Fullstack Developer

Job Title: Node.js / AI Engineer

Department: Technology

Location: Remote

Company: Mercer Talent Enterprise

Company Overview:Mercer Talent Enterprise is a leading provider of talent management solutions, dedicated to helping organizations optimize their workforce. We foster a collaborative and innovative work environment where our team members can thrive and contribute to our mission of enhancing talent strategies for our clients.

Position Overview:We are looking for a skilled Node.js / AI Engineer to join our Lighthouse Tech Team. This role is focused on application development, where you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying intelligent, AI-powered applications. You will leverage your expertise in Node.js and modern AI technologies to build sophisticated systems that feature Large Language Models (LLMs), AI Agents, and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain robust and scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js.
• Design, build, and integrate AI-powered features into our core applications.
• Implement and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems to ensure accurate and context-aware responses.
• Develop and orchestrate autonomous AI agents to automate complex tasks and workflows.
• Work with third-party LLM APIs (like OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.) and open-source models, fine-tuning and adapting them for specific use cases.
• Collaborate with product managers and developers to define application requirements and deliver high-quality, AI-driven solutions.
• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of AI-powered applications.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of professional experience in backend application development with a strong focus on Node.js.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in AI-related development, including building applications that integrate with Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Demonstrable experience developing AI agents and implementing RAG patterns.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and libraries relevant to application development (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Experience with vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Chroma, Weaviate) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Professional development opportunities.

**Responsibilities:**

- Lead the backend development team, providing mentorship and guidance to junior developers.

- Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems using Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.

- Implement event sourcing and message queue solutions using technologies such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.

- Utilize strong PostgreSQL knowledge to design, optimize, and manage databases effectively.

- Implement DevOps practices and tools to ensure continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), containerization with Docker, and orchestration with Kubernetes.

- Collaborate closely with frontend developers to integrate backend services with user interfaces seamlessly.

- Lead and contribute to architectural discussions and decisions to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of our systems.

- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues promptly, demonstrating strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

**Requirements:**

- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- 5+ years of experience in software development, with a significant focus on backend technologies.

- Proven leadership experience as a team lead or senior developer, with a track record of mentoring junior developers and leading successful projects.

- Profound expertise in Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.

- Experience with event sourcing and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).

- Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, including database design, optimization, and management.

- Solid understanding of DevOps practices and tools (CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS/GCP/Azure).

- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers.

- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.

- Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Role: Engineer/Sr Engineer -Java 

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION: 

The Product Development Engineer is responsible for the front-end development of modules for enlivening CEM. 

The engineer is responsible for end to end delivery of specific components in the module and integrating them with existing modules 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Working with technical architects, able to convert the architecture into design and code in Java (Spring Boot), AngularJS, and NodeJS. 

• Able to generate LLD documents. 

• Ability to write Quality code with minimum defects. 

• Unit Test and follow the coding standards. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS: 

• 5+ years of strong programming and logical skills in Java (Spring Boot), AngularJS, Object-Oriented Javascript, NodeJS and HTML5 

• Hands-on Experience with Java (Spring Boot), and MySQL is mandatory. Must have completed at least 2 full projects using Spring boot and AngularJS.

• Excellent knowledge and experience in Spring JPA and RESTful web services implementation.

• NodeJS experience is value add 

• Should have participated in, and be familiar with, Agile (Scrum) project methodology and practices.

• Must be able to mentor and guide junior technical resources. 

• One who is proactive and comes forward with technology-related initiatives. Motivated selfstarter. 

• Good communication skills. English - Oral and Written.

At Pratishthan we are looking for enthusiastic software engineers with up to 5 years of work experience with great programming and problem-solving skills. You should be open to working in any of the tech stacks, as technology is just a means to deliver the solution to customer problems. Preferred technologies are Java, spring boot, Node JS or C++.  However, specific tech stack experience is not a prerequisite if the candidate has relevant experience and is open to learning. 

You will be part of an engineering team developing large cloud-based enterprise applications. Currently, the team @Pratishthan consists of passionate experienced individual contributors who want to make a difference in the software product landscape in India.

Requirements:

• Candidates should be hands-on developers with a strong command of data structures, algorithms, programming fundamentals and DBMS concepts.
• We look for people who have good conceptual clarity and can recognize patterns and come up with multiple approaches to solve problems.
• Candidates should have exposure to designing components as part of applications, independently. 
• Good scores in any of the online coding platforms like LeetCode, CodeChef, HackerRank etc. would be preferred. (Please specify the scores in the resume.)
• Experience in designing and developing microservices, event- driven systems, cloud platforms, data analytics etc would be added advantage.
• Looking for professionals who are passionate and self-driven to learn newer technologies and enjoy challenging work.

About Company

• Vision : Bikayi helps small to medium sized businesses go online and scale their businesses. Bikayi merchants are selling various things from groceries to apparels and electronic items.
• Scale : We are very close to grossing a GMV of 1B dollars on an annual basis. Probably one of your neighbourhood shops is using Bikayi to sell online.
• Fuel : Monetizing the product from early days we have a solid business model and our revenue numbers are growing at a healthy pace. Apart from this we are funded by top investors in the world like Sequoia capital and Ycombinator.
• People : We have a culture which gives you a lot of challenges to solve and at the same time get high rewards.

Fun facts

• 42,59,407 Indians started their online selling journey with Bikayi this year, That is greater than the combined population of Maldives and Monaco
• We witnessed a GMV growth of 5400% and revenue growth of 1100% last year.
• Band Chainsmokers have also invested in Bikayi 🎵

Responsibilities

• Guide the team : Help the junior engineers to unblock them and guide them on best design practices. Help in code reviewing on a regular basis.
• Responsible for code delivery : Pushing deploys on a constant basis. When working in a growth stage company, this part can be challenging as the speed of requirements is high. You will need to make sure you are able to push code on a regular basis.
• Design & Architecture : You need to have technical expertise in the company's tech stack and in general the frontend or backend infrastructures.
• Prepare thorough technical documentation which can be used as a reference by other engineers.
• Own your product : You will be responsible for the success / failure of your team and the product. You will need to work with cross functional teams, understand their requirements and make sure that everybody is on the same page.

Requirements

• Past experience of working for tier 1 / vc funded companies.
• 3+ years of commercial work experience in the relevant domains.
• Continuous past experience of delivering products at a steady pace.
• Experience in the following would be preferred.
• Node Js for Backend Engineers
• React Js for Frontend Engineers

Company Perks

• Macbook
• Flexible hours
• Book reading / personal development stipend
• ESOP pool also available
• Health insurance benefits
• Fully stacked snack kitchen and gaming room
• Free front row tickets to The Chainsmokers concerts in India \m/

NOTE - SALARY IS NEGOTIABLE 

• Company Profile - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FYi4TuTx2_Kx-mWrOCNiaLK5JtWlJI-5/view?usp=sharing

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline
• 4+ years experience working in an IT environment
• 4+ years of Object-oriented design, functional programming
• Node JS API Development (Firebase API development is a plus)
• Angular or VUE or React JS Front end Development (VUE Js Experience is a plus)
• HTML / CSS responsive development
• Experience using any database
• Experience developing in an Agile / SCRUM Environment
• Experience developing mission-critical applications
• Strong business and technical acumen
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill