Software Engineer - Backend

ZEISS in India ZEISS in India is headquartered in Bengaluru and present in the fields of Industrial Quality Solutions, Research Microscopy Solutions, Medical Technology, Vision Care and Sports & Cine Optics. ZEISS India has 3 production facilities, R&D center, Global IT services and about 40 Sales & Service offices in almost all Tier I and Tier II cities in India. With 2200+ employees and continued investments over 25 years in India, ZEISS’ success story in India is continuing at a rapid pace. Further information at ZEISS India . Company Name: Carl Zeiss India Bangalore ZEISS India Position Title: Software Engineer (Global Role) Department: CIT Location Bangalore (ZIGCC) Employment type Full Time About the Team The Monetization Platforms department is one of the strategic units within Corporate IT and is responsible for Design, development & management of Billing, Licensing and Subscription Solutions as three central services across the ZEISS Group worldwide. Your Role As a Software Engineer (Global Role) with 2-7 years , you are responsible for the backend development on Azure for Licensing platform at Zeiss. Your key responsibilities: Must-Have Skills (Non-Negotiable): Several years of hands-on experience developing backend services on Microsoft Azure, especially Azure App Services / Web Apps and Azure Functions Strong proficiency in C# / .NET for building scalable, maintainable, and testable backend APIs Proven experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs (request/response design, versioning, error handling) Practical experience operating production systems: monitoring, incident handling, troubleshooting, and performance optimization Strong focus on code quality, clean architecture, and secure coding practices Experience working in agile development teams (Scrum/Kanban) using Git-based workflows and pull requests Core Technical Requirements: Advanced proficiency in C# / .NET for cloud-native development (e.g. or newer) Hands-on experience with Azure Functions (HTTP triggers, timer triggers, queues/topics, bindings) and Azure App Services Solid experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), e.g. using Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, or similar, to provision and manage Azure resources Experience with Azure DevOps for CI/CD (build and release pipelines, YAML pipelines, artifact management) Experience implementing authentication & authorization (e.g. Azure AD / Entra ID, OAuth2/OIDC, role-based access) Hands-on experience with logging, monitoring, and diagnostics using Azure Application Insights and related tooling Familiarity with automated testing (unit, integration, and API tests) integrated into the CI/CD pipeline Knowledge of Azure data services (e.g. Storage, SQL) is helpful but not required Broader Responsibilities the Candidate Will Own: Design, implementation, and maintenance of central backend services for software licensing used across ZEISS business units End-to-end ownership of services over their full lifecycle: development, deployment, monitoring, incident handling, and continuous improvement Implementation and maintenance of Infrastructure as Code for backend services and related Azure resources Collaboration with architects, client engineers (C++ / C#), and the React portal team to ensure consistent end-to-end flows for licensing use cases Definition and implementation of non-functional requirements (security, reliability, scalability, performance, observability) for backend services Continuous optimization and automation of build, test, and deployment pipelines in Azure DevOps Participation in on-call / incident processes as required, including root-cause analysis and long-term remediation Contribution to architecture decisions, coding standards, and documentation within the backend and platform teams Basic Requirements: University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a comparable qualification Typically, 2 years of professional experience as a backend or cloud engineer on the Microsoft stack Proven experience delivering and operating Azure-based backend solutions in a professional environment Experience working in international, cross-functional teams within corporate IT or product development Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured, proactive, and reliable working style Good communication skills in English, both written and spoken Solid understanding of: Cloud-native backend architectures on Azure (microservices, serverless, APIs, integration patterns) REST API design principles, including authentication, authorization, error handling, and versioning DevOps concepts and CI/CD practices with Azure DevOps (pipelines, environments, approvals, rollback strategies) Infrastructure as Code principles (idempotency, modularization, environments, reviewable changes) and their application in Azure Security and compliance requirements in enterprise environments (identity and access management, secrets management, data protection) Observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing, dashboards, alerting) for production systems Resilience and reliability patterns (retry, circuit breaker, timeouts, graceful degradation) in distributed systems Collaboration with Business Analysts and other stakeholders to translate requirements into robust backend solutions Basic understanding of software licensing concepts and workflows is a plus About Zeiss: Join us at ZEISS, the global leader in optics and optoelectronics with market-leading positions in its four main segments: Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, and Consumer Markets (which includes Vision Care, Sports & Cine Optics, and Photography) since 1846. The company is known for shaping technological progress and offers a wide range of solutions for various fields, including life sciences, healthcare, eye care, and industrial quality. Headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany, we're a global powerhouse with over 50,000 dedicated employees spanning more than 50 countries. Our relentless pursuit of innovation has earned us a reputation as a leading technology enterprise. What You Can Expect A strategically relevant role within ZEISS’ central monetization platform landscape Significant room for shaping and evolving modern developer ecosystems Collaboration in an interdisciplinary and international environment Long‑term perspective at a globally leading technology company Location: Bangalore Must-Have Skills (Non-Negotiable): Several years of hands-on experience developing backend services on Microsoft Azure, especially Azure App Services / Web Apps and Azure Functions Strong proficiency in C# / .NET for building scalable, maintainable, and testable backend APIs Proven experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs (request/response design, versioning, error handling) Practical experience operating production systems: monitoring, incident handling, troubleshooting, and performance optimization Strong focus on code quality, clean architecture, and secure coding practices Experience working in agile development teams (Scrum/Kanban) using Git-based workflows and pull requests Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Saptarshi Chowdhury