Backend Architect (MERN, MEAN)

About the Organisation

DataFlow Group is a pioneering global provider of specialized Primary Source Verification (PSV) solutions, and background screening and immigration compliance services that assist public and private organizations in mitigating risks to make informed, cost-effective decisions regarding their Applicants and Registrants.

DataFlow with its best practices in this field such as a high level of data security, cutting-edge technology, rigorous processes, qualified research analysts, and a global network of over 100,000 issuing authorities, verifies professionals credentials from the primary issuer of the document - regardless of its nature.The company complements its advanced verification processes and long-standing industry expertise by adhering to the highest regulatory standards, including the Joint Commission International (JCI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

About the Role:

We are looking for a Backend Architect / Lead who lives and breathes code. This isn't a role for someone who wants to delegate; it’s for a technical heavyweight who wants to own core product development, define backend architecture patterns, and build scalable, secure, and resilient systems from the ground up. You will join a fast-paced environment where we ship high-quality code under tight timelines. You’ll be expected to take full ownership of our server-side ecosystem, database design, and API layer, ensuring high availability, bulletproof operational excellence, and top-tier performance.

Duties and Responsibilities:

● Architect & Build: Design and implement complex, scalable microservices and monolithic architectures using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB (MERN backend stack).

● Heavyweight Coding: Spend the majority of your time writing high-quality, production-ready backend code. You should be comfortable solving complex systems problems using efficient Data Structures, Algorithms, and clean architecture principles.

● Performance & Data Engineering: Own database optimization, query performance, indexing strategies, caching layers (Redis), and system throughput to ensure low-latency API response times.

● Technical Leadership: Establish and enforce industry best practices for REST/GraphQL API design, security standards, code reviews, and automated CI/CD pipelines.

● End-to-End Ownership: Participate in the full SDLC—from initial ideation and system design to deployment, infrastructure setup, and production monitoring on AWS

Qualifications:

● The Deep Diver: You have spearheaded at least one large-scale, complex backend project or system redesign. You can explain every architectural decision, trade-off, database schema choice, and line of code in a deep-dive technical discussion.

● Experience: You have at least 8 years of professional software development experience, with a significant focus on high-traffic, distributed backend systems.

● Tech Stack Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB (Mongoose/Aggregation framework), and TypeScript. Strong hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, ECS/Lambda, CloudWatch) and containerization (Docker).

● Architectural Fluency: A solid understanding of modern backend patterns (Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, Pub/Sub, Caching strategies, Message Queues like RabbitMQ/Kafka, State Management, and Authentication/Authorization protocols).

● Optimization Expert: Proven experience in tuning database performance, scaling server instances, managing connection pools, and debugging memory leaks or high CPU usage under heavy load.

● Grit & Speed: You thrive in high-pressure environments and enjoy the challenge of meeting tight deadlines without compromising on quality or system reliability.

About AbleCredit:

AbleCredit is on a mission to solve the Credit Gap of emerging economies. In India alone, the Credit Gap is over USD 5T (Trillion!). This is the single largest contributor to poverty, poor genie index and lack of opportunities.

Ablecredit is a rare startup because we are probably the only revenue generating GenAI startup in India.

Key Responsibilities:

● Solving highly complex technical challenges and driving large-scale projects; developing robust and scalable web applications using Node.js, MongoDB

● Participate in system design, architecture, and help build scalable, high-performance systems

● Mentor junior engineers (SDEs and SDE-2s), driving technical decisions, and leading entire projects or initiatives

● Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.

● Architect efficient and reusable back-end systems and optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.

● Implement security and data protection measures.

● Stay updated on emerging technologies and best practices in web development.

Qualifications:

● Bachelor' s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

● Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend web development.

● Proficiency in Node.js and typescript along with their core principles.

● Experience with server-side frameworks such as Express.js.

● Familiarity with database systems such as MongoDB, or PostgreSQL.

● Knowledge of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.

● Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

● Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.

● Effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders.

● Bonus: can whip up a front end or UI with AI agents or all by yourself.

Why This Role Matters

Our backend is what keeps checkout, RTO, and payments fast and reliable at ~$2B GMV across 15,000+ merchants. As an SDE 2 you own services end to end, make the architecture calls that keep them performant, and set the technical bar for the engineers around you. The trade-offs you pick show up directly in merchant conversions and platform reliability - this is a builder's seat with real ownership.

