
We are seeking a highly skilled Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. As a backend developer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining the core infrastructure and APIs that power our applications. You will work on creating scalable, efficient, and secure backend solutions leveraging cutting-edge technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain server-side logic, APIs, and services using Node.js.
- Design and implement data storage solutions with MongoDB for scalability and reliability.
- Integrate and manage caching mechanisms using Redis to enhance application performance.
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain backend services on AWS using services like EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and more.
- Ensure system security and data protection by following industry best practices.
- Debug and optimize code for performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
- Write clean, well-documented, and testable code.
- Monitor and manage the health and performance of backend systems, implementing alerting and monitoring solutions.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Strong proficiency in Node.js, with at least [Insert Minimum Years, e.g., 3+ years] of hands-on experience.
- Hands-on experience with MongoDB and a strong understanding of NoSQL database design principles.
- Proficiency in Redis, including configuring, maintaining, and optimizing its usage.
- Solid experience with AWS services, including deploying, managing, and scaling cloud-based solutions.
- Familiarity with RESTful API design and best practices.
- Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with version control systems like Git.
- Knowledge of best practices in software development, including CI/CD and automated testing.
- Problem-solving mindset with strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with serverless architecture and services such as AWS Lambda.
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth, JWT).
- Exposure to message queues like RabbitMQ or Amazon SQS.

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Position Overview:
We are seeking a Node.js Developer with 1-2 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in backend development, a solid understanding of JavaScript, Express.js, and familiarity with databases. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining server-side applications, collaborating with front-end teams, and ensuring optimal performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Backend Development: Build and maintain server-side applications using Node.js and Express.js.
- API Development: Design and implement RESTful APIs to support various functionalities.
- Database Management: Work with both SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases.
- Code Quality & Testing: Write clean, reusable, and testable code while following best practices.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize applications for speed and scalability.
- Troubleshooting & Debugging: Identify and resolve application issues to ensure smooth operations.
- Security Implementation: Apply basic security measures to protect applications and data.
- Collaboration: Work closely with front-end developers to integrate UI components with backend logic.
Required Qualifications:
- 1-2 years of experience in Node.js backend development.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and ES6+ concepts.
- Hands-on experience with Express.js or similar frameworks.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, React/Angular is a plus).
- Experience working with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
- Basic understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
- Experience with Git for version control.
- Knowledge of basic cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus).
- Understanding of Docker and containerization is an advantage.
- Good problem-solving skills and willingness to learn.
• Testing and evaluating new programs
• Writing and implementing efficient code
• Identifying areas for modification in existing programs and subsequently developing these modifications
• Working closely with other developers, business and systems analysts
• Drive an effective and efficient scrum process where all team members work in the same direction. Ensure efficiency and effectiveness of your team by continuously
improving processes
• Provide fact-based technical feedback on each squad member to managers as part of the evaluation cycle.
• Complete independently complex development tasks and actively contribute to pushing code to production. Write testable, efficient, and reusable code suitable for continuous integration and deployment, respecting best practices and industry development standards.
• Be accountable for code quality, with the assistance of a QA Analyst, by conducting adequate testing Develop a deep understanding of the product roadmap for the squad, including future features to be developed.
• Contribute to high-level estimation and participate in laying out the development sequences, challenging the product roadmap and identifying areas where technical debt can be reduced or avoided.
• Contribute to solution designs, challenging other members on technical decisions and explaining the technical design to junior developers so they can write documentation for the rest of the team.
• Coordinate actively with the solution architect to ensure an appropriate level of validation. Be accountable for performance, reliability, scalability and resilience through SLAs and monitoring
• Raise the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft through code reviews and coaching. Actively contribute to the internal peer learning platform, to promote continuous learning. Participate in the onboarding of new developers.
• Conduct interviews, document outcomes and help raise the bar for recruits we hire, internal and external resources
• Team player with a high sense of accountability and ownership. Willing to try new things, not afraid to fail, learn from failures and grow. Verbal & non-verbal communication skills
- Develop, test, and maintain server-side applications using Node.js and related technologies.
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices architecture to support frontend functionality.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business needs and translate them into technical solutions.
- Optimize application performance, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Conduct code reviews, mentor junior developers, and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Stay updated with emerging backend technologies and methodologies to improve development processes.
Mandatory
- SaaS experience of 2 years with total development experience of 4 years
- Must have worked in a smaller company of less than 100
- Should have built solutions/softwares end to end and not just as a part of bigger team
- Should see themselves going deeper into the same role even 5 years down the line
- Should have knowledge on Node.js, MongoDB, and AWS
- Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and Node.js design patterns.
- Proficiency in working with databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or MySQL.
- Experience with API development, including RESTful services and microservices.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex server-side issues.
Essential
- Proficiency with version control systems like Git.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.
- Knowledge of system design and scalable architecture.
- Understanding of security best practices and implementing secure APIs.
Good to Have
- Experience with GraphQL and related backend technologies.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Experience with platforms like Shopify, BigCommerce, or other e-commerce technologies.
- Exposure to frontend technologies such as React for better cross-functional collaboration.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including front-end developers, designers, and system administrators to develop robust and scalable server-side applications.
- Design and implement RESTful APIs and services using Node.js, ensuring efficient data handling and integration.
- Develop database schemas and models for MongoDB, optimizing queries and ensuring data integrity.
- Implement data migration and transformation tasks between different data sources.
- Write efficient and reusable code, following best practices and coding standards.
- Conduct thorough testing and debugging of applications to identify and fix issues promptly.
- Collaborate with DevOps team to deploy applications on servers or cloud platforms.
- Continuously monitor application performance and optimize it for scalability and reliability.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and trends, actively suggesting improvements and innovative solutions.
Requirements:
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript.
- Solid understanding of server-side development and asynchronous programming concepts.
- Experience working with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
- Knowledge of database design and query optimization techniques.
- Familiarity with web application security principles and best practices.
- Proficiency in using version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Good understanding of agile development methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities.

