Senior Engineer
Sage
About Us
Fyle is now part of Sage, a global leader in accounting and business management software. Together, we are building a global expense management solution that simplifies how businesses track and reconcile spending.
Thousands of finance teams globally use our product to streamline expense management, integrate seamlessly with leading accounting platforms, and are recognized for its clean design, usability, and speed.
Our backend runs on EKS / Kubernetes in AWS. Our microservices are written in Python / Flask, and we use PostgreSQL and RabbitMQ.
The Impact You’ll Make
- Work on a SaaS product used by thousands of businesses across 39 countries, helping companies track and manage employee spend.
- Engineer backend services that handle :6 million external API requests daily
- Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Engineering to craft impactful features that are used at this scale.
- Take full ownership of features - from design and development to deployment and monitoring - while keeping performance and reliability top of mind.
- Be part of a team where code quality, automation, and system resilience are non-negotiable standards.
- Publish learnings through technical blogs, amplifying impact beyond the company.
Key Responsibilities
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone with 5+ years of professional experience building and scaling backend systems, who can bring both technical depth and leadership maturity to the team.
Technical Skills
- Strong expertise in Python, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and distributed systems.
- Ability to dive deep into debugging, performance tuning, and system design.
- Write and review engineering design docs holistically and act as a final PR reviewer in one or more areas of the product.
- Ability to productively use AI Tools and IDEs to their advantage
Leadership & Ownership
- Break down initiatives into milestones, estimate effectively, and deliver complex features with minimal oversight.
- Mentor engineers and provide constructive feedback, and collaborate across Product, Frontend/Backend, and Support teams.
- Identify technical debt, propose roadmap improvements, introduce better practices (monitoring, tests, CI/CD), and participate in recruitment.
Mindset & Collaboration
- Growth mindset - you’re curious, always learning, and open to feedback.
- Strong collaboration skills - you work well with peers and cross-functional partners, and you know great ideas can come from anywhere.
What to Expect
We value humility and collaboration - we’re looking for people who can work as part of a team, not in silos.
We expect engineers to take ownership beyond just writing code - including tests, documentation, and long-term code quality.