What You'll Own

• Design and build backend services primarily in Node.js/NestJS, with Go for select services, backed by Postgres, Mongo, and Redis.
• Own event-driven flows on Kafka - throughput, ordering, and failure handling.
• Make and document the architecture and trade-off decisions for systems you lead.
• Ship features end to end, dropping into the frontend (React/Svelte) when it's the fastest path.
• Strengthen CI/CD, observability, and deployments on AWS.
• Review code, mentor SDE 1s and AEs, and raise the quality bar on the team.
• Take ambiguous problems and drive them to delivery with minimal hand-holding.

Who You Are

• Strong backend engineer in JavaScript/TypeScript on Node.js/NestJS (our primary stack); working knowledge of Go, or ready to pick it up.
• Solid at data modelling across Postgres and Mongo, and knows when Redis earns its place.
• Has built and scaled event-driven systems (Kafka or equivalent).
• At home on the backend but happy to work across the stack in React/Svelte.
• Thinks in systems - scalability, reliability, maintainability - not just features.
• Has mentored engineers and owns code quality and delivery, not just their own tickets.
• Communicates clearly and does well with ambiguity in a fast-moving team.

Tech Architect/Lead – Node.js ( React & Angular) (Full Stack)

Experience: 8–15 years

Role Type: Technical Leadership / Hands-on Architecture & Development

Role Overview

We are looking for a hands-on Technical Architect / Tech Lead with strong expertise in Node.js and Angular/React who can own end-to-end technical delivery, lead an engineering team, make architecture and design decisions, and work closely with Product, QA, and DevOps teams.

The ideal candidate should have strong product development experience and be capable of taking ownership from requirements and architecture through development, deployment, and production support.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end technical delivery of applications/modules, ensuring quality, timelines, scalability, and maintainability.
• Design and evolve application architecture using Node.js, React, Angular TypeScript/JavaScript, and modern architectural patterns.
• Translate product/business requirements into technical architecture, system design, APIs, data flows, and implementation plans.
• Make key architecture and technology decisions, conduct design/code reviews, and establish engineering best practices.
• Remain hands-on and contribute to the development of critical and complex features.
• Lead and mentor the engineering team, provide technical direction, remove technical blockers, and drive engineering quality.
• Design and develop scalable backend services, REST APIs, integrations, and frontend applications.
• Define appropriate deployment, release, and environment strategies in collaboration with DevOps.
• Work with DevOps/Cloud teams on CI/CD, Docker/containerization, configuration, logging, monitoring, scalability, and production deployments.
• Identify and proactively address technical risks, performance issues, security concerns, and scalability challenges.
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, Business, and DevOps stakeholders throughout the SDLC.
• Ensure effective practices around code quality, testing, version control, release management, and production readiness.

Must-Have Technical Skills

Backend

• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js
• TypeScript / JavaScript
• REST API and service-oriented/microservices architecture
• API security, authentication/authorization, integrations
• Asynchronous and event-driven programming
• Strong understanding of databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or equivalent

Frontend

• Strong hands-on expertise in Angular & React
• React application architecture and component design
• State management and frontend design patterns
• Modern JavaScript/TypeScript
• Frontend performance and responsive application development

Architecture & System Design

• Strong experience in application architecture and system design
• Design patterns, scalability, performance, security, and maintainability
• Experience designing distributed/scalable applications and integrations
• Ability to evaluate technology options and make pragmatic architecture decisions

DevOps / Cloud – Working Knowledge

• Good understanding of CI/CD and deployment strategies
• Git and branching strategies
• Docker/containerization/Kubernetes concepts
• Environment/configuration management
• Logging, monitoring, observability, and production troubleshooting
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Ability to effectively collaborate with DevOps/Cloud teams

Scripting

• Good scripting/automation skills using JavaScript/TypeScript, Shell, Python, or similar

Leadership & Product Skills

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and mentoring developers.
• Strong ownership of product development and technical delivery.
• Ability to work with Product/Business teams and convert requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to balance delivery timelines, technical debt, quality, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum product development environments.

