Fictiv Hiring for Senior Software Engineer, Backend at Pune, Maharashtra Full Time

Our Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem is transforming how the next rockets, self driving cars, and life-saving robots are designed, developed and delivered to customers around the world. This transformation is made possible through our technology-backed platform, our global network of manufacturing partners, and our people with deep expertise in hardware and software development. In the last 7+ years, we’ve manufactured over 12M parts for early stage companies and large enterprises alike, helping them innovate with agility and get to market faster.

Title: Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Industry Experience: 6+ years of relevant experience

Tech Stack: Tech Stack: Node.js, JavaScript / TypeScript, GraphQL, and AWS services such as SQS, Lambdas, EC2 and RDS

Job Location: Pune, India. We will support remote working presently – and will look forward to you joining us at our Pune office once the pandemic subsides.

Fictiv is a fast growing start-up based in San-Francisco, California – it was founded in 2013 and is revolutionising the $13 trillion manufacturing industry with a cloud-based, AI-powered platform. Fictiv’s software driven approach to manufacturing simplifies and accelerates the entire product development cycle, from prototype to production. The Fictiv Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem pairs intelligent workflow and collaboration software with a global network of highly vetted manufacturers. Fictiv’s combination of an easy-to-use cloud platform; design, quoting, billing and logistics systems; and an intelligent orchestration engine that manages our manufacturing partner network helps deliver high-quality mechanical parts at unprecedented speeds. At a time when manufacturing has become more global but remains rooted in outdated and time-intensive processes, Fictiv’s modern approach has proven to be a disruptive force in hardware manufacturing. Embraced as a trusted partner, Fictiv is transforming the way in which Silicon Valley innovators in electric and autonomous automobiles, medical robotics and consumer electronics deliver the next generation of products.

Fictiv recently announced a new $35M round of funding led by 40 North Ventures to aggressively expand Fictiv’s groundbreaking Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem. Honeywell, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., Adit Ventures, and M20 also participated, along with previous investors including Accel, G2VP, Bill Gates, and Tandon Group, bringing Fictiv’s total investment to $92M.

Fictiv is expanding it’s engineering team in Pune, India – we are looking for talented engineers to join us in building a highly available, performant system that scales globally with our fast-growing business.

What’s in it for you?

Technical Leadership

We are a small team taking the next step in evolving our systems and infrastructure. As a Technical Lead, you will play a key role both in guiding the technical architecture and elevating technical standards. With our team at a small size and growing, you will be well positioned to have a wide impact over a range of systems and decisions.

Inspiring Customers

Our customers work on products that push technological boundaries – from self-driving cars to low-cost water purification systems. They inspire us to develop systems to move faster, build higher quality products, and shape the future of manufacturing.

Change An Industry

We have a big vision for what manufacturing should be, and we are determined to make that vision real. You’ll be working with smart, mission driven teammates to create significant change in this industry.

What You’ll Be Doing

Senior engineers are the heart of our engineering teams. We’re looking for talented engineers to join us in building intuitive, secure web applications with modular, well-structured components.

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will have an outsized impact on our team/system/ product through shaping software development practices, contributing to architectural decisions, and mentoring other engineers.

Our main challenge is to build a secure, globally scalable system. We need to reliably ingest, quote, and track millions of parts as they are manufactured around the world. We also handle a significant amount of pre-production intellectual property. Because of this, we are looking for folks with experience developing secure, highly available cloud applications using asynchronous paradigms.

Desired traits

Technical expertise – You have built highly available, business critical systems in cloud environments (AWS ecosystem preferred), particularly with event-based asynchronous programming frameworks like Node.js. Your skills include –

Proficiency with building backend APIs and integrations

Experience and willingness to write unit and integration tests

Experience developing/versioning/maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs

Experience with SQL & No-SQL databases

Experience with event systems such as queues, iPaaS, event buses

Experience with distributed systems / caching / security (OWASP Top 10) is a strong plus

Deliver quality – You dig deeply into the nuts and bolts of how systems work and can solve problems at their root. You believe testing is an important part of creating quality software.

Bring out the best in the team – You have the experience and knowledge to level up other engineers, not only in system design / code quality but also in collaboration and development practices.

Team-oriented – You have a strong desire to help the team improve our collective craft. You understand that you are a leader and role model to other engineers in how you collaborate and create solutions for technical challenges.

About Fictiv

Fictiv is transforming how teams design, develop, and deliver the next generation of hardware products.

Fictiv is a manufacturing platform and the most efficient way to fabricate parts. Powered by a distributed network of highly vetted vendors, Fictiv provides the critical infrastructure teams need to streamline prototyping and accelerate development cycles. The online interface makes it easy for customers to get instant quotes, review manufacturing feedback, and manage orders—all through a single service.

We’re actively seeking potential teammates who can bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company. We believe inclusion is the best way to create a strong, empathetic team. Our belief is that the best team is born from an environment that emphasizes respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.

We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.