Software Development Engineer II

Job Summary: As an SDE-II, you will design and build high-performance services that power mission-critical ad delivery, targeting, and measurement systems across Jio Star's platform. You will operate at the intersection of scale, reliability, and real-time decisioning - supporting live sports, premium entertainment, and personalized experiences for millions of users. This is a high-ownership, high-impact role best suited for engineers passionate about building for scale and business impact. About the Team: Content Commerce is a new and high-impact bet for Jio Hotstar. The team will build the technology that powers commerce experiences across Jio Hotstar’s content surfaces.The platform will bring together content understanding, product catalogues, contextual recommendations, interactive placements, transaction journeys, attribution, and partner integrations. It will support experiences ranging from products featured within entertainment content to merchandise, brand activations, and contextual commerce during live sports. Reporting To: Engineering Manager Key RESPONSIBILITIES: ● Build robust, secure, and scalable microservices to power Jio Star applications ● Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code using best practices, conduct unit testing and participate in code reviews ● Ensure sub-second server response times and implement appropriate data stores - relational, document, key-value, object, or graph - as well as index stores and messaging systems ● Take ownership of running and maintaining cloud infrastructure ● Continuously evaluate relevant technologies and influence architecture and design discussions ● Collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional teams to understand requirements and deploy high-quality software solutions that meet business objectives ● Guide and mentor junior engineers and interns on functional and domain areas Skills and attributes for success: ● Proficiency in Java, Golang, or Python ● Experience building distributed domain-driven microservices ● Strong understanding of database and storage fundamentals ● Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), messaging systems (Kafka), and CI/CD pipelines ● Experience working on large-scale production systems, with a strong focus on performance and reliability is a plus ● Ability to translate ambiguous product requirements into well-structured, scalable technical solutions Preferred education and experience: ● Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or a related field with 2-4 years of experience in backend development About Jio Star Perched at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, Jio Star is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies. Jio Star is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected. Perched firmly at the nucleus of spellbinding content and innovative technology, Jio Star is a leading global media & entertainment company that is reimagining the way audiences consume entertainment and sports. Its television network and streaming service together reach more than 750 million viewers every week, igniting the dreams and aspirations of hundreds of million people across geographies. Jio Star India Private Limited (formerly known as Star India Private Limited) is an equal opportunity employer. The company values diversity and its mission is to create a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. The company ensures that the work environment is free from any discrimination against persons with disabilities, gender, gender identity and any other characteristics or status that is legally protected.