- 3-5 Years of experience in Backend Development.
- Must have experience in Python (FLASK framework).
- Have Deep understanding of how RESTful APIs work.
- Familiar with various design and architectural patterns that can work at scale.
- Sound knowledge of NoSQL/SQL Databases (Mongo DB preferred).
- Strong experience with at-Cloud technology, preferably AWS or GCP or Azure.
- Core experience in developing complex backend systems.
- Communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Passionate about application scalability, availability, reliability, and security.

Similar jobs
Job Title : Node.js Developer / Backend Developer
Experience : 4+ Years
Job Location : Mumbai – Andheri
Work Mode : Work From Office (5 Days a Week)
Job Type : Full-time Opportunity
Role Overview :
We are seeking an experienced Node.js / Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Node.js, Nest.js, relational and NoSQL databases, and AWS cloud services.
You will work closely with frontend developers, DevOps, and product teams to deliver secure, high-performance, and reliable backend solutions.
Mandatory Skills : Node.js, Nest.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, AWS, REST API development, strong backend fundamentals.
Key Responsibilities :
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications using Node.js & Nest.js
• Build and manage RESTful APIs and backend services
• Work with MongoDB and PostgreSQL for efficient data storage and retrieval
• Develop cloud-ready applications and deploy them on AWS
• Ensure application performance, security, and scalability
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code
• Participate in code reviews and follow best engineering practices
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for end-to-end delivery
Required Skills & Qualifications :
• 4+ years of experience in Backend / Node.js development
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and Nest.js
• Experience working with MongoDB and PostgreSQL
• Good understanding of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.)
• Experience building RESTful APIs
• Understanding of backend architecture, design patterns, and best practices
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Familiarity with version control systems (Git)
Good-to-Have Skills :
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Exposure to message queues or event-driven systems
• Basic understanding of frontend-backend integration
Job Title : Backend / API Developer - Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express)
Location : Remote
Experience : 4+ Years
Job Description :
We are looking for a skilled Backend / API Developer - Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express) with strong expertise in building secure, scalable, and reliable backend systems. The ideal candidate should be proficient in Python (FastAPI preferred) or Node.js (Express) and have hands-on experience deploying applications to serverless environments.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Deploy and manage serverless applications on Cloudflare Workers, Firebase Functions, and Google Cloud Functions.
- Work with Google Cloud services including Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Secret Manager, and IAM roles.
- Implement secure API development practices (HTTPS, input validation, and secrets management).
- Ensure performance optimization, scalability, and reliability of backend systems.
- Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and product teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
Mandatory Skills :
Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express), Serverless Deployment (Cloudflare Workers, Firebase, GCP Functions), Google Cloud Services (Cloud Run, IAM, Secret Manager), API Security (HTTPS, Input Validation, Secrets Management).
Required Skills :
- Proficiency in Python (FastAPI preferred) or Node.js (Express).
- Hands-on experience with serverless platforms (Cloudflare Workers, Firebase Functions, GCP Functions).
- Familiarity with Google Cloud services (Cloud Run, IAM, Secret Manager, Cloud Functions).
- Strong understanding of secure API development (HTTPS, input validation, API keys & secret management).
- Knowledge of API design principles and best practices.
- Ability to work with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Strong knowledge of microservices architecture.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.
Requirements:
- 4-6 years of experience in developing Enterprise Web Applications using Java/J2EE technologies with a good professional track record.
- Excellent knowledge in Core Java (J2SE) and J2EE technologies.
- Proficient knowledge in Servlets, JDBC & JSP.
- Good knowledge of Spring framework (MVC, Cloud, Data and Security. Etc) and ORM framework like JPA/Hibernate.
- Strong knowledge of Exception Handling, Collections, File I/O Streams, Interfaces, and logging mechanisms is a must.
- Experience in developing REST APIs and integration of third-party APIs.
- Proficient knowledge in SQL/PLSQL.
- Expertise in application/web server deployment and connection pooling techniques.
- Cloud deployment (AWS & Azure) will be an added advantage.
- Experience in Version Control tools like Git, Bitbucket, etc.
- Experience in data security and protocols is a must.
- Maven and IDE tools experience is a must.
- Multi-threading and serialization techniques knowledge is a must.
- Good understanding of end-to-end software development lifecycle.
- Ability to read and understand requirements and design documents.
- Good Analytical skills and should be self-driven. Good communication with interpersonal skills.
- Open to learning new technologies and domains.
- A good team player and ready to take up new challenges
- Languages: Java(J2SE), J2EE (Servlets, JSPs, JDBC)
- Databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL.
- DB Script: SQL and PL/SQL
- Frameworks: Spring, Spring Boot, Jersey, Hibernate and JPA
- OS: Windows, Linux/Unix.
- Cloud Services: AWS and Azure (Good to have)
- Version Control tools: Git, Bitbucket.