- Experienced in automated deployment tools such Continuous Integration (Azure DevOps/Git).
- Excellent debugging skills; able to debug complex technical issues involving multiple system components. Good to have knowledge on online & offline sync capabilities in Progressive Web Application (PWA) implementation.
- Knowledge on Azure DevOps is optional.
- Knowledge on INFORM, WARN and ERROR logging in Azure Application Insights, error handling, access authorization, data connectivity in C# is mandatory.
- Knowledge on publisher/subscriber queueing such as RabbitMQ.
- All C# code must contain descriptive comments to functions, or complex/nested loops, if, or case statements.
- Knowledge on NetSuite is an advantage.
- Knowledge on Azure Active Directory is an advantage. Knowledge on OAuth 2.0 & JWT Tokens is mandatory. Writing high-level design and technical analysis documents.
- Should have worked on Agile framework
- Strong Experience on. NET Core, . NET Microservices, C# 5.0 Xunit - Unit Test Framework - C#, Entity Framework/Entity Framework and RESTful Design, Redis
- Experience with SQL Server 2012 & above
- Should be well versed with RabbitMQ
- Knowledge on Azure Active Directory, Application Insights, Azure Devops/Git/Bitbucket Pipeline, Serverless / Azure functions, Azure Service Fabric / Functions
- Hands-on JWT Tokens, API Authorization, OAuth 2.0 JSON or XML
- Exposure to NetSuite, Workato will be an added advantage

- You will own a functional area - from product conception to its delivery to customers
- You will be designing and coding independently in multiple tech components related to your functional area
- You will also need to develop a deep understanding of non-functional requirements, such as reliability and availability, scale, horizontal scalability, etc., over time and make tech stack decisions accordingly
- You will also be actively mentoring our junior engineers. You need to someone who owns the codebase quality
- We are looking for seasoned engineers who are quality conscious, product thinkers, business cognizant and smart – not just coders
- Engineers get to significantly amplify the impact of their efficient work or creations with the scale that startups operates at
- Love the Startup Hustle? You have come to the right place!
Requirements:
- 2+ years of deep expertise with JavaScript (Node.js) and any objected oriented high level proprietary or open source language with strong programming constructs
- Substantial experience in building complex and scalable solutions
- Strong problem solving skills
- Good understanding of data structures & algorithms and their space & time complexities
- Strong technical aptitude and a good knowledge of CS fundamentals
- Hands-on experience working with Databases and Linux platform
- Strong object oriented design skills, ability to apply design patterns, and an uncanny ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces
- Experience in Consumer facing apps - Analytics SDKs integrations, Marketing SDKs integrations, Performance optimisation, SQL databases
- Should have developed and delivered successful mobile app projects
- Experience with Devops including Docker, AWS, Serverless
Perks
- Opportunity to start from scratch
- Flexible and cool work environment - Startup work culture
- Young and dynamic team
- Offsites
- Regular game and hangout sessions every week








