https://www.getzuma.com/">https://www.getzuma.com/
Location – Bengaluru
GETZUMA
Senior Backend Engineer
Zuma makes an automated sales agent that converses with 100% of inbound leads, ultimately improving the way consumers interact with businesses and organizations. We’ve built this from the ground up using AI, ML, and human support which helps increase sales conversion and support capacity for businesses of all kinds. Zuma is one of the fastest-growing startups in San Francisco, and is well-funded and backed by world-class investors such as Y-Combinator, Joe Montana’s fund (Liquid 2 Ventures), Day One Ventures, Soma Capital, and other notable angel investors including Austen Allred (from Lambda School), YC’s ex-COO Qasar Younis, among others.
Headquartered in San Francisco, USA, we operate nationally and have plans to grow rapidly over the next few years. To do that, we need great people committed to our vision in a big way. We're looking to build a team of rockstars that are equally excited about the opportunity to leverage technology to improve the way customers interact with businesses!
We're looking for a senior backend engineer with experience building highly scalable systems to join our growing engineering team at Zuma. In this role, you will work closely with members of the engineering and product teams to deliver against our ambitious product roadmap as well as have a direct impact on the products and features you'll be building. We're a small but nimble team and are looking for candidates who thrive in an autonomous environment, with experience shipping products quickly and iteratively.
Job Description
Skills
- o 5+ years of professional software development experience
- o 4+ years working with Node.js ecosystem
- o 4+ years experience building with AWS tech stack (RDS, EC2, Lambda)
- o Experience in developing complex web applications
- o Proficient in Javascript ES6 and above
- o Should be hands-on knowledge in working on VCS like Git
- o Should have sound knowledge in algorithms and problem-solving techniques
- o Should have knowledge about web application development and related technologies
Role and responsibility
- o Organize full lifecycle software development
- o Lead the backend engineering team and make critical platform architecture decisions
- o Write well designed, testable, efficient code
- o Work alongside and effectively coordinate with other engineers on the team
- o Come up with procedures and frameworks to avoid technical debt
- o Create efficient architectural and database design
- o Evaluate and deploy software tools, processes and metrics
- o Help other engineers excel in their job and in their careers
- o Create amazing products that scale
Good to Have
- o Experience utilizing telecommunication services such as Twilio
- o Experience working with Keras/Tensorflow

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We are looking for a skilled MERN Full Stack Developer with 2+ years of hands-on experience in building scalable web applications using the MERN stack. The ideal candidate should also have practical exposure to AI tools and integrations, and be comfortable working in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
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Primary Skills (Mandatory)
- Strong experience in MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js
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- Frontend development using React (Hooks, Context API)
- Backend development using Node.js and Express
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AI Tools & Integration Experience (Required)
- Experience working with AI tools such as ChatGPT/OpenAI APIs or similar AI platforms
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain full-stack web applications using MERN stack
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Good to Have
- Experience with TypeScript
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Candidate Profile
- 2+ years of relevant experience in full-stack development
- Strong problem-solving and logical thinking skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team
- Good communication skills
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Work Location: In person
JD:
- 12 + Yrs of total experience along with knowledge and hands-on experience in MERN (Mongo db, Express js, React js and Node js) stack.
- Experience to unblocking and helping technical teams.
- Experience in application architecture design and development
- Expertise in designing scalable applications.
- Experience in working on deployments, cloud infra and CI/CD.
- Full stack development experience
- Hands on experience in MERN stack.
Job Responsibilities
· Responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to, the following.
· Development experience 3-6 years
· Experience working with Azure cloud-hosted web applications and technologies.
· Design and develop back-end microservices and REST APIs for connected devices, web applications, and mobile applications.
· Stay up to date on relevant technologies, plug into user groups, and understand trends and opportunities that ensure we are using the best techniques and tools.
- Meeting with the software development team to define the scope and scale of software projects.
- Designing software system architecture.
- Completing data structures and design patterns.
- Designing and implementing scalable web services, applications, and APIs.
- Developing and maintaining internal software tools.
- Writing low-level and high-level code.
- Troubleshooting and bug fixing.
- Identifying bottlenecks and improving software efficiency.
- Collaborating with the design team on developing micro-services.
- Writing technical documents.
- Be an active professional in continuous learning resulting in enhancement in organizational objectives.
- Provide technical support to all internal teams and customers as it relates to the product.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or computer science.
- Previous experience as a full stack engineer and IoT Products.
- Advanced knowledge of front-end languages including HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular, React.
- Proficient in back-end languages including Nodejs and basic knowledge of Java, C#.
- Experience with cloud computing APIs and Cloud Providers such as Azure or AWS.
