Senior Software Engineer II [Backend]

SurveyMonkey is the world’s most popular platform for surveys and forms, built for business—loved by users. We combine powerful capabilities with intuitive design, effectively serving every use case, from customer experience to employee engagement, market research to payment and registration forms. With built-in research expertise and AI-powered technology, it’s like having a team of expert researchers at your fingertips.

Trusted by millions—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—SurveyMonkey helps teams gather insights and information that inspire better decisions, create experiences people love, and drive business growth. Discover how at surveymonkey.com.

What we’re looking for

We are seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer II to join SurveyMonkey. As a key contributor, you will play a vital role in designing, building, and maintaining backend systems that power our form-building platforms. This role is crucial in ensuring our applications are scalable, reliable, and performant, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and efficiency.

You will work closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and other backend engineers to build robust APIs, optimize database performance, and modernize existing systems. If you are passionate about backend development, PHP, Python, and cloud-based architectures, we would love to hear from you!

What you’ll be working on

• Designing and developing scalable backend services and APIs for our form-building products.
• Owning features end-to-end, from architecture planning to implementation, deployment, and monitoring.
• Modernizing legacy PHP systems and ensuring smooth transitions through version changes and dependency upgrades.
• Developing Python-based microservices and integrating them with existing PHP applications.
• Optimizing database performance and ensuring the efficiency of queries and storage mechanisms.
• Working closely with product and frontend teams to build seamless and high-performing user experiences.
• Improving CI/CD pipelines to enhance deployment and operational workflows.
• Mentoring and guiding engineers on best practices and contributing to the overall architecture of our platform.

We’d love to hear from people with

• 8+ years of professional experience in backend development, specializing in PHP and Python.
• Strong expertise in modernizing and maintaining PHP applications, including WordPress-based and standalone web applications.
• Experience with Python-based microservices and backend frameworks (e.g., Flask, FastAPI, Django).
• Proficiency in RESTful API design and working with API integrations.
• Solid experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL, including query optimization and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) for scalable application deployments.
• Experience implementing testing frameworks for backend services (PHPUnit, PyTest, etc.).
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot legacy systems.
• Interest in collaborating across teams, mentoring junior engineers, and driving technical excellence.

SurveyMonkey believes in-person collaboration is valuable for building relationships, fostering community, and enhancing our speed and execution in problem-solving and decision-making. As such, this opportunity is hybrid and requires you to work from the SurveyMonkey office in Bengaluru 3 days per week.
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Why SurveyMonkey? We’re glad you asked 

SurveyMonkey is a place where the curious come to grow.  We’re building an inclusive workplace where people of every background can excel no matter their time zone. At SurveyMonkey, we weave employee feedback and our core values into everything we do to create forward-looking benefits policies, employee programs, and an award-winning culture, including our annual holiday refresh, our annual week of service, learning and development opportunities like Curiosity Week, and our C.H.O.I.C.E Fund. 

Our commitment to an inclusive workplace

SurveyMonkey is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We celebrate the unique differences of our employees because that is what drives curiosity, innovation, and the success of our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.