Backend Engineer

What you'll do:

·        Perform complex application programming activities with an emphasis on mobile development: Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, RESTful APIs and related backend frameworks

·        Assist in the definition of system architecture and detailed solution design that are scalable and extensible

·        Collaborate with Product Owners, Designers, and other engineers on different permutations to find the best solution possible

·        Own the quality of code and do your own testing. Write unit test and improve test coverage.

·        Deliver amazing solutions to production that knock everyone’s socks off

·        Mentor junior developers on the team

What we’re looking for:

·        Amazing technical instincts. You know how to evaluate and choose the right technology and approach for the job. You have stories you could share about what problem you thought you were solving at first, but through testing and iteration, came to solve a much bigger and better problem that resulted in positive outcomes all-around.

·        A love for learning. Technology is continually evolving around us, and you want to keep up to date to ensure we are using the right tech at the right time.

·        A love for working in ambiguity—and making sense of it. You can take in a lot of disparate information and find common themes, recommend clear paths forward and iterate along the way. You don’t form an opinion and sell it as if it’s gospel; this is all about being flexible, agile, dependable, and responsive in the face of many moving parts.

·        Confidence, not ego. You have an ability to collaborate with others and see all sides of the coin to come to the best solution for everyone.

·        Flexible and willing to accept change in priorities, as necessary

·        Demonstrable passion for technology (e.g., personal projects, open-source involvement)

·        Enthusiastic embrace of DevOps culture and collaborative software engineering

·        Ability and desire to work in a dynamic, fast paced, and agile team environment

·        Enthusiasm for cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure

Basic Qualifications: 

·        Minimum B.S. / M.S. Computer Science or related discipline from accredited college or University

·        At least 4 years of experience designing, developing, and delivering backend applications with Node.js, TypeScript

·        At least 2 years of experience building internet facing services

·        At least 2 years of experience with AWS and/or OpenShift

·        Exposure to some of the following concepts: object-oriented programming, software engineering techniques, quality engineering, parallel programming, databases, etc.

·        Experience integrating APIs with front-end and/or mobile-specific frameworks

·        Proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs

·        Ability to manage multiple tasks and consistently meet established timelines  

·        Strong collaboration skills

·        Excellent written and verbal communications skills

Preferred Qualifications:

·        Experience with Apache Cordova framework

• Demonstrable knowledge of native coding background in iOS, Android

·        Experience developing and deploying applications within Kubernetes based containers

Experience in Agile and SCRUM development techniques

1) Be open to learn new frameworks like Hapi.JS , Typescript , Nest.JS

2) Strong DB concepts , and hands on knowledge on MongoDB , REDIS

3) Experience working with micro-services will be a plus

4) Experience working with JWT and IAM systems will be a plus

5) Experience working with Postman , Swagger will be a plus

6) TDD knowledge is an advantage and also working with Unit Test code and familiar with test code coverage concepts.

7) Strong operating system knowledge is a plus with knowledge of how to manage threads.

8) Working experience with RabbitMQ , Kafka will be a plus

9) Strong knowledge of JS internals is a must.

Your Impact:

•                 Implements Digital Consumer experiences based on a foundation of SFCC (Salesforce commerce cloud) to meet expected quality standards

•                 Ensures functional requirements and high-level solution designs are understood and are translated into detailed technical design

•                 Implement proofs of concept to prove any new technologies, application flows or integration scenarios and identify customizations needed to SFCC platform for meeting client requirements

•                 Guides the performance tuning and scalability of the ecommerce solution

•                 Diagnose and solve technical problems during implementation and support phases

Your Skills & Experience:

•                 4-8 Years with 2+ years of implementing commerce application on any eCommerce platform in last 3 years

•                 If you have not worked in eCommerce platform, we can still discuss with you if you are expert in Java/.Net and understand REST/SOAP webservices.

