
Backend Developer
at India’s fastest-growing premium cosmetics brand product company
Backend Developer responsible for managing back-end services and 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.
We are looking to recruit a candidate for a role that will require:
- Create and consume restful APIs
- Design, develop, and maintain internal and external applications
- Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules
- Write high quality, structured application/interface code and documentation
- Identify solutions through research and collaboration that resolves the root of problems as they arise
- Define functional and technical requirements for application software to develop skills and knowledge
- Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality
- Contribute in all phases of the development lifecycle
Requirement
∙ Proficient in Node.JS
∙ 2+ years’ experience designing, querying, and updating databases in MySQL/nosql
∙ Passion for best design and coding practices and a desire to develop new bold ideas
∙ Good to have knowledge of AWS, Redis, ElasticSearch
Education: Min. Graduate in related discipline
Work experience: 2 years relevant experience
Compensation: Based on Industry Standards
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Job Title : Senior Node.js Developer (SDE 2)
Experience : 5+ Years
Location : Bengaluru (Whitefield)
Work Mode : Hybrid (3 Days WFO)
Openings : 2
Notice Period : Immediate–20 Days Preferred
Role Overview :
We are looking for an experienced Senior Node.js Developer (SDE 2) professional with strong expertise in building scalable backend applications, microservices, and distributed systems in Agile environments.
Mandatory Keywords :
Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, GraphQL, Microservices, Cloud, REST APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Redis, System Design.
Key Responsibilities :
• Design, develop, and deploy scalable backend systems using Node.js & TypeScript.
• Build REST APIs and GraphQL services.
• Develop secure, reusable, and high-performance applications.
• Work on microservices, cloud platforms, and production support.
• Follow best practices including TDD, testing, and DevOps processes.
• Mentor team members and contribute to technical excellence.
Mandatory Skills :
• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript.
• Experience with Express.js/Koa/Sails.js.
• GraphQL, REST APIs, Microservices
• AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud
• Docker, Kubernetes, Redis
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, Git, and DevOps.
Good to Have :
Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apollo Federation, New Relic, Datadog, Splunk, React.js/Next.js, Jest/Mocha/Cucumber
Interview Process :
- L1 – Technical
- L2 – Coding
- L3 – System Design (HLD + LLD)

Role: Backend Developer (Node.js)
Key Responsibilities
Backend Development
- Build scalable, high-performance backend services and REST APIs using Node.js.
- Develop robust, maintainable, and production-ready applications.
Database Optimization
- Design efficient database schemas.
- Optimize queries, indexing, and overall database performance.
- Work extensively with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Frontend Collaboration
- Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to integrate APIs.
- Basic understanding of React or Angular is a plus.
System Design
- Participate in both Low-Level Design (LLD) and High-Level Design (HLD) discussions.
- Design systems with scalability, security, and reliability in mind.
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Deploy and manage applications on AWS.
- Utilize Redis for caching and performance optimization.
Code Quality
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices.
Testing & Debugging
- Write comprehensive test cases.
- Ensure backward compatibility.
- Debug and resolve issues related to functionality, performance, and scalability.
Required Skills & Experience
Must Have
- 2+ years of backend development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or MySQL.
- Good understanding of REST APIs.
- Experience with AWS cloud services.
- Knowledge of distributed systems and microservices architecture.
- Experience with Redis or similar caching technologies.
- Strong understanding of system design concepts.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Focus on writing scalable, reliable, and testable code.
Good to Have
- Basic knowledge of React or Angular.
- Experience working in fast-paced startup environments.
Why Join Vahan?
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance
- Monthly Wellness Leaves
- Competitive Compensation
- Opportunity to work on products impacting millions of users
- Fast-paced, high-growth startup backed by leading investors
- Ownership-driven engineering culture with meaningful technical challenges
Job description
- Database Design & Development:
- Design, implement, and maintain PostgreSQL databases.
- Develop efficient schemas, indexes, and stored procedures to optimize data performance.
- Backend Development:
- Develop RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js.
- Integrate databases with backend applications for seamless data flow.
- Query Optimization & Performance Tuning:
- Optimize SQL queries for performance and scalability.
- Monitor database health and troubleshoot slow queries or deadlocks.
- Security & Compliance:
- Implement database security best practices, including role-based access control (RBAC) and encryption.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards like GDPR, HIPAA, etc.
- Data Migration & Backup:
- Develop and maintain data migration scripts between different PostgreSQL versions or other databases like mongodb.
- Set up and manage database backup and recovery strategies.
