Backend Developer

Function: Product

Reports to: Founders

Location: Bangalore

Job type: 6 days WFO

Your Role at Pathfinder

As a Full Stack Developer, you'll be primarily responsible for architecting and developing the platform that will be our interface with the outside world. You'll develop the platform end-to-end such that it is a reflection of who we are, our core capabilities and what we have to offer to the early stage startups. 

What You’ll do

• Own the entire platform end-to-end. Develop and enhance our website and client dashboards.
• Convert UX/UI designs into modular, reusable and scalable components using Next.js and React.js 
• Ensure applications are fully responsive and the visuals adapt to all resolutions, cross-browser and cross-device compatible. 
• Optimize performance (lazy-loading, code-splitting) to reduce load times. 
• Build backend systems, database that support CRUD operations. 
• Develop database schemas, stored procedures, and queries using Notion or any other database systems. 
• Maintain version-control workflows using Git, branch strategies and pull requests.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends and propose improvements to our stack.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to translate design mockups and wireframes into responsive, pixel-perfect web applications.

You’ll thrive here if you

• 2-5 years’ hands-on experience in full stack development. 
• Strong proficiency in React.js and Next.js frameworks. 
• Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Ability to design the UI from scratch without using pre-existing CSS libraries.
• Proven ability to debug complex issues and optimize performance.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.
• Strong problem-solving aptitude and attention to detail.

Good to Have

• Experience with server-side rendering and static/dynamic site generation.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions, Jenkins) 
• Basic understanding of backend technologies (Node.js, Express) 
• Experience in performance prowling (Lighthouse, Chrome DevTools) 

Working Style

We value speed, precision, and reliability in execution. To thrive here, you’ll bring:

• Operator Mindset – Ability to think from multiple perspectives and execute diligently. 
• Detail Discipline – Exhibit attention to detail, coherence and rigour in work.
• Adaptive Creativity – Look beyond the obvious and bring your individual flavour in your work.
• Builder's Accountability - When something breaks in production, you own it through resolution. You don't pass the bug.
• Documentation Habit – You write code others can read, and you leave context behind you (Example - comments).

About ProjectDiscovery

ProjectDiscovery is an open-source powered cyber security company with a mission to democratize security. With one of the largest open-source security communities in the world, we host contributions from security researchers and engineers to our 20+ open-source projects, including tools like Nuclei and httpx, which have earned us over 100k GitHub stars and millions of downloads.

We’re a passionate, globally distributed team of ~35, driven by the shared mission of revolutionizing the application security landscape. Backed by $25M in funding, we’re looking for talented individuals to join us in Jaipur office.

Learn more at:

🌐 ProjectDiscovery.io

📂 ProjectDiscovery GitHub

About the Role

We are looking for a software engineer to join our core platform team. The Platform team is a small group of experienced engineers managing ProjectDiscovery infrastructure, improving developer velocity, and ensuring the security, reliability, and scalability of our software. We are highly engaged in shaping the engineering culture at ProjectDiscovery, and operate as “the execution arm” working closely with founders and our CTO.

• Own codebase health, iteration velocity, and developer experience for all of ProjectDiscovery engineering.
• Build and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications.
• Work across the stack, from crafting intuitive front-end interfaces to building robust backend systems.
• Design and implement secure, maintainable APIs for seamless integration of tools and platforms.

What We’re Looking For:

• Expert with JavaScript (Next.js, React) and backend technologies like Node.js and Go.
• Experience with cloud services (Vercel, AWS, GCP) and modern DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of RESTful APIs and database systems like PostgreSQL, Elastic or MongoDB.
• Self-motivated and passionate about solving complex problems at scale.
• Operating and optimizing CI/CD systems to improve developer velocity

Why Join Us?

• Competitive compensation package and stock options.
• Inclusive Healthcare Package.
• Learn and grow - we provide mentorship and send you to events that help you build your network and technical skills.
• Learn with intense innovation and software shipping cycles. We ship multiple times a week and push major releases a couple of times a month.

