Sentra World

Backend Engineer

Backend Engineer

Sentra.World is the #1 Carbon Accounting Platform for Industrial Manufacturing, committed to making industrial manufacturing sustainable for a greener world.

  • Sentra.World aims to make industrial manufacturing sustainable. Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing humanity today, and Greenhouse Gas emissions are the leading reason, of which 60% comes from industrial manufacturing. In addition to this being a global threat, this is also a $1-2 trillion opportunity. That’s the space Sentra.World is in.
  • Sentra.World provides technology-led services via its digital platform and expert consultancy to help manufacturers measure, mitigate and monetise their sustainability efforts.
  • Over the last 3 years, Sentra.World has risen to being the #1 Sustainability Platform for the steel manufacturing sector with 60+ clients across India, Middle East and Southeast Asia.
  • Sentra.World Is led by 2 ex-McKinsey Jr Partners, who have spent 2 decades each in sustainability, Industrial manufacturing and digitisation. The team consists of deep sectoral experts, analytics specialists, and a stellar software development team.

What We’re Looking For

  • 1–2 years of backend development experience
  • Strong foundation in Python (FastAPI/Django) and/or .NET (C#)
  • Solid understanding of SQL, PostgreSQL preferred
  • Familiarity with microservices architecture, service orchestration, and inter-service communication
  • Experience with messaging queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS)
  • Knowledge of caching layers (e.g., Redis, Memcached) for performance tuning
  • Experience in building, testing, and documenting REST APIs
  • Working knowledge and hands on experience of Docker, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and metrics collection
  • Bonus: Exposure to C#, .NET Core, or Azure is a plus
  • Strong analytical, debugging, and communication skills
  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

What You’ll Do
As a Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building and scaling our backend systems. You’ll be responsible for:

  • Designing, developing, and maintaining robust, modular backend services
  • Building RESTful APIs with a focus on scalability and security
  • Managing data with SQL, writing optimized queries, and schema design
  • Architecting and deploying services in a microservices environment
  • Using message brokers for async communication
  • Implementing caching for performance optimization
  • Writing unit, integration, and API tests
  • Containerizing apps with Docker, deploying via CI/CD pipelines
  • Deploying and managing infrastructure on AWS
  • Monitoring and debugging systems using logging and APM tools
  • Participating in design discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement of dev workflows
  • Following best practices around API versioning, rate limiting, and observability

Why Join Sentra.World?

  • Be a foundational member of a product-led climate tech company
  • Build solutions with global industrial impact
  • Take ownership and drive initiatives end-to-end in a high-trust, high-impact setup
  • Enjoy a fast-moving, learning-oriented startup culture

 

Interested?
If you’re passionate about Backend Engineering and want to build systems that combat climate change — we’d love to talk.

Apply now. Help us make industrial sustainability real.

Send your CV at hr@sentra.world.