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About VerbaFlo.ai

VerbaFlo.ai is a fast-growing AI SaaS startup revolutionizing how businesses leverage AI-powered solutions. As a part of our dynamic team, you’ll work alongside industry leaders and visionaries to drive innovation and execution across multiple functions.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design and develop user-friendly, scalable, and high-performance web applications. This role requires deep expertise in backend technologies, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems, APIs, and data pipelines.
• Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, and AI teams to deliver cohesive features and seamless user experiences.
• Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of backend systems.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code using modern backend practices.
• Implement automated testing, CI/CD workflows, and infrastructure as code (where applicable).
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of backend features, from architecture to deployment.
• Monitor production systems and resolve performance and scalability issues.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and help evolve our engineering best practices.

Requirements

• 4–6 years of experience in backend development in startups, preferably in SaaS or AI-driven products.
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, or Go
• Deep understanding of RESTful API design.
• Strong experience with databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch.
• Exposure to message queues, job schedulers, or event-driven architectures (e.g., SQS, Celery, etc).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Git, CI/CD tools, and writing unit/integration tests.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a mindset geared toward performance and security.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Why Join Us?

• Work directly with top leadership in a high-impact role.
• Be part of an innovative and fast-growing AI startup.
• Opportunity to take ownership of key projects and drive efficiency.
• A collaborative, ambitious, and fast-paced work environment.
• Perks & Benefits: gym membership benefit, workation policy, and company-sponsored lunch.

If you’re looking for an exciting role that combines strategy, execution, and leadership exposure, we’d love to hear from you!

Most software was written for people to read. We are rebuilding a large, mature codebase so that AI agents can read it, change it and ship it too, without breaking what already works.

In this role you will decide how the system should be cut up and what each piece promises to the others. You will put legacy logic behind clear contracts, one safe step at a time. You will design the data models, APIs and tests that keep behavior correct under load, retries and failure. You will build the MCP tools and agent context that agents rely on, and you will set the bar for what AI-written code must meet before it merges.

You will work hands-on, not from the sidelines, and you will own your work from design through production. You will also explain your trade-offs clearly to engineers, QA, operations and product, and bring them along with your decisions. The role is remote and on contract, with a globally distributed team. It suits an architect who reasons from first principles, uses AI tools daily with healthy skepticism, and is comfortable with open-ended problems.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Design systems that agents can operate

- Break legacy monoliths into modular systems with strict boundaries, single responsibility and clear contracts.

- Lead incremental modernization using the Strangler Pattern, wrapping legacy logic behind modern, contract-first interfaces.

- Design data models, keys and constraints from the queries and rules the system must always uphold, and enforce integrity in the database instead of leaving it only to application code.

- Apply SOLID principles, dependency injection and hexagonal architecture so AI-generated changes stay deterministic and regressions stay low.

- Design for real-world cases: simultaneous requests, retries and duplicate messages, partial failures, and changes to data that already exists.

Build the agent and MCP layer

- Build and maintain the agent context layer: shared skills, rules and commands for AI-driven engineering workflows.

- Build and run Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that expose legacy APIs, services and databases as typed, permissioned, auditable tools.

- Own contract-first API design as the main interface between human intent and agent execution.

- Design agent loops with clear tools, permissions and stop conditions, and tune them for cost, speed and quality.

Keep AI-written code trustworthy

- Review AI-generated pull requests for correctness, security, scalability and maintainability. Check that tests assert real behavior and do not just pass.

- Require test-first development and characterization tests that preserve legacy behavior during refactoring.

- Set the review habits, checklists and guardrails that help the wider team use AI tools well, and know when not to use them.

Own outcomes and work across the business

- Take responsibility from design through production, including monitoring, incidents and follow-up.

- Ask the right questions up front, explain trade-offs in plain language, and bring product, QA and operations teams along with your decisions.

- Mentor engineers and set a consistent standard for design and code quality.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

- 6+ years in software architecture, platform engineering or technical leadership.

- Proven experience modernizing large, poorly documented legacy systems.

- Strong hands-on depth in TypeScript and Node.js, or in .NET. Depth in one is enough.

- Strong command of API design, relational data modeling, SQL, transactions and concurrency.

- Solid system design fundamentals: queues, caches, background workers, sync versus async, and what breaks first as load grows.

