Staff Back End Engineer (Delhi)

ABOUT APPLY DIGITAL Apply Digital is a global experience transformation partner. We drive AI-powered change and measurable impact across complex, multi-brand ecosystems. Leveraging expertise that spans across the customer experience lifecycle from strategy, design to engineering and beyond, we enable our clients to modernize their organizations and maximize value for their business and customers. Our 750+ team members have helped transform global companies like Kraft Heinz, NFL, Moderna, Lululemon, Dropbox, Atlassian, A+E Networks, and The Very Group. Apply Digital was founded in 2016 in Vancouver, Canada. In the past nine years, we have grown to ten cities across North America, South America, the UK, Europe, and India. At Apply Digital, we believe in the One Team approach, where we operate within a pod structure. Each pod brings together senior leadership, subject matter experts, and cross-functional skill sets, all working within a common tech and delivery framework. This structure is underpinned by well-oiled scrum and sprint cadences, keeping teams in step to release often and retrospectives to ensure we progress toward the desired outcomes. Wherever we work in the world, we envision Apply Digital as a safe, empowered, respectful and fun community for people, every single day. Together, we work to embody our SHAPE (smart, humble, active, positive, and excellent) values and make Apply Digital a space for our team to connect, grow, and support each other to make a difference. Visit our Careers page to learn how we can unlock your potential. LOCATION: Apply Digital is a hybrid friendly organization with remote options available if needed. The preferred candidate should be based in (or within a location commutable to) the Delhi/NCR region of India, working in hours that have an overlap with the Eastern Standard Timezone (EST). ABOUT THE CLIENT In your initial role, you will support Kraft Heinz, a global, multi-billion-dollar leader in consumer packaged foods and a valued client of ours for the past three years. Apply Digital has a bold and comprehensive mandate to drive Kraft Heinzs digital transformation. Through implementable strategies, cutting-edge technology, and data-driven innovation we aim to enhance consumer engagement and maximize business value for Kraft Heinz. Our composable architecture, modern engineering practices, and deep expertise in AI, cloud computing, and customer data solutions have enabled game-changing digital experiences. Our cross-functional team has delivered significant milestones, including the launch of the What's Cooking App, the re-building of 120+ brand sites in over 20 languages, and most recently, the implementation of a robust Customer Data Platform (CDP) designed to drive media effectiveness. Our work has also been recognized internationally and has received multiple awards. While your work will start with supporting Kraft Heinz, you will also have future opportunities to collaborate with the global team on other international brands. THE ROLE: Apply Digital is looking for a Staff Backend Engineer to join our globally distributed team. As Staff Software Engineer, you will play an important part within our engineering team, demonstrating technical proficiency and leadership. You will be leading the technical trajectory of a team while providing mentorship and guidance in a fast-paced environment, building scalable APIs and services using TypeScript and NestJS, with infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform. In this technical leadership role, youll bring a mix of deep technical expertise, strong communication skills, and a desire to mentor. This role requires a solid technical background, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and a dedicated focus on developing innovative, robust, and efficient software solutions that propel the success of our products and services. Additionally, in this role you will help guide the technical direction of the team and provide guidance and mentorship to more junior engineers. This role is part of our India-based engineering team that collaborates closely with teams in North and Latin America on digital experience platforms built with a modern Composable architecture. Strong English language proficiency and experience working with remote teams across North America and Latin America are required, as this role requires clear communication and coordination across distributed teams. \n WHAT YOULL DO: - Lead in the design and development of robust, scalable, and efficient software solutions, ensuring the highest standards in all aspects of software development. - Design and implement high-quality, test-driven, scalable backend code for various client projects using TypeScript and Nest.js Develop and maintain APIs to support consuming teams. - Work closely with frontend teams to optimize REST API integrations, ensuring efficient data fetching and caching strategies. - Create and maintain documentation, implement and