
Backend Developer
at Alternate Saturday Working | 55+ Staff
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Excellent problem-solving & analytical skills & OO principles
- Solid understanding of the data structure & algorithms.
- Expert knowledge with any one of the Javascript Framework such as Node Js.
- Any additional experience with Java or python, GoLang would be nice to have.
- Experience working with SQL database like MySQL or PostgreSQL
- Experience working with NoSQL databases like mongoDB, couchbase would be nice to have
- Working experience with cache like redis, mem cached or elasticache would be nice to have
- Working experience with Message Queues would be a great advantage.
- Experience with deployment & AWS would be nice to have
- Ability to do in depth analysis or problem statement or use case & Build robust & scalable architecture
- Logging & monitoring of the production system in real time
- Lead a team of 2-4 team members & make sure team practices defined coding practices across the project.

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We are looking for a skilled Node.js Developer with PHP experience to build, enhance, and maintain ERP and EdTech platforms. The role involves developing scalable backend services, integrating ERP modules, and supporting education-focused systems such as LMS, student management, exams, and fee management.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js and PHP.
Build and integrate ERP modules for EdTech platforms (Admissions, Students, Exams, Attendance, Fees, Reports).
Design and consume RESTful APIs and third-party integrations (payment gateway, SMS, email).
Work with databases (MySQL / MongoDB / PostgreSQL) for high-volume education data.
Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.
Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product teams.
Debug, troubleshoot, and provide production support.
Required Skills
Strong experience in Node.js (Express.js / NestJS).
Working experience in PHP (Core PHP / Laravel / CodeIgniter).
Hands-on experience with ERP systems.
Domain experience in EdTech / Education ERP / LMS.
Strong knowledge of MySQL and database design.
Experience with authentication, role-based access, and reporting.
Familiarity with Git, APIs, and server environments.
Preferred Skills
Experience with online examination systems.
Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS / Azure).
Understanding of security best practices (CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection).
Exposure to microservices or modular architecture.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
3–6 years of relevant experience in Node.js & PHP development
- Strong proficiency in Java programming language.
- Experience with Java frameworks like Spring and Spring Boot.
- Understanding of RESTful APIs and web services.
- Experience with databases and data storage technologies (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
- Knowledge of software development best practices, including testing and code quality.
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
As an engineering resource at droom, you will work on new challenges on daily basis, you will
focus on problem solving, and you will interact with our Silicon Valley based technology team on
a regular basis. We will operate in world-class and very fast-paced engineering environment and
you will be learning new things and making huge impact at the same time.
1. Frontend Technologies: Angular js, HTML, CSS Backend Technologies: NodeJS, PHP
2. Design overall architecture of the web application.
3. Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications.
4. Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
5. Maintain code integrity and organization.
6. Experience working with graphic designers and converting designs to visual elements.
7. Proficient experience using Ex: JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS,
KnockoutJS, BackboneJS.
8. Development experience for both mobile and desktop.
9. Very good knowledge in concepts of data catching.
10. Demonstrable experience in managing medium to large project and deliver it on time and
quality.
11. Must have passion for technologies and goes out of the way to keep updated with
innovations in web technologies.
12. Attention to detail and ability to conceptualize a concept.
13. Full understanding in software development process and prior experience in Agile or
Extreme programming Methodology.
14. Extremely good communications and interpersonal skills.
15. Ability to collaborate across departments.
16. Result oriented and ready to take ownership.
17. Desire to make impact and high work ethics.
18. This role requires working directly with senior management team.
About the Role
The Dremio India team owns the DataLake Engine along with Cloud Infrastructure and services that power it. With focus on next generation data analytics supporting modern table formats like Iceberg, Deltalake, and open source initiatives such as Apache Arrow, Project Nessie and hybrid-cloud infrastructure, this team provides various opportunities to learn, deliver, and grow in career. We are looking for technical leaders with passion and experience in architecting and delivering high-quality distributed systems at massive scale.
Responsibilities & ownership
- Lead end-to-end delivery and customer success of next-generation features related to scalability, reliability, robustness, usability, security, and performance of the product
- Lead and mentor others about concurrency, parallelization to deliver scalability, performance and resource optimization in a multithreaded and distributed environment
- Propose and promote strategic company-wide tech investments taking care of business goals, customer requirements, and industry standards
- Lead the team to solve complex, unknown and ambiguous problems, and customer issues cutting across team and module boundaries with technical expertise, and influence others
- Review and influence designs of other team members
- Design and deliver architectures that run optimally on public clouds like GCP, AWS, and Azure
- Partner with other leaders to nurture innovation and engineering excellence in the team
- Drive priorities with others to facilitate timely accomplishments of business objectives
- Perform RCA of customer issues and drive investments to avoid similar issues in future
- Collaborate with Product Management, Support, and field teams to ensure that customers are successful with Dremio
- Proactively suggest learning opportunities about new technology and skills, and be a role model for constant learning and growth
Requirements
- B.S./M.S/Equivalent in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent experience
- Fluency in Java/C++ with 15+ years of experience developing production-level software
- Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, multi-threaded and asynchronous programming models and their use in developing distributed and scalable systems
- 8+ years experience in developing complex and scalable distributed systems and delivering, deploying, and managing microservices successfully
- Subject Matter Expert in one or more of query processing or optimization, distributed systems, concurrency, micro service based architectures, data replication, networking, storage systems
- Experience in taking company-wide initiatives, convincing stakeholders, and delivering them
- Expert in solving complex, unknown and ambiguous problems spanning across teams and taking initiative in planning and delivering them with high quality
- Ability to anticipate and propose plan/design changes based on changing requirements
- Passion for quality, zero downtime upgrades, availability, resiliency, and uptime of the platform
- Passion for learning and delivering using latest technologies
- Hands-on experience of working projects on AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Experience with containers and Kubernetes for orchestration and container management in private and public clouds (AWS, Azure, and GCP)
- Understanding of distributed file systems such as S3, ADLS or HDFS
- Excellent communication skills and affinity for collaboration and teamwork









