AI System Engineer

Job Overview:

We are looking for a high-ownership Software Engineer with hands-on experience in modern full-stack development. The role demands strong fundamentals, the ability to work in a startup environment, and a mindset to build, iterate, and scale products.

You will be working closely with founders and cross-functional teams to build robust, scalable, and high-performance applications.

Core Responsibilities

·        Develop and maintain web applications using Next.js (frontend) and Nest.js (backend)

·        Design, build, and optimize RESTful APIs and backend services

·        Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

·        Collaborate with product, design, and business teams for feature development

·        Debug, troubleshoot, and improve application performance

·        Ensure code quality through clean architecture, testing, and best practices

·        Participate in deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement cycles 

Technical Requirements

·        Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript

·        Solid understanding of web fundamentals (HTML, CSS, APIs, browser behavior)

·        Hands-on experience with Next.js and Nest.js

·        Working knowledge of PostgreSQL or relational databases

·        Familiarity with Git and GitHub (version control workflows)

·        Understanding of API design principles and backend architecture

Good-to-Have Skills

·        Experience with deployment platforms (Digital Ocean, AWS, Docker, etc.)

·        Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security practices

·        Exposure to CI/CD pipelines

·        Understanding of scalable system design basics

What We Want

·        Strong problem-solving mindset

·        Ability to learn fast and adapt quickly

·        Comfort working in an unstructured startup environment

·        Ownership-driven attitude (not just task execution)

·        Clear communication and collaboration skills

Ideal Candidate Profile

·        Projects demonstrating end-to-end ownership

·        Contributions on GitHub (active repositories, clean code)

·        Experience building real-world applications (not just tutorials)

·        Ability to explain technical decisions and trade-offs

What You Will Get

·        Opportunity to work directly with startup founders

·        Fast-paced learning environment and accelerated skill development

·        Exposure to real product building and scaling challenges

·        Freedom to experiment, build, and innovate

·        Performance-driven growth and responsibility

·        Competitive compensation aligned with your potential

Additional Details

·        Joining: Immediate (7–15 days preferred)

·        Probation: 3 Months 

Build the future of 3D virtual and hybrid events with Sarcon. Fast-growing profitable startup working with top brands across the globe.
We are recognized by the Government of Singapore & are a NASSCOM 10K startup. We also have a bunch of prestigious recognitions to our name. Our technology has powered virtual, hybrid and physical events of all sizes, from large international conferences to focused B2B meets in industries ranging from defense, information technology, aerospace to medicine and nanotechnology. The engineering team behind Sarcon consists of patent-holding engineers having worked for the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, Oracle, and L-Brands. We are continually working on adding products and features to our arsenal to make your events world-class.

In this role you would get to work closely not only with a highly smart and dedicated group of technologists but also with the sales and customer success teams as you help deliver the delightful experience customers have started to expect from Sarcon.

The role would be of interest to you if:

1) You want to build a world-class B2B2C product (A product used by businesses and end customers).
2) Are excited by the prospect of building cutting edge, scalable,secure, and intuitive applications.

3) You want to work on a product that is seeing exponential growth in demand and are excited by the challenges of building technology to support this demand

4) You want to work on stuff where the impact of your work will be seen by hundreds of thousands of industry leaders across industries

5) You want to push yourself to your limits and build a world-beater

Bonus-
Experience with Docker
Setting up scalable systems on the cloud 

Key responsibilities:

1. Work on full-stack development with Primary Laravel PHP, JavaScript & Secondary- NodeJS,React

2. Work on building high-performance scalable applications for the global audience

Salary is negotiable for rockstar candidates.

A niche, specialist position in an interdisciplinary team focused on end-to-end solutions. Nature of projects range from proof-of-concept innovative applications, parallel implementations per end user requests, scaling up and continuous monitoring for improvements. Majority of the projects will be focused on providing automation solutions via both custom solutions and adapting machine learning generic standards to specific use cases/domains.

Clientele includes major publishers from the US and Europe, pharmaceutical bigwigs and government funded projects.

As a Senior Fullstack Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable and performant web applications using modern technologies. You will work with cutting-edge tools and cloud infrastructure (primarily Google Cloud) and implement robust back-end services with React JS with Typescript, Koa.js, MongoDB, and Redis, while ensuring reliable and efficient monitoring with OpenTelemetry and logging with Bunyan. Your expertise in CI/CD pipelines and modern testing frameworks will be key to maintaining a smooth and efficient software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities:

• Fullstack Development: Design, develop, and maintain web applications using JavaScript (Node.js for back-end and React.js with Typescript for front-end).
• Cloud Infrastructure: Leverage Google Cloud services (like Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, etc.) to build scalable and resilient cloud solutions.
• API Development: Implement RESTful APIs and microservices with Koa.js, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability.
• Database Management: Manage MongoDB databases for storing and retrieving application data, and use Redis for caching and session management.
• Logging and Monitoring: Utilize Bunyan for structured logging and OpenTelemetry for distributed tracing and monitoring to ensure system health and performance.
• CI/CD: Design, implement, and maintain efficient CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment, ensuring fast and reliable code delivery.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Write unit and integration tests using Jest, Mocha, and React Testing Library to ensure code reliability and maintainability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with front-end and back-end engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions, following agile development practices.
• Optimization & Scaling: Identify performance bottlenecks, troubleshoot production issues, and scale the system as needed.
• Code Reviews & Mentorship: Conduct peer code reviews, share best practices, and mentor junior developers to improve team efficiency and code quality.

