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Backend Engineer

3 - 7 yrs
₹15L - ₹32L / yr
Bengaluru (Bangalore), Gurugram
Skills
skill iconNodeJS (Node.js)
skill iconGo Programming (Golang)
GraphQL
Requirements for the Role: (these are specific to the role-- technical skills and requirements to
fulfill the job duties, certifications, years of experience, degree)
• 3 - 5 years’ experience in a highly technical role at hyper-growth startup or fast-paced
company
• Extensive background designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and
improving software
• Demonstrable experience architecting scalable and cost effective solutions to ensure
and support the customer growth
• Experience mentoring junior engineers in all aspects of planning, development and
testing
• Demonstrated ability to translate business goals and initiatives into technical
requirements
• Strong understanding of system design and architecture.
• Interest in engaging with latest technologies and evaluating strategies to keep the
Novo technology stack up to date
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with
both technical and non-technical teams effectively.
• Work across our tech stack which includes:
o Node.js and Go for our application code
o React for our frontend code
o GraphQL for communication between systems
o Docker for running our services
o PostgreSQL for persistent data storage
Nice To Have, but Not Required:
• Experience with Go programming language
• Experience working in a startup en
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