About the role

## About the Role Atomicwork is building a modern service management (ITSM) platform uniting people, processes, and platforms through AI automation. This hybrid Backend Engineer role, based in Bengaluru, builds the foundations of the Atomicwork platform. ## Key Responsibilities - Develop and maintain complex web applications emphasizing usability, performance, scalability - Design and build enterprise-grade systems with craftsmanship in coding, testing, deploying - Collaborate cross-functionally with design, product, and backend engineering - Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback - Self-direct work, acting like a technical founder of the product ## Required Skills & Qualifications - No formal qualifications required — hands-on skills valued - 3+ years working on complex, distributed software applications from scratch - Knowledgeable in Java and Python; understanding of React - Strong database fundamentals (caching, query optimization, indexing); MySQL preferred - Extensive API experience, scalable platform systems - Comfortable with AWS and public cloud infrastructure - Familiar with Cursor code editor ## Benefits Health insurance (up to 75% premium covered), unlimited sick leaves + 15 days off/year, flexible allowances, offices across 5 cities, annual outings. ## How to Prepare for This Role ### Core Technical Topics to Master Java/Python backend fundamentals, React basics for full-stack understanding, MySQL query optimization and indexing, AWS core services (EC2, RDS, S3), API design at scale, AI-assisted coding tools (Cursor). ### Recommended Free Learning Resources - Official Java/Python and React documentation - AWS Free Tier hands-on labs - MySQL performance tuning guides (official MySQL docs) - Practice: build and deploy a small distributed service on AWS free tier ### Interview Preparation - Common questions: how do you optimize a slow MySQL query, tradeoffs in designing a scalable REST API, how do you approach debugging a large unfamiliar codebase - Application explicitly asks: years of relevant backend experience, SaaS/ITSM domain experience, Java experience, and what attracts you to Atomicwork specifically, plus notice period ## How to Apply Apply directly via the official Greenhouse posting. ## Official Links & Resources - Official Job Posting / Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/atomicwork/jobs/4143684008 - Company: Atomicwork