Backend Engineer at A Fintech Startup · Bengaluru (Bangalore) · 3 - 6 years · ₹22L - ₹40L / yr (ESOP available) · Posted 25 Aug 2021

1. As a founding backend engineer, tackle a wide range of technical challenges: from
designing powerful new integrations to scaling our real-time web service to hundreds
of users
2. Build high-impact, end-user features that vastly improve user productivity.
3. In a small cross-functional team you will collaborate closely to discuss the feasibility
and direction of prototypes or planned product features.
4. Address complex problems at both an application and system-level, and maintain
existing codebases
5. Work directly with CTO to set the tone for the engineering culture and create
processes for improving engineering standards
This role is tailor-made for you if
1. You have a work experience of 3+ years as a Backend Developer
2. You have hands-on experience with Node JS, Golang will be a plus
3. Demonstrated fluency with REST APIs, third-party libraries, and client/server
architectures
5. You have experience with maintaining backend microservices
6. You are comfortable conducting code reviews and giving feedback to ensure high
standards of code maintainability and extensibility
7. You are energized by ambiguity and can create structure in a dynamic, fast-paced
environment
8. You’ve high confidence, low ego, and are generally a good human being :)
You earn brownie points if
1. You love Slack (we are a Slack first company)
2. You have been part of an early/mid-stage start-up before
3. You love TechCrunch. We are obsessed with reading and talking about startups
4. You have created some amazing open-source projects

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Founder’s LinkedIn profile
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(Founder, Investor, & Then-CEO of Nutanix / One of the Indian origin guy out of 10 Board Member of- Adobe / Alumni- IIT, Kanpur & University of Texas, Austin)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpandey/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpandey/
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Chandra Nath
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandranath/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/chandranath/
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Manoj Agarwal
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/devreveler/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/devreveler/
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- Year founded: 2020.
- Work Location: Bangalore
- Team size: 35-40 (In US from companies like Google, Airbnb, Blizzard, Facebook, Palantir, Microsoft, CapitalOne, Nutanix and Confluent)
- Funding: 50 M USD (raised the largest seed round in the history of Silicon Valley)
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Basically, I did not have the exact JD with myself, but I can arrange an Exploratory call for you with above senior and core members of a company (Dheeraj/Chandra/Manoj).
Job Role – Backend developer.
If you think, you are one of them then please reply with your interest and we will take your candidature ahead for next level of evaluation. (No Bar of budget for strong candidate).
Looking forward to taking you to the next level of technology.
Warm Regards,
Rahul Rajput
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Job description
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing 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. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
Responsibilities:
Have the passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code with proper documentation
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications
Implementation of security and data protection
Integration of data storage solutions
Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards
Requirements
1+ years Experience
Strong proficiency with JavaScript
Knowledge of Node.js, Express.js and other frameworks required to create a scalable and effective application
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
Good understanding of basics of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
Very strong understanding of working with at least one SQL or NoSQL database in node js(Without ORM preferably)
Understanding of commonly used node modules
Good understanding of server-side templating languages
Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as SASS, LESS, etc.
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
Understanding accessibility and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments using OpenID, OAuth2.0, etc.
Creating secure and scalable APIs using standards like REST API, GraphQL, etc.
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimising output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemes that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT Critical thinker and problem-solving skills Team player Good time-management skills Great interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good Analytical and Communication skills.
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript - Knowledge of Nodejs and frameworks available for it such as Express, etc.
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade, EJS, etc.
- Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as SCSS, Stylus, Less, etc.
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments - Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
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- discussing clients’ requirements and proposed solutions with a senior developer (for developers at mid-skill level and below)
- writing and testing code
- collaborating with other developers
- using development tools (see below)
Development tools are used by software developers to write and test code, often as a team. Common development tools include:
- integrated development environments (eg Eclipse, IntelliJ): for writing and editing code
- source control management (eg Git, SVN, Mercurial): to enable teams to work together to manage changes to source code
- issue management systems (eg Jira): for managing a list of issues or improvements
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