Our Interview Process

We value efficiency and technical excellence in our hiring process:

1. Application Review: Your application is reviewed by a technical team member.
2. Initial Screening: A short call to understand your background, goals, and fit.

• Technical Rounds:Coding Assessment: Solve challenges using our tech stack.
• Create PR: Develop or enhance a feature related to one of our open-source tools.

1. Final Round: Showcase your work, share your vision, and discuss how you can contribute to ProjectDiscovery at our office in Jaipur.

Wednesday is a digital agency. We work with startups and enterprises to build digital products for their users.

At our core, we are a group of makers - designers, developers, product & project managers. We care about our work and think of it as a craft. We're always learning so we can build better and faster.

As a Technical Lead, your time will be divided between programming and technical oversight.

Core Responsibilities

• Code Reviews: Review all pull requests to ensure features are built correctly following the conventions and guidelines of the project.
• Communication: Work with your team to ensure they understand all the requirements clearly.
• Architecture: Have a clear picture of the system architecture in mind. Lead your teams to implement that design.
• Learn: Learn from the practices followed by other teams and evangelize your learnings.

Skills Required

• Technical expertise with our tech stack - JS, Nodejs, React, and AWS.
• Understanding of Agile processes and methodologies.
• Understanding of the continuous software delivery process using CD.
• The ability to debug corner cases, hypothesize and fix bugs.

Job Description

The ideal candidate is a self-motivated, multi-tasker, and demonstrated team-player. You will be a responsible developer helping our clients, either developing new products or enhancing products. You should be able to contemplate and communicate as much as possible!

Responsibilities

• Writing clean, maintainable, desired quality, desired performing code.
• Develop and support software including applications, database integration, interfaces, and new functionality enhancements
• Coordinate cross-functionally to ensure project meets business objectives and compliance standards
• Support test and deployment of new products and features
• Participate in feature brainstorm, code reviews
• Explore cutting edge technologies and taking up PoC line up.

Qualifications

• Team player
• Passion to solve problems
• Constant learner
• A degree in Computer Science (or related field)
• 4-7 years of relevant work experience
• Able to code in JAVA (with Spring framework)
• Ability to organize, and prioritize work
• Good at Object Oriented Design, Database Design(SQL/NoSQL), and Microservices
• Exposure to UI framework (React/Angular/Vue/Next)
• Exposure with Agile software development methodologies
• Exposure to any one public cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure)
• Exposure to cache, messaging systems, docker, API gateway

What we will not ask from you?

• Your current CTC, you'll be paid for what you deserve!
• If you had breaks in your career that's okay! We will not poke you on why you had your break blah blah...!
• Your notice period in current organization! If everything goes well, you let us know your joining date we will roll out the offer with joining the date as you say!

What's onboard for you as an employee?

• Empathy
• Generous package.
• Variable pay as low as possible (max 15% of your CTC)
• Medical Insurance (limited to spouse & kids) is not part of your CTC.
• Tax beneficial salary structure.
• Comprehensive leave policy
• Flexible Remote working
• Weekly Social Hour on working days
• Open-source Hour on working days
• Flat organization structure
• 15 days notice period (we wanted to keep it as same day exit! we would love to have you with us as long as possible.)

Next steps:

• Feel free to apply for this job if you like this JD.

• Experience as a full stack developer or similar role.
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages is good to have (e.g. Java, Scala, Python, C#, J2EE, Web Services) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications and familiarity with common stacks.
• Experience with large-scale distributed storage and database systems (SQL or NoSQL, e.g. MongoDB/Cassandra/MySQL).
• Superb communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to translate business use cases into good taxonomy design.
• Demonstrable skills in understanding importance of data design.

• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Design client-side and server-side architecture
• Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
• Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications
• Write effective APIs
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
• Create security and data protection settings
• Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design
• Write technical documentation
• Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software

• Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role
• Experience developing desktop and mobile applications
• Familiarity with common stacks
• Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript)
• Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. Javascript, PHP, WordPress) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Angular, React, Node.js)
• Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MongoDB), web servers (e.g. Apache)
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Great attention to detail
• Organizational skills
• An analytical mind
• Degree in Computer Science, Statistics or relevant field