Prophecy

Staff Software Engineer

Prophecy

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaPosted Jul 31, 2026

Job description

**About Prophecy **

The leader in AI-native data preparation and analysis, Prophecy is revolutionizing how the world’s top enterprises turn data chaos into reliable insights. We introduce the AI-native data lifecycle (generate, refine, deploy) where our industry leading AI agents and humans work hand-in-hand in visual and document interfaces to analyze, transform and prepare data, to ship trusted insights at enterprise scale. To learn more, visit us on LinkedIn .

Position Summary

This is an amazing opportunity to be an early engineer in a high-growth, high-potential startup starting in Prophecy’s India engineering center. You will be working with a team of dynamic engineers who take pride in solving complex problems.

We're seeking A players to work with A players. We're a high-growth company on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to revolutionize the way data engineering is done. Be a part of it.

The impact you will have

**Drive next-generation revolution in Data Engineering **Prophecy's low-code data engineering platform fulfils significant whitespace – it's creating a new category within modern data engineering platforms. Be a part of next-generation tech which is revolutionizing the data engineering space.

**Design/Develop/Deliver: **End-to-End Ownership You will design, code, test, and launch a new set of features for Prophecy IDE

**Over Achiever **In Prophecy, we encourage and give environments to engineers to overachieve their own limits. Set up your own metrics, and improve them iteratively under the guidance of senior expert engineers. ** Entrepreneurial skills **Own the features end to end as a founder/ceo from the requirement to delivery. We don’t believe in hierarchy, or the number of years of experience. Manage your own career growth.

What You'll Need

  • 5+ years of backend programming experience in solving a deep-tech problem
  • Experience with Scala or functional programming
  • Knowledge of Spark internals puts you in front of everyone else
  • Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design with strong analytical and debugging skills
  • Great problem-solving skills
  • Comfort in working in short, agile, iterative development cycles
  • Entrepreneurial spirit, priding yourself on getting things done with a high level of quality
  • Strong desire to work in a not well-structured, fast-moving startup environment
  • You have been a top performer your entire career and have very high standards
  • You have a very high sense of ownership and responsibility, with high attention to detail
  • B Tech or above degree in CS or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Scala or functional programming
  • You have shipped software over multiple releases including software where you drove the delivery of the first version
  • Ability to assess new technologies and make pragmatic choices that help guide us towards a long-term vision.

What You'll Have At Prophecy

  • Great company culture.
  • Competitive compensation.
  • Fair and Open Equity awards for everyone.
  • Amazing work.
  • Private medical insurance.
  • Manage your own growth and career.
  • Experience building a transformative product.
  • High learning opportunity.
  • End-to-end ownership of your project.