Nodejs Developer

Job Description: Senior Backend

Location: Bangalore (Onsite)

Skills Required:

• Deep expertise in backend architecture using Python (FastAPI, Django), Node.js (NestJS, Express), or GoLang.
• Strong experience with cloud infrastructure - AWS, GCP, Azure, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, Ansible).
• Mastery in CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and deployment automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, ArgoCD, Flux).
• Experience building high-performance distributed systems, APIs, and microservices architectures.
• Understanding of event-driven systems, message queues, and streaming platforms (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams).
• Familiarity with database design and scaling - PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, TimescaleDB.
• Deep understanding of system observability, tracing, and performance tuning (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
• Familiarity with AI integration stacks - deploying and scaling LLMs, vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus), and inference APIs (vLLM, Ollama, TensorRT).
• Awareness of DevSecOps practices, zero-trust architecture, and cloud cost optimization.
• Bonus: Hands-on with Rust, WebAssembly, or edge computing platforms (Fly.io, Cloudflare Workers, AWS Greengrass).

Who We Are Looking For:

Upsurge Labs builds across robotics, biotech, AI, and creative tech, each product running on the backbone of precision-engineered software.

We are looking for a Senior Backend / DevOps Engineer who can architect scalable, resilient systems that power machines, minds, and media.

You should be someone who is :

• Disciplined and detail-oriented, thriving in complex systems without compromising reliability.
• Organized enough to manage chaos and gritty enough to debug at 3 a.m. if that’s what the mission demands.
• Obsessed with clean code, system resilience, and real-world impact.
• Finds satisfaction in building infrastructure where reliability, scalability, and performance are central.
• Comfortable working at the intersection of AI, automation, and distributed systems.
• Understands that this work is challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding for those who push boundaries.

At Upsurge Labs, only the best minds build the foundations for the future. If you’ve ever dreamed of engineering systems that enable breakthroughs in AI and robotics, this is your arena.

Primary responsibilities:

•Design, develop AWS IoT/Cloud-based applications using Typescript, Node.Js.

•Work closely with onsite, offshore, and cross functional teams, Product Management, frontend developers, SQA teams to effectively use technologies to build and deliver high quality and on-time delivery.

•Proactively Identify risks and failure modes early in the development lifecycle and develop POCs to mitigate the risks early in the program.

•Assertive communication and team skills.

•This individual be self-directed, highly motivated, and organized with strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, and an ability to work on multiple projects and function in a team environment.

Experience and Skills Required:

•More than 6 years of overall experience in Software domain.

•At least 3 years of experience in Cloud native applications.

•Solid working knowledge of Typescript, NodeJS.

•Thorough working knowledge in AWS, Lambdas, Microservices etc.,

•Experience in executing CI/CD processes

•Experience in Microservices Architecture

•Good Knowledge on Cloud security & security design control implementation.

•Knowledge of (AWS IoT Core) and In-depth knowledge of AWS cloud native services including Kinesis, DynamoDB, Neptune, Lambda, API Gateway, Timestream , IoT Core, GreenGrass, Aurora, Lambda, etc.

•Great knowledge in Agile/Scrum

• Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
• Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
• Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
• Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.

• 1+ year of experience
• Full responsibility for designing and building core back-end modules and system architectures.
• Good understanding of database concepts.
• Experience with at least two programming languages (PHP & GoLang).
• Experience in creating at least one web application.
• Knowledge of MySQL in-depth and basic understanding of MongoDB along with basic understanding about different paradigms of programming.
• Ability to interact and coordinate with a team.
• Should have a basic understanding of APIs.
• Modify code in time to keep code dry and reusable.
• Should have worked in at least one framework in the backend.
• A background in Software Architecture would be preferred.

• Develop data-driven web solutions on PHP frameworks (ideally CakePHP), but be undeterred when the need arises to create an application from the ground up as required, maintain, contribute and adhere to our programming best practices and guidelines.
• Work with a team of UI designers, programmers, and server admins, to bring brand new concepts to the market.
• Help improve our code quality through writing unit tests, automation and performing code reviews.
• Immediate Joiner

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. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Must-have skills for Node.js developers are:

• Socket.io - For chat applications
• Databases - MySQL and MongoDB
• AWS - Basic Knowledge
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• Ability to write tests
• Experience in your niche
• Efficiency in writing code

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. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

What we are asking

• A fast-paced environment is something you feel really comfortable in
• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
• Professional working experience in Node.js
• Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
• Implementation of security and data protection
• Integration of data storage solutions with MongoDB, file stores like AWS S3 or Heroku/AWS.
• Creating API for consumption using ExpressJS.
• Good Knowledge of ExpressJS middle-wares.
• Working experience with CI/CD, test- and deployment automation, and containers

Skills And Qualifications

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of Node.js and ExpressJS and other related tech/middle-wares/options.
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• 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
• Good to have deployment experience of NodeJS app on Heroku / AWS / Azure etc.