- Practical, day-to-day use of AI coding tools on real projects, with a deliberate workflow, a habit of verifying output and a clear view of the risks. Experience building agents, MCP servers or AI tooling is a strong plus.

- A bias toward clean code, tests first, deterministic systems and production-grade AI.

- Clear written and spoken communication, and the independence to work with little day-to-day oversight.

NICE TO HAVE

- Experience with remote-first or globally distributed teams.

- Background in SaaS transformations, scale-ups or private equity-backed environments.

- Comfort in high-ambiguity, high-ownership settings.

HOW WE HIRE

Expect an online assessment followed by technical conversations where you will reason through data models, queries and designs in plain language, and explain how you use AI tools in your own work. We are looking for sound thinking and honest answers, so please be ready to explain your own resume claims in detail.

Senior Software Engineer I (Backend, Enterprise SaaS - AP) Role summary

•Senior individual contributor owning backend services for a large-scale enterprise SaaS platform (Kanban-style work management and flow).

•Designs and ships features end-to-end, collaborating closely with frontend, product, and QA.

What you’ll do

•Design, implement, and maintain Node.js (TypeScript/JavaScript) backend services and APIs.

•Model and evolve core domain entities (boards, lanes, work items, WIP rules, permissions, cross-team connections).

•Build secure, multi-tenant REST/JSON APIs consumed by web frontends and other internal services.

•Implement business logic for work-flow, metrics, and cross-team visibility.

•Improve performance, reliability, and observability of existing services.

•Integrate backend services with data storage and analytics layers via well-designed interfaces.

•Write and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, contract) and participate in code reviews.

•Partner with product to refine requirements and break work into incremental, shippable slices.

Tech stack

•Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript

•REST/JSON APIs (GraphQL familiarity a plus)

•Relational/NoSQL data stores

•CI/CD, logging, metrics, and alerting tools

Experience & qualifications

•~6–9 years of backend engineering experience building web or SaaS products.

•Strong Node.js skills and experience designing clean API boundaries.

•Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and distributed system basics.

•Experience in agile teams; comfortable collaborating across time zones.

Nice to have

•Experience with Kanban/Agile tools or other developer/productivity SaaS products.

•Experience using AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) in day-to-day development.

•Hands-on experience with React or close collaboration with React frontend teams.

Position Details

| **Experience** | 5–8 Years |

| **Work Location** | Mumbai Suburbs-Andheri |

| **Start Date** | Immediate |

| **CTC** | Open to Discussion |

## Job Description

The selected candidate will be responsible for leading backend development, managing cloud infrastructure and deployments, designing scalable system architectures, and mentoring the engineering team. The role requires strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

### 1. DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure

- Create and configure cloud instances on Azure, AWS, or GCP.

- Deploy applications and programs to cloud servers and DevOps environments.

- Ensure deployment stability, system uptime, and performance monitoring.

- Automate deployment pipelines and continuously improve CI/CD practices.

- Implement and maintain reliable, scalable, and secure deployment processes.

### 2. Architecture and Backend Development

- Design system architectures with a focus on performance, security, scalability, and reliability.

- Design, develop, and maintain clean, scalable, and optimized backend applications, preferably using Node.js.

- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across development, testing, and production environments.

- Translate business requirements into effective technical solutions and ensure timely delivery.

- Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, databases, and system integrations.

### 3. Team Leadership and Management

- Lead, mentor, and guide a team of backend developers and engineers.

- Drive Agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.

- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards and engineering best practices.

- Promote collaboration, accountability, and a high-performance engineering culture.

- Support team members in resolving technical challenges and improving their skills.

## 4.Skills and Qualifications Required

- B.Tech / B.E. in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

- Strong proficiency in backend development using Node.js, JavaScript, Python, or Java.

- Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and cloud deployment environments.

- Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, databases, and system integration.

- Experience in leading development teams within an Agile/Scrum environment.

- Working knowledge of Linux, Kafka, and Docker.

- Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines, cloud technologies, and deployment automation.

- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and leadership skills.

##5. Behavioural Competencies

- **Team Leadership:** Ability to manage, train, mentor, and guide team members.

- **Relationship Management:** Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.

- **Analytical Thinking and Innovation:** Strong analytical capabilities, with a focus on innovative problem-solving.

