Position: Senior Software Engineer
Location: Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan (On-site)
Job Type: Full-time
Work Hours: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM Pakistan Time
Salary: 500,000 PKR net salary/month (excluding tax)

Role Overview:

Were seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and evolve large-scale backend systems for production use. Youll lead system-level design, implement critical components, and guide other developers in executing high-impact projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain backend systems that handle production workloads at scale.
• Lead architectural improvements and redesigns for APIs, crawlers, data pipelines, and other critical systems.
• Build new production systems from scratch and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Break down complex designs into actionable components and delegate tasks effectively.
• Support live systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with leadership and senior engineers on technical direction.
• Mentor developers through code reviews, design discussions, and best practices.

Requirements:

• 5+ years in software engineering or architecture, with a strong backend focus.
• Proven track record of designing and maintaining production systems used by real users.
• Experience designing APIs and backend systems at scale.
• Strong systems thinking: performance, scalability, failure modes, and maintainability.
• Ability to work autonomously and make high-impact technical decisions.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) for productivity and code 

Nice to Have:

• Strong experience with infrastructure, scalability, and performance optimization.
• Proven experience mentoring and guiding mid-level and senior software developers.
• Experience modernizing, maintaining, and evolving legacy systems.
• Background working with data-intensive systems, including data feeds, web crawlers, and analytics platforms.
• Python experience is a plus.

Benefits & Perks:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage for you and your family.
• Paid annual leave, public holidays, and vacation time.
• Equipment allowance to support your home office setup.
• Performance-based bonuses and profit-sharing opportunities.
• Clear opportunities for long-term career growth, learning, and professional development within a collaborative engineering culture.

About Us:

AutoScale Ventures is a technology-driven company with 50+ team members across the Philippines, Pakistan, India, the U.S., China, and Canada. We operate a group of businesses spanning tech, data services, and infrastructure, and AI, with some of our main products and ventures around:

• Vehicledata (VinAudit.com)
• Proxy infrastructure solutions (SquidProxies.com)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We look forward to meeting the right person for this role!