- Write efficient SQL queries and manage database schemas using PostgreSQL.
- Build RESTful APIs and integrate third-party APIs/services.
- Optimize application performance and troubleshoot production issues.
- Ensure data security and protection practices are followed.
- Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.
1. Design and implement RESTful APIs
2. Optimize the performance of applications for full-scale production deployments
3. Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
4. Participate in code reviews
5. Write clean, scalable & efficient code along with technical documentation
Requirements:
1. 2+ years of backend development experience along with a degree in Computer Science, Statistics, or a relevant field
2. Sound knowledge and application of algorithms and data structures with space and complexities
3. Hands-on experience with JavaScript and Node.js
4. Knowledge of scripting languages like Python is a plus point.
5. Effective communication skills: Regularly achieve consensus with peers and clear status updates
6. A willingness to learn new technology, whatever lets you deliver the best product
Benefits:
1. You get to work in a liberal environment with some of the best engineers and entrepreneurs
2. Competitive CTC along with the opportunity to receive ESOPs/Tokens
3. Remote work culture
Bonus Points:
1. Understanding of web3 concepts
2. Experience working in blockchain or fintech space
3. Founded or have worked as a founding engineer in a startup previously.
4. Experience working with a remote team
2+ years of .NET Development experience
- Exceptional skills Experience with .NET, technologies (WPF, Web Forms, .NET Core). Also skilled in MS SQL and PostgreSQL, Bootstrap and DevOps.
- Experience with DevExpress, Elasticsearch.Net, VS Studio is preferred SolarSearch
- Great business process understanding and written and verbal communication skills
- GitHub and Git experience.
Requirement:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent degree in computer science.
- Min 1 year of experience in Backend Development.
- Experience in Golang is a must.
- Experience in creating and dealing with REST API and socket technology.
- Working Knowledge of RabbitMQ and Kafka.
- Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases, along with Redis and elastic search.
- Working knowledge of network communication, TCP, UDP, HTTP, etc
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging.
- Write clean code to develop functional web applications.
- Troubleshoot and debug applications.
- Perform UI tests to optimize performance.
- Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications.
- Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
- Gather and address technical and design requirements.
- Provide training and support to internal teams.
- Build reusable code and libraries for future use.
- Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators to identify new features.
- Follow emerging technologies.
- Optimizing multiple producers and multiple consumer systems.
- Develop a Fault-tolerant application design.
Please find below the required skill set
Skillsets:
- Strong Experience in Ruby on Rails
- Solid understanding of Ruby principles and core concepts.
- Good understanding of Object Oriented Concepts and principles.
- Understanding of RESTful/ SOAP APIs.
- Good understanding of front-end technologies including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, ReactJS and Bootstrap framework.
- Knowledge/ Experience in SQL and PL/SQL programming.
- Excellent communication Skill.

- NoSQL DB (MongoDB, CouchDB), PostgreSQL
- Mocha test environment
- Should JS testing framework
- Experience implementing mock services
- Nock API mocking
- NPM, Redis
- Typescript / Coffee script experience will be an added advantage
- Experience working with opensource JS projects
- Experience in developing REST API
- Source code management tool - Git / GitHub
- Understanding of TCP/IP networking and client/server web programming model
- Good communication skills
- Should be able to work with the cross-geo client team
Responsibilities:
- Crawl the internet/intranet for issues people are facing and convert them in to stuctured data that would be consumed downstream.
- Familiar with the software development life cycle (SDLC) from analysis to deployment.
- Comply with coding standards and technical design.
- Adapts structured coding styles for easy review, testing, and maintainability of the code.
- Integrate the developed functionality and/or component into a fully functional system.
- Ensure unit and integration level verification plans are in place and adheres to the great quality of code at all times.
- Actively participate in troubleshooting, debugging and updating current live system.
- Verify user feedback in making the system more stable and easy.
- Work closely with analysts, designers, and other peer developers.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
- Understanding of OOPS concepts, Persistence, Threading.
- Good understanding of version control system (GIT).
- Knowledgeable in data structures and algorithms.
- A background in Engineering with sound oral and written communication skills.
- 6+ years of experience working on the server-side.
- Exposure to API designing, scalable architecture, and thorough understanding of systems.
- Great database modeling skills.
- Working knowledge of Databases, both relational (such as PostgreSQL) and in-memory database (such as Redis).
- Good understanding of web stack and how all the pieces fit together.
- Experience with open-source projects.
- Experience in designing interactive applications.









