Full-Time

Software Development Engineer

Fullstack

Posted on 7/28/2025

Plivo

Plivo

51-200 employees

APIs for cloud voice and messaging

No salary listed

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

In Person

onsite position

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
LLM
Python
JavaScript
Airflow
React.js
Git
Postgres
TypeScript
Microservices
Go
Redis
REST APIs
Requirements
  • Proven experience in full-stack web development, with focus on creating products from scratch.
  • Proficiency in React and the modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem.
  • Strong experience in building and maintaining large-scale distributed backend systems.
  • Exposure to AI-assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or LLMs is a must — we expect engineers to actively leverage modern tooling for efficiency and quality.
  • Proficiency in one or more backend languages such as GoLang or Python.
  • Solid understanding of REST APIs, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.
  • Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and familiarity with Redis for caching or low-latency access.
  • Ability to write robust unit, integration, and regression tests.
  • Working knowledge of Git and collaborative development practices.
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, ownership-driven environment with a strong bias for action.
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and deploy full-stack features using React, Python, Go, Redis, Postgres, and other technologies.
  • Implement responsive and intuitive user interfaces using modern frameworks like ShadcnUI/Tailwind CSS.
  • Develop robust backend services and APIs using Python, Go, and other languages, and integrate them with frontend applications.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of features—from scoping and design to deployment and monitoring.
  • Build scalable microservices that power core messaging platforms (SMS, MMS, WhatsApp, RCS).
  • Integrate and manage payment workflows, including card handling, recharge, and invoicing.
  • Develop and maintain Airflow DAGs for billing automation and reconciliation tasks.
  • Write clean, modular, and production-grade code in GoLang and Python.
  • Ensure comprehensive unit, functional, and regression testing to prevent defects and regressions.
  • Leverage AI tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and LLMs to enhance development productivity.
  • Collaborate with Product, DevOps, QA, and Support teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Monitor production systems and own observability, performance, and reliability.
  • Optimize CI/CD pipelines for rapid and safe delivery of backend services.
  • Participate in code reviews and enforce best practices in architecture and design.
  • Design systems for high availability, throughput, and low-latency processing at a global scale.
  • Embrace a strong ownership mindset in a fast-paced, engineering-driven environment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Exposure to workflow orchestration tools like Apache Airflow is a plus.
  • Familiarity with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, ECS, and Lambda.

Plivo provides a cloud communications platform that enables businesses to send SMS, make voice calls, and provision phone numbers. It works by offering APIs that developers can integrate into their applications, and a pay-as-you-go pricing model where charges are based on actual usage plus optional subscription fees for premium features. The platform relies on a global network of carrier partnerships to deliver reliable, low-latency communication with high uptime and proactive maintenance. Plivo differentiates itself through seamless API integration, global reach and scalable capacity, backed by strong reliability and carrier coverage, which helps businesses deploy communications inside their existing software. The company aims to help enterprises, startups, and developers communicate with customers at scale, across regions, with predictable costs and dependable delivery.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Plivo's profitable since 2015, handling 1B+ API requests monthly for Uber and Zomato.
  • Plivo's Auth0 support and Contacto integrations boost secure developer adoption since 2021.
  • Plivo's global network enables scalable, low-latency communications across 150+ countries.

What critics are saying

  • Twilio erodes Plivo's market share, churning enterprises like Uber in 12-24 months.
  • 10DLC mandates hike Plivo's US messaging costs 20-30% within 3-6 months.
  • OpenAI APIs commoditize Plivo's Voice AI, obsoleting infrastructure in 18-36 months.

What makes Plivo unique

  • Plivo provides carrier-direct connectivity to 190+ countries via 1600+ networks.
  • Plivo offers <500ms latency Voice AI agents in 50+ languages with 99.99% uptime.
  • Plivo's Contacto delivers AI-powered omnichannel contact centers with no-code deployment.

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Benefits

Professional Development Budget

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

-5%

2 year growth

-3%
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