· Working knowledge of database systems (Cassandra, CosmosDB, Redis, PostgreSQL)
· Messaging systems (RabbitMQ, MQTT, Kafka)
· Cloud-based distributed application scaling & data processing in the cloud
· Agile / Scrum methodology
- Advanced troubleshooting skills.
- Familiarity with JavaScript frameworks.
- Good communication skills.
High-level project management skills.
Technical & Professional Requirements
- MERN stack developer should have the ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps.
- Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models
- Creating RESTful services with Node.js
- MERN stack developer must have proven experience in front & back-end development
- Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience
- Reactjs Nodejs developer must know MongoDB, Express, Node.js, & React.
- Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible
- MERN full stack developer must have the ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly
- Understanding & proficiency in REST APIs.
- Integration of data storage solutions [RDBMS, NoSQL DB]
Responsibilities & Skills
- MERN Fullstack eCommerce developer is responsible for writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- MERN software developer must have good communication & interpersonal skills
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You should have
- Degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Strong knowledge and understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript
- Knowledge of multiple frontend languages and frameworks including HTML, CSS, SCSS, JavaScript and React.
- Knowledge of backend languages and frameworks primarily Node.js
- Familiarity with SQL databases (e.g. PostgreSQL)
- Knowledge of Docker, and Kubernetes would be a plus.
- Leadership skills for guiding and mentoring teammates.
- Understanding of CI/CD Concepts
- Awareness of key concepts in DevOps and Agile principles
Perks
- Flexible working hours - employee tracking is never a thing
- A fun and close-knit agile team.
- Open office layout that promotes collaboration, conversation, and camaraderie – the result-oriented team.
- Recreational activities to keep you away from the screen and live, laugh, and enjoy with the team.
Job Description
- ONLY FOR PUNE/MUMBAI/BANGALORE/HYDERABAD BASED CANDIDATES .
- EXPERIENCE- Minimum 3 Years & above (3 years Mandatory)
- ONLY IMMEDIATE JOINERS NEED APPLY. FRESHERS PLEASE EXCUSE
Job Description
Responsibilities
Ability to translate Wireframes and PSD Designs into functional web apps using HTML5, Express, React , Node.js, and Mongo
Binding of UI elements to JavaScript object models
Creating RESTful services with Node.js
Architect scalable web architectures
Work in a cross-functional team to deliver a complete user experience
Create Unit and Integration tests to ensure the quality of code
Be responsive to change requests and feature requests
Write code that is cross-platform and cross-device compatible
Ability to wear many hats and learn new technologies quickly
Requirements
Fluent knowledge of latest HTML/CSS standards and best practices
Working knowledge of Mongo and React
Working knowledge of Node.js and Express
Solid Understanding of HTTP protocol and how server-side code is processed on the client
Some experience with Photoshop or Sketch is a plus (creating sprites, optimizing, cutting or adjusting images)
Working knowledge of front end optimization and performance techniques
Obsession with lean, clean and organized front-end code
Cross-browser development and troubleshooting
Experience building Responsive websites for web, tablet and mobile devices
Eye for details is crucial
Able to handle multiple projects and competing deadlines
Good understanding of overall web design including basic usability, accessibility, industry standards, architecture, and navigation
Portfolio of work required. Include examples of all areas of interaction design (user flows, wireframes, final graphical display)
Additional Information
Additional Skills & Competencies
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Developing for mobile platforms
Twitter Bootstrap and LESS
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: ₹300,000.00 - ₹800,000.00 per year
- Own our user interfaces with an eye to lightning-fast performance and a great user experience
- Implement compelling and intuitive UIs, shaping the design and feel of the product alongside our founders
- Write a significant amount of code for new and existing features
- Ship high-quality code and architecture
- Mentor engineers on the team, developing their skills and helping advance their careers
- Help shape the future of our engineering organization
Requirements
- You have been building production web applications for 5+ years and know the systems from top to bottom
- You know SQL and have significant programming experience on the frontend with React
- You have a BS/MS/Ph.D. in a scientific field or equivalent experience
- You want to work in a fast-paced, high-growth startup environment that respects its engineers and customers
- Comfortable working with a 100% distributed engineering team, collaborating on GitHub, Slack, Zoom, etc. in the open and as a self-starter.
Bonus points
- You have backend experience building microservices
- You’ve contributed to open-source libraries and actively participate in the development community (blogging, meetups, tweeting, etc.)
- You have experience building interactive data visualizations
- You have worked in TypeScript, Java, Go
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- Defining code architecture decisions to support a high-performance and scalable product with a minimal footprint
- Addressing and improving any technical issues
- Collaborating well with engineers, and researchers to design and create advanced, elegant and efficient systems









