Software Development Engineer II — Infrastructure Platform

Zepto · Bengaluru

  • Experience3–5 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelmid
  • Posted21 Sept 2026
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About Zepto

Zepto is hiring in Bengaluru in ecommerce retail. This role looks for around 3+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Go
  • Python
  • Java
  • Kubernetes
  • PostgreSQL
  • Kafka
  • Redis
  • Terraform
  • AWS
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • distributed tracing
  • SLOs
  • relational databases

The role

A site reliability and platform engineer at an e-commerce marketplace builds and operates Kubernetes, Terraform, PostgreSQL, and Kafka infrastructure for reliable developer platforms and stateful services. The role also applies observability practices and cloud infrastructure expertise to improve production operations.

Full job description

Designation: Software Development Engineer II — Infrastructure PlatformLocation: Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaTeam: Infrastructure Planning

Responsibilities, aka, what we’d like you to deliver :

1.Ownership & DesignOwn platform components end-to-end, including design, APIs, and evolution.Drive design reviews, technical decisions, migrations, and upgrades.Evaluate open-source and managed solutions using benchmarks and cost analysis.2.Databases & StreamingOwn self-hosted PostgreSQL and Kafka architecture, scalability, reliability, and automation.Define safe standards for schema changes, migrations, client configuration, and quotas.Contribute to upstream codebases and build required improvements.3.Kubernetes & DeliveryDesign and maintain EKS, service mesh, GitOps, Terraform, and Helm platforms.Build operators and control-plane services for stateful workloads.Improve deployment safety, reliability, and developer experience.4.SRE & ObservabilityEnhance SRE agents with diagnostics, operational knowledge, and intelligent data retrieval.Build evaluation frameworks to improve agent accuracy.Define SLOs, alerts, dashboards, and observability standards.5.Team & Engineering ExcellenceMentor SDE-1s through reviews, pairing, and design guidance.Drive strong engineering practices, review standards, and technical discipline.

Required Qualifications:

3–5 years of experience in platform, infrastructure, or backend engineering with significant infrastructure ownership.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.Strong programming skills in Go, Python, or Java for building tools and services.Hands-on Kubernetes experience, including upgrades, networking, resource management, and troubleshooting.Experience managing a self-hosted stateful system such as PostgreSQL, Kafka, Redis, or similar.Strong knowledge of relational databases, including query optimization, indexing, locking, isolation, replication, and connection management.Proficiency in Terraform and cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS.Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, distributed tracing, and SLOs.Proven ability to take complex technical projects from design through production.

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