data platform - backend developer
CRED
Software Engineering
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Jul 14, 2025
what is CRED?
CRED is an exclusive community for India’s most trustworthy and CREDitworthy individuals, where the members are rewarded for good financial behavior. CRED was born out of a need to bring back the focus on a long lost virtue, one of trust, the idea being to create a community centered around this virtue. a community that constantly strives to become more virtuous in this regard till they finally scale their behavior to create a utopia where being trustworthy is the norm and not the exception. to build a community like this requires a community of its own; a community special in its own way, working towards making this vision come true
here’s a thought experiment: what do you get when you put a group of incredibly passionate and driven people and entrust them with the complete freedom to chase down their goals in a completely uninhibited manner? answer: you get something close to what we have at CRED; CRED just has it better
at CRED, technology is the backbone that fuels problem-solving at speed and scale with smartness. we have a good share of left-brain/right-brain engineers who solve complex problems, yet at creative best in crafting great consumer experiences. engineers at CRED are highly empowered and are entrusted to own, understand, challenge, and create an upstream impact in Product and Business
if you are a go-getter, passionate about solving real problems, and enjoy the company and camaraderie of some of the best minds in the game, you should definitely explore CRED
here’s what will be in store for you at CRED once you join as a backend engineer
what will you do?
- lead the design and architecture of complex data application platforms, including real-time personalization services and core metrics governance systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and technical excellence
- mentor engineers through thoughtful code reviews, pair programming, technical deep dives, and by setting a high standard for engineering practices.
- write clean, high-quality code to solve challenges related to high-concurrency, low-latency, and large-scale data processing
- drive innovation by integrating AI copilots into platforms—enabling natural language interaction for data segmentation and intelligent anomaly detection for key business metrics
- focus on developer experience by treating internal platforms as products—building intuitive SDKs, writing clear documentation, and automating complex workflows to simplify engineering workflows
- play a foundational role in shaping and owning systems that act as the backbone for CRED’s real-time data applications and governance strategy
- build intelligent, AI-native platforms that make data more accessible and actionable across the organization
- work with and learn from a world-class team of engineers passionate about building one of the most advanced data ecosystems in the industry
you should apply if you :
- have 5+ of hands-on software engineering experience with a strong track record in backend services, infrastructure, or developer-facing platforms
- are comfortable working at the intersection of traditional backend engineering and modern data stacks, and can design high-concurrency APIs as well as work with distributed data frameworks like Spark and Flink
- have led large-scale, complex technical projects and influenced engineering direction through your expertise, not just formal authority
- are proficient in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Go, Java, Python, Scala) and care deeply about writing maintainable, scalable code
- have experience building platforms that operate on real-time data streams (e.g., Kafka) and working with large datasets in production environments
- treat internal platforms as products, showing empathy for your users—fellow engineers—and strive to make tools that are a joy to use
- have built or are familiar with customer data platforms, experimentation frameworks, or personalization/marketing technologies
- are curious about applying AI/ML to infrastructure and platform challenges and excited to lead impactful technical initiatives
how is life at CRED?
working at CRED would instantly make you realise one thing: you are working with the best talent around you. not just in the role you occupy, but everywhere you go. talk to someone around you; most likely you will be talking to a singer, standup comic, artist, writer, an athlete, maybe a magician. at CRED people always have talent up their sleeves. with the right company, even conversations can be rejuvenating. at CRED, we guarantee a good company
hard truths: pushing oneself comes with the role. and we realise pushing oneself is hard work. which is why CRED is in the continuous process of building an environment that helps the team rejuvenate oneself: included but not limited to a stacked, in-house pantry, with lunch and dinner provided for all the team members, paid sick leaves and a comprehensive health insurance
to make things smoother and to make sure you spend time and energy only on the most important things, CRED strives to make every process transparent: there are no work timings because we do not believe in archaic methods of calculating productivity, your work should speak for you. there are no job designations because you will be expected to hold down roles that cannot be described in one word. since trust is a major virtue in the community we have built, we make it a point to highlight it in the community behind CRED: all our employees get their salaries before their joining date. a show of trust that speaks volumes because of the skin in the game
there are many more such eccentricities that make CRED what it is but that’s for one to discover. if you feel at home reading this, get in touch