•                 Demonstrate proficiency in build and release management using CI/CD strategies (leveraging tools like Jenkins and DevOps practices), implement Mocha/Chai unit and functional test cases in order to reduce costs while ensuring quality

•                 Contributes to designing, implementing and documenting the build release process as well as system configuration and deployment characteristics of the applications

•                 Participates in technical walkthroughs/ code reviews of other team members’ components, test plans and results and help them with gaps

•                 Collaborate with architect to define implementation processes and quality gates and standards

•                 Identifies risks and issues, and help monitor them

•                 Guides the development of reference and resource materials

•                 Mentors developers in improving their platform knowledge and development skills

•                 Communicate technical design to the developers and help/guide them in the implementation

•                 Participates in Agile sprints

Set Yourself Apart With:

•                 eCommerce platform certification

•                 Security considerations – OWASP, CSRF, reCAPTCHA etc. – Basic knowledge or experience

•                 Git Development workflow – Proficient

•                 Visual Studio Code IDE or Eclipse IDE - Proficient

•                 Knowledge on Agile methodology and desired tools like Jira, confluence etc.

•                 Scripting/development experience with Node.js, Mocha/Chai

•                 Experience working in any Salesforce cloud environment like SFMC, SFSC etc.

•                 Excellent written, verbal communication and articulation skills & Good team player

•                 Self-starter and self-learner with keen interest to grow

•                 Process orientation and the ability to define and setup processes

•                 Ability to provide necessary coaching to bring team members up to speed on the technology

•                 Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

•                 Excellent and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions

•                 Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with excellent personal ownership of problem resolution

Position Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled Node.js backend developer to join our dynamic team.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Node.js development. Knowledge of frontend frameworks like React.js or Angular, AI-driven development, Python, and AWS is a plus.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop a NodeJS backend with a modular, scalable architecture.

• Build REST APIs and WebSocket services for real-time updates.

• Optimize PostgreSQL queries, ensure proper indexing, and manage database migrations.

• Implement role-based authentication & authorization (JWT, RBAC in NestJS).

• Set up event-driven patterns (Redis pub/sub, background jobs, async processing).

• Integrate with external api’s (JSON-RPC, XML-RPC, REST).

• Optimize API response times (caching, Redis, database tuning).

• Ensure secure API development (encryption, secure credentials storage).

• Provide technical mentorship to junior developers and contribute to architectural decisions.

• Candidate should have strong work experience in JavaScript(ES6+)
• Hands on application development using Node JS, Express JS, MongoDB and Mongoose
• Good understanding of Web Technology, RESTful APIs, JSON structures
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Exposure in AWS Services will be an added advantage

Responsibilities and Duties

• Design, code, test and document software according to the functional requirements.
• Analyze, diagnose and resolve errors related to applications.
• Provide application and user support.

Required Candidate profile

Backend - Software Development Engineer-III

Responsibilities:-

• Research, design and build highly reliable, available and scalable platforms
• Explore design implications and work towards an appropriate balance between functionality, performance, and maintainability.
• Lead by example, mentor and guide team members on everything from structured problem solving to development of best practices
• Own large technical deliverables and execute in an exemplary way
• Be able to conceptualize and develop prototype quickly
• Working with a cross-discipline team of Design, Product, Data Science and Analytics team.
• Active participation in the hiring process to bring quality engineers in the team.

Requirements:-

• Strong proficiency in Javascript and TypeScript
• Strong proficiency of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
• Strong understanding and experience of creating highly scalable and complex database design
• Good understanding of Data Modeling using RDBMS and NoSQL(Cassandra, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis) data stores
• Strong problem-solving skills with a good understanding of data structures and algorithms
• Strong understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Experience of creating highly scalable, fault tolerant, resilient distributed systems
• Strong knowledge of creating scalable system design and good understanding of microservice based architectures
• Understanding of caching enabled, PubSub and event driven architectures
• Hands on experience and good knowledge of AWS services
• Understanding automated testing platforms like selenium and unit tests like Chai, Mocha, Jasmine etc
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• E/B.Tech/M.E./M.Tech/M.S.
• Curiosity to explore the cutting edge technologies and bake them in the products.
• Zeal and drive to take end to end ownership.
• 5+ years of experience in back end development preferably in microservice environment.