Backend Engineer

● Develop and enhance APIs with Nest.js and Node.js

● Optimize MongoDB schemas, queries, and indexing for scale and performance

● Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices

● Improve system performance for high-throughput messaging and campaign flows

● Collaborate with frontend developers to deliver reliable API integrations

● Maintain code quality through clean design, testing, and code reviews

● Work on performance tuning, monitoring, and debugging across services

Who You Are

● 2+ years of backend development experience

● Strong proficiency in Nest.js, Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB

● Experience in optimizing databases for performance and scalability

● Solid understanding of REST APIs, Git workflows, and deployments

● Familiarity with queues, caching or microservices is a plus

● Problem-solving mindset with a focus on scalability and efficiency

We are building cutting-edge AI products in the Construction Tech space – transforming how General Contractors, Estimators, and Project Managers manage bids, RFIs, and scope gaps. Our platform integrates AI Agents, voice automation, and vision systems to reduce hours of manual work and unlock new efficiencies for construction teams.

Joining us means you will be part of a lean, high-impact team working on production-ready AI workflows that touch real projects in the field.

Role Overview

We are seeking a part-time consultant (10–15 hours/week) with strong Backend development skills in Python (backend APIs) and ReactJS (frontend UI). You will work closely with the founding team to design, develop, and deploy features across the stack, directly contributing to AI-driven modules like:

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain modular Python APIs (FastAPI/Flask) with clean architecture.
• You must have at least 24 hours monthly backend Python expertise (excluding training, any Internships)
• We are ONLY looking for Backend Developers, Python-based Data Science, Analyst Role are not a match.
• Integrate AI services (OpenAI, LangChain, OCR/vision libraries) into production flows.
• Work with AWS services (Lambda, S3, RDS/Postgres, CloudWatch) for deployment.
• Collaborate with founders to convert fuzzy product ideas into technical deliverables.
• Ensure production readiness: logging, CI/CD pipelines, error handling, and test coverage.

Part-Time Eligibility Check -

• This is a fixed monthly paid role - NOT hourly
• We are a funded startup, and by compliance, Payments are generally prorated to your current monthly drawings (No negotiations on it)
• You should have 2-3 hours per day to code
• You should be a pro in AI-based Coding. We ship code really fast.
• You need to know Tools Like ChatGPT to generate solutions (Not Code) - use of the Cursor to build those solutions. Job ID 319083
• You will be assigned an independent task every week - we run 2 weeks of sprints
• I read the requirements, and I'm okay to proceed (Removing Spam applications).

My Client's India is its largest studio outside USA with 400+ people and growing rapidly. It manages some of the biggest global games in the Casual Gaming, Action Strategy, Match-3, Slots, and Invest Express genres. The game teams are responsible for the long term-vision of the game, its entire Game Design & Tuning, Product Roadmap, Features, Content & Creative decisions, Art work (2D, 3D, Animation), Development, QA/Testing, Analytics & Performance Tracking, User Acquisition & Live Operations.

The India team is full of passionate gamers, who love to play, build great products, and have fun doing it. Studio I expect continued growth and is looking for strong leaders to expand the studio into this next growth phase.

As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be responsible for the software design of large scale applications and features & enhancements which reaches millions of players. You should be passionate about players, performance, scalability and holds a very high bar for quality of the game.

Responsibilities

• Work with Product Management to translate business requirements into technical requirements.
• Owns technical roadmap, design and review for end-to-end games, ensure design quality and integrity
• Modernizing the tech stack
• Bring tech innovations in the game which will help in growth of the games
• Design, code, and develop new features/fix bugs/add enhancements
• Analyze and improve efficiency, scalability and stability of various system resources
• Lead and Mentor junior engineers and drive a culture of technical perfection.
• Drive creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, exemplifying good technical discernment.
• Drive improvements and new approaches to address potential systemic pain points and technical debt, anticipate and avoid problems.
• Take a hands-on approach in the development of prototypes, independently and with others, to establish design decisions and/or technical feasibility.

Required Skills

• Masters or Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software development, mobile, desktop or web application development with hands on coding experience covering full stack
• Experience coding in C#, C++, Python, Javascript and SQL
• Working knowledge of mobile landscape, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
• A proven foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, OOPS and software design
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Desired Skills

• Experience with mobile development – Android/iOS/Native OR on game engines such as Cocos-2D, Unity or other.

• Experience with Amazon Web Services (EC2, ELBs, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, terraform etc)
• Experience with setting up server monitoring, alerting and server provisioning
• Familiarity with micro service architecture, containers and related technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS)
• Experience with development tools & integrated build systems: XCode, IntelliJ, Git/Jenkins
• Experience of driving activities, review process to ensure software and product quality.
• Willing to pick up any languages, technologies, or methodologies necessary to smite a challenge—and if a conventional solution does not exist, then innovate as necessary.

What we offer you:

• Work in a studio that has complete P&L ownership of games
• Competitive salary, discretionary annual bonus scheme and  RSUs
• Full medical, accident as well as life insurance benefits
• Catered breakfast, lunch and evening snacks
• Child care facilities for women employees and discounted facilities for male employees
• Well stocked pantry
• Generous Paid Maternity/Paternity leave
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Active Employee Resource Groups – Women 
• Frequent employee events
• Additional leave options for most employees
• Flexible working hours on many teams
• Casual dress every single day
• Work with cool people and impact millions of daily players!

