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Posted by Rajeev Chebolu
6 - 10 yrs
₹5L - ₹15L / yr (ESOP available)
Bengaluru (Bangalore)
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skill iconNodeJS (Node.js)
skill iconMongoDB
skill iconExpress
MySQL
At Mighty (getmighty.in), we are looking for an experienced back-end developer with 6-10 years of experience who can grow into our CTO in 2-3 years. This role comes with the opportunity to work with an experienced team on a very large problem in fintech.

We are a pre-seed stage startup & have set aside a large ESOP for this role that will create significant wealth for the successful candidate.

Our core customer-facing product today is a native Android application. In addition to this, we are building internal tools for customer support, investment management, marketing analytics and business management. In the future, we plan to hugely expand the features in our core product, build iOS and web products, and continuously improve our internal tools to better serve our customers.

 

For our back-end, we use Node.js / MySQL / AWS. We are currently a 3-member engineering team (1 back-end, 1 Android, 1 full stack) led by our founding engineer and advised by a senior technology executive from a leading fintech company.

Key Responsibilities of the Role

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve our software applications
  • Build reusable libraries and frameworks that support complex web applications
  • Set-up our technology infrastructure and integrate with 3rd party applications
  • Contribute to internal discussions around product features, roadmap and technologies used
  • Mentor & recruit engineers to the team
  • Set up processes related to engineering & product

 

Skills / Required Experience:

  • B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent, with solid foundational knowledge in at least two general programming languages, data structures, algorithms, system architecture, security and networking protocols.
  • At least 6 years of back-end development experience in a software product company is required for this role.
  • Exposure to modern software development processes, multiple front-end and back-end technologies, and open-source software.
  • Proficiency with tools like Gitlab/Jira/Firebase, as well as AWS and commonly used database systems etc. is required
  • Experience in an early-stage startup or having founded your own startup would be good to have (but not necessary).
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About Mighty

Founded :
2021
Type :
Product
Size :
0-20
Stage :
Raised funding

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Mighty will help 100 million young Indians achieve financial freedom much faster through sophisticated investing, content, community & coaching support, delivered through a mobile app. Check out our pre-launch website at getmighty.in We are currently a 11-member team based in Bangalore, launching to users in Sep 2022. The founder Rajeev Chebolu is an alumnus of IIT Madras & Kellogg School of Management with over 13 years of experience in private equity and CFO roles at start-ups.

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