in a hyper-growth environment is a testament to our engineering excellence.
Marketplace Reach: Over 1.75 million sellers are registered on Meesho’s platform, supported by our state-of-the-art tech infrastructure and pan-India logistics network. This wide reach — covering virtually every serviceable pin code in the country — presents unique engineering challenges in areas like search, personalization, and payments at scale.
Scalable Architecture: We continually innovate our architecture for growth.. Our quest to serve a billion Indian users has helped us evolve our technologies from a monolith to microservices to now a high scale federated architecture. This evolution allows us to build and deploy features rapidly while maintaining stability for a fast-growing user base.
Cutting-edge Tech Stack: Our platform is built using modern, open-source technologies on the cloud while ensuring high efficiency. We strategically choose proven tools (for example, Java and Golang for services, Kafka for messaging, Dragonfly and Redis for caching, ScyllaDB, MySQL and Mongo for Data) and leverage GCP infrastructure to ensure high performance, reliability, and flexibility. By focusing on the right tools for the right problems, we innovate pragmatically rather than chasing every new tech hype, which helps us solve real-world problems effectively.
Engineering Culture & Challenges
Engineering at Meesho is driven by a bold and inclusive culture that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement. We believe that building great products goes hand-in-hand with building a great team. Key aspects of our engineering culture include:
Long Term Thinking: We believe in thinking for tomorrow while building for today, this approach has helped us not only to handle and evolve for scale but also focus on extensibility and stability by investing in the platform
Lightspeed: We prioritize rapid iteration and delivery. Engineers are encouraged to ship fast and refine continuously, as we value in order to learn and adapt quickly.
Continuous Improvement: We view failures and bugs as opportunities to improve. A blameless post-mortem culture ensures that mistakes become lessons, fostering an environment where learning from failure drives resilience and innovation.
Ownership Mindset: Every engineer is empowered to act like an owner. We instill a “Founder’s Mindset,” encouraging engineers to take end-to-end ownership of projects and drive them with an entrepreneurial spirit. This means our teams proactively identify problems and champion solutions, just as a founder would for their own product.
Engineering at Meesho is more than just writing code – it's about solving complex, impactful problems at an unprecedented scale. Our engineers tackle challenging use cases (from enabling real-time logistics across India to optimizing a vast product catalog for the next billion users), making a tangible impact on millions of entrepreneurs and customers. We maintain a
professional, yet passionate work environment where the drive to innovate is balanced with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
About the role
As a Software Development Engineer - IV, you will solve real-life complex problems and create compelling experiences for our users, suppliers and other stakeholders across the country. In this role, you will make sure that the solutions and processes that we create are of the highest quality. If you are excited by the idea of building world-class systems that empower millions and want to work on cutting-edge technology at scale, our journey has only just begun, and we’re looking for top engineering talent to help shape the future of commerce in India.
What you will do
- Technical Expertise & Ownership: Serve as the primary authority on your team's core tech stack, own and improve your services/frameworks, and ensure they meet SLAs on uptime, latency, cost, and reliability.
- Project & Workstream Leadership: Guide and prioritize multiple projects and workstreams, delivering large-scale initiatives while providing clear, cross-team status updates and proactive issue communication.
- Advanced Problem Solving & Code Excellence: Utilize strong debugging, analysis, and instrumentation skills to write clean, maintainable code, perform peer reviews, and innovate with the right tools and algorithms.
- Architectural Design & Collaboration: Lead critical design decisions across interdependent modules, participate in architecture discussions, and contribute to feature design reviews and PRD preparation.
- Quality Assurance, Testing & Security: Master testing guidelines to ensure bug-free, scalable builds, drive improvements in testing standards, and independently manage application security fundamentals.
- Operational Excellence & Best Practices: Oversee key tech metrics and documentation, participate in on-call rotations, drive root cause analyses and operational projects, and continuously establish and mentor others on best practices. le
What you will need
- B.Tech/B.E. in Computer Science or a related field, preferably from premier institutions.
- Experience in one or more programming languages, with an emphasis on Java and Golang (experience in these is appreciated, though not mandatory).
- Strong proficiency with databases such as MySQL, NoSQL or PostgreSQL. Understanding of open source technologies like Kafka, Mongo, Redis etc is appreciated.
- Familiarity with scripting languages like Python, PHP, etc.
- Exposure to modern development frameworks, tools, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. Running scalable services in a containerised environment is a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and strong analytical skills.
- 6–9 years of relevant experience as a Software Development Engineer or in a similar role.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills, with a track record of mentoring or leading engineering teams.
About us
Welcome to Meesho, where every story begins with a spark of inspiration and a dash of entrepreneurial spirit. We're not just a platform; we're your partner in turning dreams into realities.
Curious about life at Meesho? Explore our Glassdoor - our people have a lot to say and they've helped us become a loved workplace in India.
Our Mission
Democratising internet commerce for everyone — Meesho (Meri Shop) started with a single idea in mind: to be an e-commerce destination for Indian consumers and to enable small businesses to succeed online.
We provide our sellers with benefits such as zero commission and affordable shipping solutions in the market. Today, sellers nationwide are growing their businesses by tapping into Meesho’s large and diverse customer base, state-of-the-art tech infrastructure, and pan-India logistics network through trusted third-party partners.
Affordable, relatable merchandise that mirrors local markets has helped us connect with internet users and serve customers across urban, semi-urban, and rural India. Our unique business model and continuous innovation have established us as a part of India’s e-commerce ecosystem.
Culture and Total Rewards
Our focus is on cultivating a dynamic workplace characterized by high impact and performance excellence. We prioritize a people-centric culture, dedicated to hiring and developing exceptional talent.
Total rewards at Meesho comprise a comprehensive set of elements — monetary, non-monetary, tangible, and intangible. Our 9 guiding principles, or "Mantras," are the backbone of how we operate, influencing everything from recognition and evaluation to growth discussions. Daily rituals and processes like “Problem First Mindset,” “Listen or Die,” our Internal Mobility Program, Talent Reviews, and Continuous Performance Management embody these principles.
We offer competitive compensation — both cash and equity-based — tailored to job roles, individual experience, and skill, along with employee-centric benefits and a supportive work environment. Our holistic wellness program, MeeCare, includes benefits across physical, mental, financial, and social wellness. This includes extensive medical insurance for employees and their families, wellness initiatives like telehealth, wellness events, and fitness-related perks.
To support work-life balance, we offer generous leave policies, parental support, retirement benefits, and learning and development assistance. Through personalized recognition, gratitude for stretched work, and engaging activities, we promote employee delight at the workplace. Additional benefits such as salary advance support, relocation assistance, and flexible benefit plans further enrich the Meesho experience.
Know more about Meesho here : https://www.meesho.io/
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.