- **Business Acumen:** Ability to understand business use cases and translate them into practical technical solutions.

- **Customer Empathy:** Ability to understand customer needs and deliver solutions that enhance customer experience.

- **Communication:** Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Salary will be decided based on your skills and experience.

Read This Before Anything Else

We have 6 developers who can ship. What we don't have is someone who turns that into a real engineering function: real architecture, real leverage, real AI-driven advantage. If that gap sounds like an opportunity rather than a headache, you're in the right place. If it sounds like a lot of undefined work with no playbook handed to you, this one probably isn't for you. That's completely okay. There are plenty of great roles that fit differently.

About CraftMyPlate

CraftMyPlate is Hyderabad's go-to platform for food experiences for micro-events: house parties, birthdays, office celebrations, festive gatherings, and more. We're building the operating system for how India discovers, customises, and orders food for smaller events. We're backed by established founders and investors, and we're funded and growing fast. The next phase of that growth runs through engineering.

Where We Stand

Some numbers, because they matter more than adjectives. Order volume has grown 50x in two years, and we're compounding at roughly 3x year over year, without giving up equity to fund it. That means the business runs on its own economics. The growth is real demand, not runway bought with dilution, and every efficient architectural decision this role makes directly protects that.

Most people size up an opportunity by asking what's going to change in ten years. The more useful question, and the one this company is built around, is what won't change. People will keep gathering. They'll keep celebrating, hosting, and marking festivals, in 10 years and in 20. That permanence is the bet. You're not building infrastructure for a trend cycle. You're building for a category that outlasts the current AI wave, the next funding round, and probably us too.

The Technical Reality

Here's an honest read of the engineering problem, not a sanitized version of it.

Event-driven commerce doesn't scale like typical e-commerce. Demand isn't smooth, it's spiky: weekends, festival calendars, and event dates create real load concentration, and each order is tied to a hard deadline that can't slip the way a shipped package can. That has direct architectural consequences: systems need to handle bursty, unpredictable traffic without paying for idle capacity the rest of the time, which is exactly why we're serverless-first on AWS rather than running a fixed fleet sized for peak.

Underneath that, every order touches multiple systems that have to stay consistent: kitchen and vendor fulfillment status, inventory across partners, payment gateway settlement, and refunds, often in real time and often across more than one vendor for a single event. Getting that consistency right across SQL and NoSQL stores, without it becoming a source of support tickets and manual reconciliation, is a real architecture problem, not a CRUD problem.

The AI-agent layer is the next lever, and it's a business lever as much as a technical one. Every workflow we can hand to a well-orchestrated agent instead of a new hire is a workflow that scales without adding headcount, which is exactly how a company grows 3x a year without diluting equity to fund the team behind it. That's why agent orchestration across multiple LLMs, using LangGraph, sits in the "go deep" tier of this role rather than being a nice-to-have.

You'll likely find some of this framing right and some of it worth challenging once you're actually in the codebase. That's expected, and honestly preferred over someone who just nods along.

Why This Role Exists

You'll be the most senior technical person in the company, reporting directly to the founder. Not a manager brought in to run standups. An owner. You set the architecture, you write code yourself, and you make the team materially better. You also own where AI and automation take this company next, starting with our first in-house AI agent product (details shared in the interview), and expanding from there into how the company runs, department by department: HR, finance, marketing, design, development, all sitting on an engineering layer that you design.

If you've outgrown a role where you plan but don't build, or where good ideas die in a committee, this is built to be the opposite of that.

What You'll Own

• Architecture, end to end. Scalable, cost-efficient systems from day one, not "fix it later" engineering. You own the decisions and their long-term consequences.
• Hands-on building. You are still writing code and shipping. This isn't a seat where you review other people's work all day. You lead by building.
• The engineering team. Directly manage, mentor, and level up our 6 developers. Build the technical bar, the review culture, and the calibration that lets the team ship independently.
• The AI-agent roadmap. Own the architecture behind our first AI agent product, then the broader strategy for AI agents and automation across every function in the company, with engineering as the layer underneath all of it.
• Team scaling. Build the next layer of leads under you so execution quality scales without you being the bottleneck.
• Technical accountability. When something breaks, you fix it. You don't escalate and wait.

