Junior Backend Developer

About Us-

Binocs.co empowers institutional lenders with next-generation loan management software, streamlining the entire loan lifecycle and facilitating seamless interaction among stakeholders.

Team: Binocs.co is led by a passionate team with extensive experience in financial technology, lending, AI, and software development.

Investors: Our journey is backed by renowned investors who share our vision for transforming the loan management landscape: Beenext, Arkam Ventures, Accel, Saison Capital, Blume Ventures, Premji Invest, and Better Capital.

What we're looking for-

We seek a motivated, talented, and intelligent individual who shares our vision of being a changemaker. We value individuals dissatisfied with the status quo, strive to make improvements, and envision making significant contributions. We look for those who embrace challenges and dedicate themselves to solutions. We seek individuals who push for data-driven decisions, are unconstrained by titles, and value collaboration. We are building a fast-paced team to shape various business and technology aspects.

Responsibilities -

• Be a part of the initial team to define and set up a best-in-class digital platform for the Private Credit industry, and take full ownership of the components of the digital platform
• You will build robust and scalable web-based applications and need to think of platforms & reuse
• Driving and active contribution to High-Level Designs(HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Mentor team members in adopting effective coding practices. Conduct comprehensive code reviews, focusing on both functional and non-functional aspects.
• Ensure the security, performance, and reliability of backend systems through proper testing, monitoring, and optimization.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and agile development processes to maintain code quality and project timelines.
• Simply, be an owner of the platform and do whatever it takes to get the required output for customers
• Be curious about product problems and have an open mind to dive into new domains eg: gen-AI.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest development trends, tools, and technologies.
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Qualifications -

• 3-5 years of experience in backend development, with a strong track record of successfully architecting and implementing scalable and high-performance backend systems.
• Proficiency in at least one backend programming language (e.g.,Python, Golang, Node.js, Java) & tech stack to write maintainable, scalable, unit-tested code.
• Good understanding of databases (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc)
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design principles and best practices.
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency programming
• Extensive experience in object-oriented design skills, knowledge of design patterns, and huge passion and ability to design intuitive module and class-level interfaces.
• Experience of cloud computing platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
• Knowledge of Test Driven Development

Good to have-

• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of serverless computing and event-driven architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, Azure Functions)
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).
• Contributions to open-source projects or active participation in developer communities.
• Experience working LLMs and AI technologies

Benefits-

By joining Binocs, you’ll become part of a vibrant and dynamic team dedicated to disrupting the fintech space with cutting-edge solutions. We offer a stimulating work environment where innovation is at the heart of everything we do. Our competitive compensation package, inclusive of equity, is designed to reward your contributions to our success.

Job Overview

We are looking for a talented Senior Backend Developer to join our team in developing backend servicing. As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js. The ideal candidate is passionate about distributed systems, has experience with backend services and is excited about optimising applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, architect solutions, and implement features.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code following best practices and coding standards.
• Optimise applications for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement security measures to ensure data privacy and integrity in backend systems.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure smooth operation of production systems.
• Perform code reviews to maintain code quality, consistency, and adherence to coding standards.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in backend development, Node.js, and related ecosystems

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Proven experience in backend development, with at least 4 years of experience using Node.js.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
• Experience with web frameworks such as Express.js.
• Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
• Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment, with excellent communication skills.

• Worked as a Node.js developer on multiple projects with relevant experience between 1 to 4+ Years.
• Extensive knowledge of Nodejs, JavaScript, APIs, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Able to work on independent nodejs projects.
• Experience in mongoDB database queries. Able to write and manage complex DB queries .
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.

Strong proficiency in node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express.js

Strong proficiency in JavaScript and Typescript

Strong problem-solving skills with a good understanding  of data structures algorithms

Hands-on experience and good knowledge of AWS services

Zeal and drive to take end-to-end ownership

Responsibilities for NodeJS Dev

Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic.

Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.

Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.

Implementation of security and data protection.

Integration of data storage solutions redis, mongodb.

Skill Requirement:

Strong proficiency with JavaScript or TypeScript.

Strong Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express, StrongLoop.

Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.

Good understanding of server-side templating languages.

Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors such as Stylus, Less.

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.

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 optimizing output to match the specific platform.

Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.

Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.

Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git.

Why you should join us

- You will join the mission to create positive impact on millions of peoples lives

- You get to work on the latest technologies in a culture which encourages experimentation - You get to work with super humans (Psst: Look up these super human1, super human2, super human3, super human4)

- You get to work in an accelerated learning environment

What you will do

- You will provide deep technical expertise to your team in building future ready systems.

- You will collaborate in a highly cross functional team, providing engineering perspective to non technical members of the team

- You will help develop a robust roadmap for ensuring engineering operational excellence

- You will establish clean and optimised coding standards that are well documented

- You will author efficient, reliable and performant systems

- You will design systems, frameworks and libraries that work at scale, are easy to maintain and provide a great developer experience

- You will be agile and curious about customer problems and business objectives

- You will actively mentor and participate in knowledge sharing forums

- You will work in an exciting startup environment where you can be ambitious and try new things :)

You should apply if

- You have a strong foundation in Computer Science concepts and programming fundamentals

- You have been working on backend web technologies since 8+ years

- You have built and maintained reliable systems that operate at high scale

- You’re experienced in building and running cloud-native platforms & distributed systems

- Extensive experience in any web stack (we use Typescript / AWS / DynamoDB / PostgreSQL)

- You understand the hustle of a startup and are good with handling ambiguity

- You are data driven, have customer empathy and enjoy building delightful applications

- You are curious, a quick learner and someone who loves to experiment

- You insist on highest standards of quality, maintainability and performance

- You work well in a team to enhance your impact

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing Web Applications/ Rest Apis/ Automation Scripts.
• Design, Develop, Enhance and test Back End Web Modules using Nodejs, Nestjs Framework, Mongo DB.
• Research and explore existing solutions, competition to get a holistic understanding of the design and development.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with various teams for effective outcomes.
• Meet deadlines in a high intensity work environment.
• Write Highly scalable and stable code.
• Pick up any project & amp; suggest a solution for completing it.
• Write production ready code with minimal bugs.
• Review other engineers' code and provide constructive feedback.
• Help grow the engineering team through involvement in the technology community (conferences, meetups, blog posts, open-source projects, etc) and referrals.
• Monitor changes in production & amp; rollback if necessary.
• Pair often and provide some guidance to more junior engineers.

Requirements:

• 2-6 years of working experience in backend technologies.
• Proficient in NodeJs, NestJs, Js.
• Understanding of Backend End Technologies.
• Proficient in RESTful APIs and API Communications.
• Understanding of Sql and NoSql Databases.
• Good grasp of Asynchronous Programming and its work arounds.
• Database schema Creation for business process.
• Working knowledge in user authentication and authorization.
• Implementing data protection Error Handling skills
• Good at analyzing and solving problems.
• Passionate to work in a start-up.
• Knowledge of firebase authentication and analytics.
• Knowledge of AWS deployment tools and strategy.
• Should be good with the Low Level and High Level Design.
• Understanding of Different Design Patterns.