Sahaj Software
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Chennai · On-site · 8-11 Yrs · Oct 30
Information Technology Support Services · 201 to 500 Employees · Austin, US
Our name ‘Sahaj’ reflects the mission that binds us together. As a company of technology artisans, we do this by harnessing the individuality and diversity in every one of us along with an emphasis on first principles thinking. It is how we find simple and yet sophisticated solutions to our clients’ most complex problems. With purpose-built solutions and technology advisory, we solve the most complex engineering problems for clients to improve data availability and craft AI solutions that adapt and evolve with their changing needs or technology advances. Without technology force-fits and over-designed solutions, everything we do is crafted specifically for each client. Our emphasis on craft makes us different. Our solutions for clients are never assembled in a software factory or replicas of pre-built solutions designed for others. We are a company that thrives because of our people. Unlike a software factory that relies on regimented processes or rigid methods to reduce our dependence on human talent, everything we do at Sahaj is designed with a singular objective of encouraging human ingenuity.
Hiring: Engineering
What employees say
+ There is no better place to become a well rounded technologist. High performance culture without the micromanagement and toxicity (Spoiler alert: There are no engineering manager
− Not much structure, can feel alien at first. You need to figure out your own path Exorbitant salaries aren't possible here.
More reviews on the company profile.
Interview experience · Senior Software Engineer
I interviewed with Sahaj about a year ago. Looking back, I acknowledge that I wasn't sufficiently prepared for the system design round, so I understand why I wasn't selected. However, I was disappointed with the overall
Average difficulty · Chennai · 84 reports
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Overview
A different kind of organization
Responsibilities
- Help customers find the right problem before jumping to a solution.
- Facilitate discovery sessions, architecture reviews, and technical workshops.
- Translate business goals into a technology strategy and an execution plan.
- Stay hands-on; contribute directly to design, architecture, implementation, and review.
- Make pragmatic calls balancing business needs, engineering quality, and delivery timelines.
- Guide teams to build scalable, resilient, secure systems and the practices that keep them that way.
- Act as a trusted advisor on technology and investment decisions; assessments, due diligence, advisory.
- Build trust and alignment across Sahaj and customer teams
- Converge competing priorities into a path forward.
- Communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Shape new work through discovery and proposals; mentor others and raise the bar as you go.
- You reach for the simplest solution that gets the job done and distrust accidental complexity.
- You think in systems, not isolated parts.
- You stay calm when the path is unclear and build clarity for those around you.
- You move easily between the org-level picture and the technical detail.
- You're curious by default and pick up new domains fast.
- You'd rather be in the room with a customer solving a real problem.
Qualifications
- 12+ years building software systems in complex environments.
- Strong engineering fundamentals; expert in at least one language, ideally polyglot.
- Hands-on experience designing and delivering distributed systems at scale.
- Deep grasp of architecture, system design, and engineering trade-offs.
- Direct experience working with customers and business stakeholders.
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Last updated 6 November 2026
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