Backend Engineer

Job Description: Node.js Developer (3+ Years Experience)

Division/Department: Engineering

Industry: Insurance / Fintech

Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Node.js Developer who is experienced with JavaScript/TypeScript, databases, and modern AI development tools. You will build and maintain backend applications, design scalable systems, and use AI tools to enhance development productivity. The role involves backend development, database management, API development, and cloud deployment.

What You’ll Be Doing

Backend Development

• Build and maintain Node.js applications, services, and APIs.
• Write clean, readable JavaScript/TypeScript code.
• Create and manage REST APIs; work with GraphQL when required.
• Develop microservices and containerized applications (Docker).
• Participate in code reviews and help maintain coding standards.

Database Work

• Design database schemas for PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Write optimized SQL and NoSQL queries.
• Implement indexing and manage database performance tuning.
• Handle database scaling and caching strategies.

AI Tools & Productivity

• Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Tabnine).
• Integrate AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude) into backend applications.
• Build features powered by AI/ML capabilities.
• Use AI tools to debug and enhance code quality.

Deployment & Operations

• Deploy applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Work with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Monitor backend services and perform troubleshooting.

Job Requirements

Must-Have (2–7 Years Experience)

• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and Express.js.
• Excellent understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, ES6+, async/await.
• Experience with at least one major database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.
• Knowledge of API development (REST, GraphQL).
• Hands-on experience with Git and version control.
• Experience with testing tools like Jest, Mocha, or similar.

AI Tools Experience

• Familiarity with AI coding assistants.
• Working with AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, etc.).
• Experience using AI tools for debugging and code optimization.
• Basic understanding of prompt engineering.

Bonus Skills (Good to Have)

• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
• Docker, Kubernetes.
• CI/CD pipelines.
• Frontend exposure (React/Vue/Angular).
• Message queues: RabbitMQ, Kafka.
• Caching: Redis, Memcached.
• API security: JWT, OAuth2.

Mandatory Skills

Technical

• Experience building and deploying Node.js applications.
• Strong command over databases and efficient query writing.
• Comfort with AI-based coding tools.
• Ability to debug and solve backend issues independently.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Self-driven and eager to learn new technologies.
• Ability to mentor junior developers (for senior positions).

Desired Candidate :

• Experience in Node.JS working with large scale backend applications
• Expertise in any Relational or NoSQL databases and any of caching databases
• Experience in integrating with RESTful/GraphQL APIs and Microservice APIs
• Good problem solving and debugging skill
• Good knowledge of engineering excellence: Unit Testing/TDD, Code quality,
• Documentation, CI&CD
• Exposure on event-driven, asynchronous I/O
• Experience in Linux development and AWS ecosystem tools
• Experience in non-functional requirements (Scalability, Performance optimisation, Security)

What you can achieve :

• Empowering Entrepreneurial Spirit: Whatever your role is, we'll encourage you to reinvent and reinvigorate; achieving the best for CaratLane and you.
• Celebrating Your Contribution: We recognize and reward everyone who approaches their job with true passion, and drives performance.
• The Best of Tanishq and CaratLane: Work with a disruptive, new-age omni-channel brand, while being a part of India's most trustworthy organisation - the Tata Group.

Location - Pune/ Mumbai/ Bangalore

Education

Degree, Postgraduate in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent industry experience)

Experience

• Minimum 5 years of coding experience in NodeJS, JavaScript and Databases.
• At least 1 year hands-on in TypeScript .
• Hands-on experience in performance tuning, debugging, monitoring

Technical Skills

• Excellent knowledge developing scalable and highly-available Restful APIs using NodeJS technologies
• Practical experience with GraphQL.
• Experience in working with AWS platform and its core services like Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Formation, CDK, SQS, S3 etc., or its equivalent Azure services
• Hands-on working experience in front-end applications development with HTML, CSS, Node JS with strong working experience in backend technologies Java, TypeScript and JavaScript programming languages.
• Understanding of containerization, experienced in Dockers , Kubernetes.
• Exposed to API gateway integrations like 3Scale.
• Understanding of Single-Sign-on or token-based authentication (Rest, JWT, oAuth)
• Experience on DevOps ways of working with good understanding on CI/CD and actively involved in solving, troubleshooting issues in distributed services ecosystem
• Hands on experience with both SQL and No-SQL databases.
• More than 3 years proven experience in developing high volume scalable cloud solutions utilizing platforms like Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure.
• Possess expert knowledge of task/message queues include but not limited to: AWS, Microsoft Azure, Pushpin and Kafka

Functional Skills

• Experience in following best Coding, Security, Unit testing and Documentation standards and practices Experience in Banking, Financial and Fintech experience in an enterprise environment preferred
• Experience in Agile methodology.
• Ensure quality of technical and application architecture and design of systems across the organization.
• Effectively research and benchmark technology against other best in class technologies.

