Engineering Manager Top b2b saas company only and tier 1 college only

Job Title : Backend / API Developer - Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express)

Location : Remote

Experience : 4+ Years

Job Description :

We are looking for a skilled Backend / API Developer - Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express) with strong expertise in building secure, scalable, and reliable backend systems. The ideal candidate should be proficient in Python (FastAPI preferred) or Node.js (Express) and have hands-on experience deploying applications to serverless environments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Deploy and manage serverless applications on Cloudflare Workers, Firebase Functions, and Google Cloud Functions.
• Work with Google Cloud services including Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Secret Manager, and IAM roles.
• Implement secure API development practices (HTTPS, input validation, and secrets management).
• Ensure performance optimization, scalability, and reliability of backend systems.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, DevOps, and product teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Mandatory Skills :

Python (FastAPI) / Node.js (Express), Serverless Deployment (Cloudflare Workers, Firebase, GCP Functions), Google Cloud Services (Cloud Run, IAM, Secret Manager), API Security (HTTPS, Input Validation, Secrets Management).

Required Skills :

• Proficiency in Python (FastAPI preferred) or Node.js (Express).
• Hands-on experience with serverless platforms (Cloudflare Workers, Firebase Functions, GCP Functions).
• Familiarity with Google Cloud services (Cloud Run, IAM, Secret Manager, Cloud Functions).
• Strong understanding of secure API development (HTTPS, input validation, API keys & secret management).
• Knowledge of API design principles and best practices.
• Ability to work with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools.

• Minimum 2 years experience on MEAN Stack
• Extensive hands-on experience in Node JS/Express/Hapi JS, Moleculer and NoSQL DBs (Mongodb and Redis are preferred)
• Strong coding and designing skills
• Working understanding of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment concepts and tools such as (Gitlab CI/CD), Development tools (Git), Application Servers (nginx, Apache)
• Experience in consuming and developing secure RESTful API/web-services
• Comfortable using Unix / Linux machines from command prompt
• As a full-stack architect in the team, you'll bring your ideas to life on a technology stack of Node JS and NoSQL Databases among others.
• We are looking for tech geeks who are hands-on and in love with building scalable, distributed and large web / mobile products.
• You must be an excellent problem solver with passion to self-learn and implement backend technologies
• You would be responsible for the architecture design, code review and technology build and deployment activities of web/mobile applications.
• Own the product development from scratch - Architect scalable, distributed and large scale web and mobile solutions from scratch
• You would be responsible for writing SRS and require strong technical writing and communication skills
• You would be responsible for managing and mentoring your team members and help them advance in their learning and career goals
• Ensure test driven development (TDD) methodologies are deployed to execute project
• Define and ensure right coding practices
• Code for fresh development and to troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Lead web development efforts, including hiring, mentoring and advising peers

• Participate in brainstorming and technical ideation for projects with product, growth, and engineering
• You will design Scalable and Fault-Tolerant systems
• You will help Maintain critical and auxiliary systems (databases, cache ...)
• You will build Experiments that help validate hypotheses for the product

Experience:

2+yrs In your first 3 months, you will…

• Successfully onboard and create strong bonds with the current team
• Participate in brainstorming and technical ideation for projects with product, growth, and engineering
• Contribute to existing product features and experimentation

In your first 6 months, you will…

• Develop prototypes of new features or products using rapid iteration and experimentation as we explore new ideas
• Partner across the engineering team to ship features

In your first year, you will...

• Champion best-in-class engineering practices and systems for an emerging engineer team
• Help build a suite of features for the product

Our Ideal Hire:

• Learned best practices and has experienced the challenges and joys working at a startup
• Managed and maintained production code at increasing scales
• Feels strongly motivated by our mission
• Communicates complex problems and proposes solutions, in writing and in conversation

Expertise:

• Proficiency in any one language (ex: NodeJS / Go / Python)
• MySQL (design / indices / optimizing queries)
• Redis (types/ functionality/ use cases)

Hands-on experience:

• Handled scaling issue
• Good at debugging

Good to have:

• Kafka (or other stream-processing software)
• AWS

Do not apply if you are not:

• Ownership driven
• Curious in general
• Able to explain things in simple terms
• Self-motivated
• Use to work in the chaotic environment
• Highly proactive
• Willing to Mentor and humble to ask for collaboration
• Most important, Learn & Grow yourself!
• Hungry to grow anymore

• Lead a full product development lifecycle from ideation, design, development, to roll out and support
• Own the delivery of multiple features of the product end to end while hands-on in development as well
• Advocate best development practices such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, automation (testing and infrastructure)

1. 7+ Years’ of experience, managing teams of 5+ people
2. Must have excellent programming, debugging and scripting skills with a solid understanding of Object Oriented Design principles.
3. Proficiency in at least two of the following: Java, NodeJS, Go, JavaScript, Python programming stacks, and passion for software engineering and craftsman-like coding prowess
4. Knowledge of software practices like refactoring, clean code, domain driven design, Encapsulation etc
5. Hands on experience managing databases like MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis.
6. Exposure to event driven systems and event streaming engines like Kafka
7. Good knowledge of DevOps tooling like docker, kubernetes, ansible/chef, AWS.