Our Stack, and the Depth We Expect

Not everything on this list needs the same level of mastery. Some of it you need to own at an architectural level. The rest you need to be strong enough to build yourself, direct the team on, or delegate to AI agents with confidence.

Go deep here. This is where the real architecture decisions live, and where the business impact is highest:

• AWS, serverless first. You should be genuinely well versed in AWS application development, not just "have used AWS." You should be able to design and guide serverless architecture (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Step Functions, and similar) as our default way of building, because our demand curve is spiky by nature and fixed infrastructure is money left on the table.
• TypeScript, our primary language across backend and frontend.
• Agent orchestration across multiple LLMs, using LangGraph. This is core to our AI roadmap and our path to scaling operations without scaling headcount. You own how it's architected, not just how it's used.

Working proficiency. Build it yourself, direct the team, or hand it to an AI agent and know if the output is right.

This Is You If

• You've built and shipped real production systems yourself, not just reviewed other people's architecture from a distance.
• You go deep wherever the problem is, and you're comfortable owning the exact stack described above, not just "full-stack" in the abstract.
• You've made engineers around you measurably better, whether or not you've held the title for it yet.
• You're already using AI coding tools and agents seriously, like Claude, Cursor, or similar tools, as part of how you build, not as something you tried once. We'll likely explore this together in the interview.
• You have a bias toward leverage over hours. You'd rather automate or systematize a problem than grind through it. But when something's live and needs to be done right, you see it through completely, with no half-finished work.
• You want to build something for years, not land somewhere comfortable. We'll know the difference from how you talk about your last three years.

This Might Not Be the Right Fit If

• You'd prefer a stable, well-defined role with clear boundaries and someone else making the calls. That's a fair thing to want, just not what this is.
• You'd rather receive direction than bring us architecture and AI strategy yourself.
• You haven't yet gotten hands-on with AI coding tools in your daily work.
• You're drawn more to the title than the work behind it.

If none of that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

• 5 to 7 years of experience in software engineering, with real ownership of architecture-level decisions, not just feature delivery.
• Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers, formally or informally.
• Tier-1 or Tier-1+ engineering college strongly preferred (IIT, BITS, top NIT tier, or equivalent). We'll consider other institutions only with clearly commendable, verifiable work: real systems you can walk us through in depth, strong open-source contributions, or a track record that speaks for itself. Pedigree is a proxy for speed, not a checkbox. We test for the underlying ability regardless.
• Comfortable in an early-stage environment: undefined problems, few processes, and the expectation that you help define both.

Compensation

Competitive, with equity. We're formalizing a structured ESOP program alongside this hire. Specific numbers are discussed directly in later interview rounds.

If reading this got you a little excited about what you'd build here, we'd genuinely love to talk. If it didn't quite land, no hard feelings. We just want the right fit for both sides.

Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Node.js, TypeScript, and Express.js. • Build and maintain microservices-based applications and APIs. • Work with MongoDB and at least one SQL database. • Implement Redis caching to improve application performance and scalability. • Work with AWS cloud services and support cloud-based application deployment. • Apply good understanding of network and infrastructure concepts while developing and troubleshooting applications. • Build and maintain CIICD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment. • use Git effectively for source control and collaborative development. • Containerize and deploy applications using Docker. • Write and maintain unit test cases using appropriate testing tools/frameworks. • Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and production issues and implement effective solutions. • Take end-to-end ownership of assigned modules and deliverables. • Work independently with minimal supervision and proactively resolve technical challenges.

Must-Have Skills • Node.js • TypeScript • Express.js • MongoDB • SQL — any one SQL database • Redis/ Redis Caching • AWSCloud • Network & Infrastructure fundamentals • Microservices Architecture • Docker • CI/CD Git • unit Testing / Test Automation • Abilityto work independently and take ownership Good to Have • Microsoft Azure knowledge • Experience working With Code Bots / Al-assisted development tools Lead N s Developer Pune • Domain experience in FinTech, Travel, ERP, or IoT Experience &

Other Requirements • 5—7 years Of relevant software development experience. • Strong hands-on experience in backend development using Node.js and TypeScript. • Good understanding Of scalable and distributed system design. • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills. • Ability to independently manage tasks and deliver production-ready solutions. • Immediate joiners or candidates With a short notice period are preferred