Soft Skills

• Able to influence multiple teams on technical considerations, increasing their productivity and effectiveness, by sharing deep knowledge and experience.
• Self-motivator and self-starter, Ability to own and drive things without supervision and works collaboratively with the teams across the organization.
• Have excellent soft skills and interpersonal skills to interact and present the ideas to Senior and Executive management

Role Overview 

As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be working closely with our core team in building products from  scratch into large-scale platforms and solving business problems leveraging new and innovative  technology. More than anything, we are looking for engineers that are eager to learn and build a  meaningful company. We are a small team and encourage engineers to wear many hats 

Responsibilities  

• Design and build highly reliable and performant applications that deliver a great user experience.
• Own large technical deliverables and execute in a structured manner.
• Take the accountability of the overall health of the applications you build.
• Platformize components as libraries, utilities and promote reuse.
• Be able to conceptualize and develop prototypes quickly

Skills & Requirements

      ▪ Work Experience between 2 to 6  years in large scale applications with desire to work  in fast paced startups  

▪ Experience/Knowledge of Node.JS, Express .JS, AWS, MongoDB.

      Deep understanding of your tools: Languages, frameworks, systems.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

 Roles and Responsibility :

• Lead and build the team in development
• Participate in the technical design of projects we made for our Clients
• Supervise and write efficient and reliable code; use best practices with our team
• Organize and participate code reviews
• Setup unit and integration tests
• Architecture and design of reusable server components
• Developing high performing REST APIs for application functionality
• Develop and maintain scalable server architecture serving millions of users every day.
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Must Have Skill Sets :

• Should have 5+ years of experience in Mobile/web server and application development
• Mandatory: Strong development skills in Python ,Node.js, Typescript, Django Rest Framework, Linux, MongoDB
• Experience with client technologies like JavaScript, CSS3, HTML5, bootstrap, Angulars, React, Android App a plus
• Strong knowledge of data structures and computer fundamentals
• An ability to refract and understand large and separate code bases
• Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
• Forward-looking on potential technology choices
• Experience in building highly scalable, reliable systems
• Team handling experience.
  
  
  

• 4+ years of experience with Node.js
• Expertise in Typescript, AWS, Firebase, MongoDB, and Express

You will be bringing:

• Hands-on experience in writing applications using Node.js (including Socket.io and Express or similar)
• Excellent knowledge of a few of the available databases such as MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Proficiency in application deployment on Linux or Ubuntu environments
• Proficiency in JavaScript languages like React and/or Angular, along with a comprehensive experience in open-source frameworks
• Experience in server-client architecture project(s)
• Ability to prioritize in a chaotic and ambiguous environment
• An open, growth mindset when giving and receiving feedback

We are looking for a high-performing Developer to build our ecommerce platform and API framework powered by Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Candidates for this role will be passionate about well-written code, testing, and excel at coming up with simple approaches to complex problems.

Our work culture is overachiever, very amiable, and at the same time always charged with excitement. We encourage our team members to take responsibility and grow into future leaders in the industry.

Job Responsibilities:

• Understand project requirements, writing bug-free clean code and ensure that the solution works per the agreed architecture, SLAs, KPIs and business model
• Integrate Django backend with third party API
• 100% Hands-on role
• Adapt to rapidly evolving requirements and changing priorities and drive the team accordingly
• Reverse engineer for debugging errors in code and ensure quality control in the process.
• Continually drive products towards a meaningful balance between user needs, business objectives and technical feasibility
• Operate in a hyper-collaborative way and follow these guiding principles: Value common sense and simplicity over complexity.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Computer Science from a reputed University
• 3 to 5 years of experience working in Django and Python.
• React and/or Angular for front end
• Proficiency in MongoDB and MySql
• Technical Skills: JIRA, Gitlab, Rest API, GCP or AWS
• Experience in performance profiling, tuning, and optimization, caching mechanisms with Enterprise level applicants
• Experience in writing unit testing and test case automation.
• Ability to operate in an Agile environment with a start-up mentality and unstructured environment, Energy, drive and passion to work, and operate in a digital world.