
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.

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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.
Overall 2+ years of experience in IT industry
Mid level experience in NodeJS and ExpressJS
Design and Develop JavaScript application
Mid level experience in JavaScript frontend usage
Experience in HTML and CSS
Experience in GIT, JIRA is necessary
Experience in usage of postman
Good communication skills are necessary as we interact with client daily
Experience in Unit testing for NodeJS using Jest Framework will be useful
Personality fit
Looking to hire a Backend developer, who wakes up every day with the zeal of learning something new - a mind that is always curious. Not only this, he should be proud to have a good experience on algorithms and understand his technology at the atomic level.
Preliminary requirements for the role
- Should understand the architecture of Node Js language, and must have had at least 1 year of solid experience in writing robust code in this language.
- Should be well versed with basic algorithms on ( array, Linked list, stack, queue)- Yes, we do ask questions associated with time and space complexity for the above-mentioned algorithms
- Thorough understanding of MySQL, in that, creating all types of joins ( inner, outer, left, and right) on multiple tables, views, and triggers are a piece of cake for you.
- Further, you should have a decent understanding of database designs so that you can make quick decisions about normalization, inclusion/exclusion of foreign keys, etc
- Should have a decent understanding of code repository tool such as GitHub
- Should be well versed with the basics of AWS ( understanding of cloud architecture would be a plus)
- Should be aware of the commonly used encryption techniques such as JWT, API encryption, Token management, etc
- Exposure to working in E-commerce related applications as well as in a startup environment would be an add on.
- Desired Skills:
- Hand-on experience in creating NodeJs applications preferably using the ExpressJS, any other NodeJS framework is most welcome.
- Hand-on experience in creating frontend applications using React or Angular.
- Highly proficient in both Javascript and Typescript.
- Good command over Databases both SQL/No SQL (Mongo DB, My SQL)
- Hands-on experience of GIT (version control tools).
- Good Communication Skills.
- In-depth knowledge of Microservice Architecture.
- System Design Concepts.
- Leadership capabilities (He/she will be expected to manage team engineers as well).
Good to have Technical Skills:
Docker, Redux, Redis, MeteorJS, RxJs, GraphQL, AWS/GCP/Azure development. Core Responsibility Areas:
- Project/task understanding
- Designing and documenting

- Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, bootstrap, and the CSS GRID system
-High levelof experience working in Node JS
- Proficient with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Angular et al
- Experience debugging using popular JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console
- Passionate to create good design and usability
- A team player with good communication skills
- Experience with React is an added advantage
- 6+ years of experience working with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.
- Maintain and configure MongoDB (developer)
- Keep clear documentation of the database setup and architecture.
- Backup and Disaster Recovery management.
- Adept with all the best practices and design patterns in MongoDB for designing document schemas.
- Good grasp of MongoDB’s aggregation framework.
- Ensure that the databases achieve maximum performance and availability.
- Design indexing strategies.
- Configure, monitor, and deploy replica sets.
- Should have experience with MongoDB Atlas.
- Should have minimum experience with development and performance tuning.
- Create roles and users and set their permissions.
- Excellent written, verbal communication skills and critical thinking skills
About Recko:
Recko was founded in 2017 to organise the world’s transactional information and provide intelligent applications to finance and product teams to make sense of the vast amount of data available. With the proliferation of digital transactions over the past two decades, Enterprises, Banks and Financial institutions are finding it difficult to keep a track on the money flowing across their systems. We are building products which enable them to handle and monitor massive volumes of transactional data without writing a single line of code and ensure the right amounts are flowing between the right beneficiaries, with the right deductions at the right time. Over the last few months, we have grown to a point where we are processing more than 25 million transactions monthly for our customers.
Recko is a Series A funded startup, backed by marquee investors like Vertex Ventures, Prime Venture Partners and Locus Ventures. Traditionally enterprise software is always built around functionality. We are reimagining enterprise software to be built around the user. We believe software is an extension of one’s capability, and it should be delightful and fun to use.
Working at Recko:
We believe that great companies are built by amazing people. At Recko, We are a group of young Engineers, Product Managers, Analysts and Business folks who are on a mission to bring consumer tech DNA to enterprise fintech applications. The current team at Recko is 50 members strong with stellar experience across fintech, e-commerce, digital domains at companies like Flipkart, PhonePe, Ola Money, Belong, Razorpay, Grofers, Jio, Oracle etc. We are growing aggressively across verticals.
About the Role:
What are we looking for:
1. 2+ years of experience with Java MVC frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard / Play and with
MySQL / Oracle / PostgreSQL.
2. Experience building at least one application from scratch.
3. Understanding of at least one test frameworks and basic system administration.
4. Experience with cache store / message broker like Redis / RabbitMQ / Kafka.
5. Good to have: Experience with NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDb, Neo4j, ElasticSearch. etc and Understanding of different concurrency models used in Akka, node.js, Go, RxJava etc
6. Interest in learning new languages / framework as needed.
7. A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up and most
importantly, you should be fun to work with.
As a backend developer at Recko, you will:
1. Design and implement microservices with high reliability and scalability.
2. Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle.
3. Define and communicate technical and design requirements.
4. Learn about new technologies and incorporate them.
5. Improve engineering standards, tooling, and processes.
6. Collaborate with multi-disciplinary team of designers, developers and system administrators.








