Backend Lead

Hej, Truecaller is calling you from Stockholm, Sweden! Ready to pick up?
Truecaller transformed how we communicate when we launched in 2009 in Stockholm, Sweden.
Our mission is to build trust everywhere by making tomorrow’s communication smarter, safer and more efficient. We focus on bringing smart services with big social impacts, like protecting people from fraud, harassment, and scam calls or messages. We identify new numbers from anywhere in the world and build a space for trustworthy conversations, for those that matter. Truecaller is loved by over 300 million people around the world and is growing very rapidly across regions.
Who we are:
The world’s #1 caller ID and spam blocking service for Android and iOS.
A team of +300 people from ~35 different nationalities, spread across our headquarters in Stockholm and offices in Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Tel Aviv and Nairobi.
Backed by some of the most prominent investors in the world such as Sequoia Capital, Atomico, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

We at the Search team, focus on enhancing our users’ communication experience by providing them with the most relevant identity information and state-of-the-art spam protection. Our mission is to identify the person/ company calling before the user picks up the call, identify spammers, block unwanted calls, and provide more information about the number that is calling
As a Backend lead in the search team, you will guide a team of backend engineers; you will be in charge of the architecture, design, and implementation of Truecaller Search backend technology, and you will be responsible to ensure that it meets business and technical requirements.
What do we expect from you
3+ years of experience working as a Lead/ Architect
Software development experience with Scala or Java
Experience working with microservices, architecture, and patterns
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git and code reviewing tools such as Gerrit
Experience with networking tools: grPC
Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins
Good interpersonal skills

What will you work on
Work closely with product managers and senior stakeholders, understand business requirements and translate these into technical requirements for the engineering team
Plan and document technical specifications for features or system designs
Design and build applications to meet business requirements while maintaining long-term sustainability
Direct the development team in the designing, development, testing, debugging and maintaining applications
Write testable, scalable, and efficient code and lead code reviews
Mentor team members to follow best engineering practices and ensure their work adheres to agreed software quality standards
Detect and drive technical debt and refactoring exercises, when necessary
Sharing best practices and detect design/ architectural issues in advance



It would be great if you also have


Experience in working with Agile methodologies
Experience with analytics, Data Studio w/ BigQuery & Hive, Firebase
In-depth experience with Git
Familiarity with tools like Jira
Experience with Cassandra DB, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Akka, Redis, Mongodb
Experience with GCP, Docker, Kubernetes



Life at Truecaller - Behind the code: https://www.instagram.com/lifeattruecaller/


Sounds like your dream job?


We will fill the position as soon as we find the right candidate, so please send your application as soon as possible. We are excited to hear from you, don’t hesitate to apply!


This position is based in Stockholm, Sweden.


We only accept applications in English.


What we offer:


A smart, talented and agile team: An international team where ~35 nationalities are working together in several locations and time zones with a learning, sharing and fun environment.
A great compensation package: Competitive salary, 30 days of paid vacation, flexible working hours, private health insurance and pension contribution, Udemy membership to keep learning and improving, gym membership.
Great tech tools: Pick the computer and phone that you fancy the most within our budget ranges.
A new life in Sweden: We offer full visa sponsorship and relocation assistance when required. Of course, we support your beloved ones as well!
Do it your way: For the days you're working from home, we provide you with an attractive budget for creating your cozy office at home.
Office life: Enjoy your days with a wide range of yummy snacks and beverages, and have fun in our playroom! As well, exciting company parties and team activities such as Lab days, Running team, and Geek lunch!



Come as you are:
Truecaller is diverse, equal, and inclusive. We need a wide variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences in order to keep building our great products. No matter where you are based, which language you speak, your accent, race, religion, color, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, etc. All those things make you who you are, and that’s why we would love to meet you.