Must-Have Skills:

• Google Cloud (GCP): Hands-on experience with various Google Cloud services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Firestore, etc.) for building scalable applications.
• React.js: Strong experience in building modern, responsive user interfaces with React.js and Typescript
• Koa.js: Strong experience in building web servers and APIs with Koa.js.
• MongoDB & Redis: Proficiency in working with MongoDB (NoSQL databases) and Redis for caching and session management.
• Bunyan: Experience using Bunyan for structured logging and tracking application events.
• OpenTelemetry Ecosystem: Hands-on experience with the OpenTelemetry ecosystem for monitoring and distributed tracing.
• CI/CD: Proficient in setting up CI/CD pipelines using tools like CircleCI, Jenkins, or GitLab CI.
• Testing Frameworks: Solid understanding and experience with Jest, Mocha, and React Testing Library for testing both back-end and front-end applications.
• JavaScript & Node.js: Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), and experience working with Node.js for back-end services.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Experience with other cloud platforms (AWS, Azure).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with TypeScript.
• Knowledge of other logging and monitoring tools.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project management tools (JIRA, Trello, etc.).

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of hands-on experience as a Fullstack Developer.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

Roles and Responsibilities
1. Ability to work on diverse backend stack such as Node JS, Express JS
2. Ability to work on diverse frontend stack such as Meteor JS, React JS, HTML5, CSS3

3. Ability to deliver quick POC’s using cutting edge technologies.

4. Preparing reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.

5. Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards

6. Developing, refining, and tuning integrations between applications. Analyzing and resolving technical and application problems.

7. Ability to debug the application.

8. Should have complete knowledge of developing RESTful Services.

9. Should be able to also work in agile development methodology.
10. Work with designated JavaScript framework to design, develop, and debug web applications
11. Work with the team to manage, optimize, and customize multiple web applications
12. Manage end to end module lifecycle management of the product
13. Push and pull codes via Git repository

Competency Requirements

1. Experience in NodeJS and development using MeteroJS
2. Experience in front end frameworks - Meteor JS
3. Experience in client/server application development
4. Knowledge of agile development methodologies
5. Knowledge of unit testing theory
6. Knowledge of AWS cloud
7. Knowledge of other frontend frameworks like ReactJS, AngularJS will be an advantage

·        Qualification: bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

·        Proven 4+ years of experience in full stack development, including proficiency with React, Tailwind CSS, Python, and Flask.

·        Strong understanding of Graph QL concepts and hands-on experience with Ariadne or similar frameworks.

·        Familiarity with containerization using Docker for application deployment.

·        Demonstrated expertise in machine learning model integration, preferably using the Hugging Face framework.

·        Experience deploying machine learning models on cloud platforms such as Replicate and AWS is a strong plus.

·        Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude towards learning and adapting to new technologies.

·        Should have experience in Backend: Python, Flask Framework, Langchain ML Ops Framework, Ariadne Graph QL Framework, Docker. Frontend: React, Tailwind. ML Model Development – Hugging Face Model Training, ML Deployment onto Replicate or AWS

WHO WILL LOVE THIS JOB?

• Attracted to creativity, innovation, and eagerness to learn

• Alignment to a fast-paced organization and its short-term and long-term goals

• An engaging, open, genuine personality that naturally encourages interaction with individuals at all levels

• Strong value system and sense of ethics

• Absolute dedication to premium quality

• Want to build strong core product team capable of developing solutions for complex, industry-first problems.

• Build balance of experience, knowledge, and new learnings

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES?

• Driving the success of the software engineering team at Datamotive.

• Collaborating with senior and peer engineers to prioritize and deliver features on the roadmap.

• Build strong development team with focus on building optimized & usable solutions.

• Research, Design & Develop distributed solution to handle workload mobility across multi & hybrid clouds

• Assist in Identifying, Researching & Designing newer features and cloud platform support in areas of disaster recovery, data protection, workload migration etc.

• Assist in building product roadmap.

• Conduct pilot tests to assess the functionality of newly developed programs.

• Front facing customers for product introduction, knowledge transfer, solutioning, bugs triaging etc.

• Assist customers by giving product demos, conducting POCs, trainings etc.

• Manage Datamotive infrastructure, bring innovative automation for optimizing infrastructure usage through monitoring and scripting.

• Design test environments to simulate customer behaviours and use cases in VMware vSphere, AWS, GCP, Azure clouds.

• Help write technical documentation, generate marketing content like blogs, webinars, seminars etc.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• 3 – 8 years of experience in software development with relevant domain understanding of Data Protection, Disaster Recovery, Ransomware Recovery.

• A strong understanding and demonstrable experience with at least one of the major public cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, Azure or VMware)

• A strong understanding and experience of designing and developing architecture of complex, distributed systems.

• Insights into development of client-server SaaS applications with good breadth across networking, storage, micro-services, and other web technologies.

• Experience of building and leading strong development teams with systems product development background

• Programming knowledge in either of GO Lang, C, C++, Python or Shell script.

• Should be a computer science graduate with strong fundamentals & problem-solving abilities.

• Good understanding of virtualization, storage and cloud platforms like VMware, AWS, GCP, Azure and/or Kubernetes will be preferable

Built a collaboration platform - messaging, voice, video - to be used in mobile apps, web etc. 

● Good understanding of Docker and Kubernetes deployments

Experience Level – 2 to 8 years