As a Backend Developer for Amura, expect your days to be supercharged with challenges and excitement while building and mastering the core software with your own bare hands. You will be developing low-latency APIs and functions to exchange data between the server and the user ensuring high performance and responsiveness. You are going to work closely in developing challenging components like a chat application, event scheduler, and much more. We are looking for someone who comes alive while developing server-side application logic with good problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

- Have an eye for building, maintaining, and creating a schema for RDBS.

- Define and communicate technical and design requirements.

- Build high-quality reusable code that can be used in the future.

- Work seamlessly in any IDEs like VS Code, WebStorm, etc.

- Work collaboratively with BA teams to ensure the requirement

criteria are met.

- Participate in the creative process. Thinking out of the box.

- Writing time-efficient, space-efficient, and generic code.

- Oversee all technical challenges that might occur during development.

- Delivering user story development as per acceptance criteria.

- Preparing LLD (Low-level document) on a solution or a component for better understanding to another developer.

- Participate in the entire application life cycle focusing on coding and debugging.

- Learn about new technologies and stay up to date with current best practices.

Requirements-

- Hands-on backend web development experience.

- 7+ years of relevant experience

- Decent understanding of Git, and Bit Bucket.

- Excellent grip on node JS/express JS, like how nodeJS/expressJS works, behind the scenes.

- A person who thinks like a compiler.

- Good problem-solving skills through JavaScript /Typescript.

- Ability to resolve a real-time problem through code.

- Familiar with Agile software development.

- Good understanding of JSON.

- Matured enough to consume and make API calls.

- Experience with issue tracking, and bug tracking tools like JIRA, and Azure DevOps.

- Working on any cloud services like AWS, or Azure would be an added advantage.

- Good at estimating ETA and also good at delivering by ETA.

- Be up for anything. A can-do attitude.

- Not just restricted to the backend.

What is our technology stack?

We have used top-notch technologies to build our product. We use React JS for web apps and react native for mobile apps. Both the frameworks are coded in typescript. We use AWS lambdas, ECS, and API Gateway for hosting our backend services. All the services are written in Node JS/Express JS. We use a wide variety of AWS services like Dynamo DB, S3, Cognito, SNS, SQS, CloudFront, etc. We use Figma for UI/UX design and wireframing.

Are there any technologies you want me to be good with? Yes, we expect you to be good in node Js

Here are answers to some questions you may have:

Who is Amura?

We are a health start-up with a presence in multiple countries

How old are you?

5 years

What is special about you?

Our clients. The Amura protocol is an intensive health program to follow and execute and the clients who choose to go through the journey are the most special. Next comes our team. The Amura Team is one filled with brilliant minds, brimming with creativity be it in operations, medical, or marketing. You can be one among them. Come and explore.

What is special about working with you?

You will grow crazy fast. As a rule of thumb, you can expect 5 years of growth for every year you are with us. But beware, growth like that cannot be achieved with life as usual. / But beware, growth like that cannot be achieved by any ordinary person.

What kind of people are you looking to add to your team?

We are looking for people who, when allowed to have a measurable

impact on the world will take it. Who value human life and are willing to work tirelessly on not only improving themselves for their own sake but for the benefit of everyone in the world. We work on the edge of our own best, striving to find what could come next in our growth. Anyone who joins the team will not only find the challenges they need to push

them, but also will have Amura at their back for support and guidance.

Is this a WFH role?

If you are in a role where you keep pushing your envelope every day, you are going to be asked to come to the office. But if you are in a role that calls for doing stuff that you are already very proficient in, you will be required to be in the

Where is your office?

Chennai (ECR)

Do you have an online presence?

https://amura.ai (we are @AmuraHealth on all social media)

Perks I get when I join Amura?

Health is the hardware of success. Amura has a one-of-its-kind performance health program. It has helped thousands of people to grow and flourish in dimensions that are important to them. Everyone in Team Amura, and their dependents, get all of our medical knowledge and services at no cost. This is very unique to Amura. Until you speak with one of us, you can never know what an unbelievable power-up it can be.

About KAFQA

At Kafqa, we are building the next generation performing arts platform. Our mission is to transform how India learns, performs & watchers performing arts. We are currently in stealth mode with a target public launch date in April. Our launch services consist of technology enabled dance classes in our proprietary studios, production facilities and social media broadcasting & competitions.

Founder & Team

The founder is Shariq Plasticwala. He is a graduate of IIT Bombay & Stanford GSB. He was part of the founding team of Amazon India where he played a key role for over 8 years. Among his roles at Amazon, he was the CEO of Amazon’s first joint venture in India and a Board Member of Amazon’s payments business. The other members of the founding team consist of senior executives from Shiamak Davar & Byju’s.

Background

• At least 1+ years’ experience in back-end development in a fast-paced environment, working in Python & Django Framework
• Deep understanding of technologies used in web-deployed SaaS products, including Rest APIs
• Exposure to AWS, Azure or other cloud providers

Opportunity

We will share our workload as a team and we expect you to work on a broad range of tasks. Here’s are some of the things you might have to do on any given day:

• Developing APIs and endpoints for deployments of our product
• Infrastructure Development such as building databases, creating and maintaining automated jobs
• Build out the back-end to deploy and scale our product
• Build POCs for client deployments
• Document your code, write test cases, etc.

Skills

• Hands-on experience with Python (1+ years)
• Sound understanding of Postgres and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
• Deep familiarity with UNIX, major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), DevOps
• Understanding of databases, and related tools, paradigms