- Deployment Servers: Tomcat, JBoss, and Web sphere
- Build Tools: Gradle/Maven
● Collaborate with engineering, design and product teams to design and ship new
features. Identify and solve bottlenecks and fix bugs.
Desirable Qualifications:
● Deep knowledge of Ruby on Rails (RoR) practices and commonly used modules; deep
understanding of RoR internals like databases, API, caching, proxies, web services,
performance and scalability.
● Experience creating self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components.
● Experience in SQL and NoSql databases in production environments. Experience
working with Git, AWS/GCP.
● Good communication skills
● 4+ years of relevant experience as a software engineer
Required Skills:
- 3+ years of experience with development in JAVA technology.
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Hands-on experience with Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka)
- Microservices
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem-solving
Good to Have Skills:
- 4+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
What you will do:
- Playing a part in defining software architectures – collaborate with leads to explore existing systems, determine areas of complexity, uncover potential risks to successful implementation, and learn the applications’ capabilities.
- Implementing solutions as per technical design for new features and changes to existing components.
- Participating in the full development lifecycle of new functionality and enhancements to existing applications.
- Committing to producing high quality, highly performing and robust software within agreed time estimates and to agreed quality standards.
- Managing all stakeholder expectations.
- Working alongside global teams.
- Taking responsibility for successful delivery.
- Being able to work in a fast paced Agile/SCRUM environment.
- Following coding standards, building appropriate unit tests, integrating tests and deployment scripts.
- Assisting in defining software architectures – Collaborating with leads to explore existing systems, determining areas of opportunities.
- Translating designs and style guides provided by the Design team into functional user interfaces, ensuring cross browser compatibility and performance.
- Contributing to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to user interface, software architecture or new technologies.
Infrastructure
Pocket Gems wants to build the greatest games and interactive entertainment in the world.
That’s the mission our founders began within an apartment above a pizza shop back in 2009
and we continue it today.
Pocket Gems has grown to over 250 people in San Francisco. With $155 million in backing from
Sequoia Capital and Tencent, we’re constantly breaking new ground with graphically rich mobile
games, fun new genres of mobile entertainment, and innovative technologies like our mobilefirst Mantis Engine.
Our products have been downloaded over 325 million times by players around the world. We
have several flagship products including the most recent - Adventure Chef Merge Explorer, a
casual merge and explore game. Some of our other ongoing hits include Episode, a mobile
storytelling network and platform, and War Dragons, a visually stunning 3D real-time strategy
game.
Pocket Gems is home to some of the most massive and delightful mobile-first games, like War
Dragons and Episode. Those games need a solid backend platform, to function critical tasks to
delight our players, and is supported and optimized by our Central Engineering team. As a Sr.
Software Engineer on the Central Infrastructure Team, you will build microservices that acts as
the core of all our games, facilitate the processing and recording of billions of events per day,
support critical systems for marketing, finance. You will be responsible for some of our biggest
projects as you build APIs and infrastructure that scales to millions of players in real-time
games.
What You’ll Do:
• Implement flexible, reusable, and scalable solutions to improve our data pipeline
• Develop microservices for critical infrastructure like A/B tests, Offer recommendation, etc
that is mission-critical to the business
• Develop microservices for our games such as real-time communication platforms,
leaderboard, etc
• Build and maintain integrations with third-party APIs that you suggest or write yourself
• Build scalable web tools (including open source tools) to support data analysis and
visualization for the company and influence what we build for our games’ players
What You Bring to the Central Infrastructure Engineering team:
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience (including 3+ years backend experience)
• A degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field
• Experience leading complex projects, preferably involving distributed systems
• Deep experience with AWS, GCP, or Hadoop, and related backend technologies is a
plus
• Strong skills in data structures, algorithms, software design, and OOP
• A love for delighting users, both internal and external, with reliable tools, data, and
creative and highly technical solutions to their problems
Extra Gems for:
• Experience in working with microservices
Job description
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
Responsibilities:
Have the passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code with proper documentation
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications
Implementation of security and data protection
Integration of data storage solutions
Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards
Requirements
1+ years Experience
Strong proficiency with JavaScript
Knowledge of Node.js, Express.js and other frameworks required to create a scalable and effective application
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
Good understanding of basics of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
Very strong understanding of working with at least one SQL or NoSQL database in node js(Without ORM preferably)
Understanding of commonly used node modules
Good understanding of server-side templating languages
Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as SASS, LESS, etc.
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
Understanding accessibility and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments using OpenID, OAuth2.0, etc.
Creating secure and scalable APIs using standards like REST API, GraphQL, etc.
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimising output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemes that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT Critical thinker and problem-solving skills Team player Good time-management skills Great interpersonal and communication skills.
Node.js, MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch.








