Ruby on Rails Developer

Backend Engineer (MongoDB / API Integrations / AWS / Vectorization)

Position Summary

We are hiring a Backend Engineer with expertise in MongoDB, data vectorization, and advanced AI/LLM integrations. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing backend systems that power intelligent data-driven applications, including robust API integrations with major social media platforms (Meta, Instagram, Facebook, with expansion to TikTok, Snapchat, etc.). In addition, this role requires deep AWS experience (Lambda, S3, EventBridge) to manage serverless workflows, automate cron jobs, and execute both scheduled and manual data pulls. You will collaborate closely with frontend developers and AI engineers to deliver scalable, resilient APIs that power our platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services with MongoDB and scalable data models.
• Build pipelines to vectorize data for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and other AI-driven features.
• Develop robust API integrations with major social platforms (Meta, Instagram Graph API, Facebook API; expand to TikTok, Snapchat, etc.).
• Implement and maintain AWS Lambda serverless functions for scalable backend processes.
• Use AWS EventBridge to schedule cron jobs and manage event-driven workflows.
• Leverage AWS S3 for structured and unstructured data storage, retrieval, and processing.
• Build workflows for manual and automated data pulls from external APIs.
• Optimize backend systems for performance, scalability, and reliability at high data volumes.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ensure smooth integration into Next.js applications.
• Ensure security, compliance, and best practices in API authentication (OAuth, tokens, etc.).
• Contribute to architecture planning, documentation, and system design reviews.

Required Skills/Qualifications

• Strong expertise with MongoDB (including Atlas) and schema design.
• Experience with data vectorization and embeddings (OpenAI, Pinecone, MongoDB Atlas Vector Search, etc.).
• Proven track record of social media API integrations (Meta, Instagram, Facebook; additional platforms a plus).
• Proficiency in Node.js, Python, or other backend languages for API development.
• Deep understanding of AWS services:
• Lambda for serverless functions.
• S3 for structured/unstructured data storage.
• EventBridge for cron jobs, scheduled tasks, and event-driven workflows.
• Strong understanding of REST and GraphQL API design.
• Experience with data optimization, caching, and large-scale API performance.

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with real-time data pipelines (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments on AWS.
• Knowledge of serverless architecture best practices.
• Background in SaaS platform development or data analytics systems.

Programming skills in PHP  Yii / CakePHP / Zend PHP / Codeigniter / Laravel along MySQL
• Strong Knowledge in Responsive Web Design
• Excellent knowledge on HTML5, CSS3 bootstrap, JavaScript , CSS, AJAX, HTML4/5 & JQUERY

Location : Mumbai
Work from office.

Kunato.AI is a NY-based IT firm helping to create the first marketplace that monetizes digital content on the internet (i-commerce). We have a patented technology - a quantitative deep tech system that predicts, assigns and updates the value of any digital content in real-time without the need for human intervention.

Our system has the potential to create a new digital goods marketplace that will revolutionize the way we consume, create and search for content on the Internet.

We are at an exciting juncture of our growth journey and are looking for Software Developers to join us in making this vision a reality. We are looking for Nodejs Developers (with 2-6years of experience) to join our cutting-edge development team as it grows. The candidate must be comfortable working in an agile environment and can take the lead when necessary. If you are keen on being part of an early-stage start-up with an emphasis on innovation and best development practices, we are the right place for you!

What will you be working on?

• 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 be responsible for developing the product as per the product specification defined by the product managers
• Perform research on the best methods of implementing the requirements. Author and curate technical documentation to support delivery, maintenance, and adoption
• Work with programmers, engineers, and management heads to identify process improvement opportunities, propose system modifications, and devise governance strategies to optimize the overall performance
• Design and develop automated deployment and maintenance mechanisms
• Solving development challenges and making architectural decisions by understanding the larger picture of the projects goals
• Confidently communicating and collaborating with your fellow developers in a remote team environment.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good coding practices.

What are we looking for?

• Must have experience in Nodejs.
• Have excellent knowledge of different data structures and algorithms
• Working knowledge of any other programming languages is good to have
• Experience with, or understanding of, Kafka or Redis, Cloud infrastructure services, Docker is an added advantage
• Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, etc.
• Experience in Backend and APIs development
• Experience in analyzing and optimizing the platform’s performance

We look forward to hear from you:)

Senior Software Engineer, Java/Python (Bangalore, Remote option available)

4+ years of experience 

Zepto 

Why should you look at this role?

Salary 40-55 lakh per annum

Paid leave

Sick leave

Provident Fund

What Else?

• High growth startup in quick commerce space (10 min delivery)
• Given our very high hiring bar, we offer a very competitive salary and substantial equity to create everlasting wealth for our early believers as the company grows.
• Work on real world logistics problems & benefit from the rocket ship Zepto is!

Tech Team: 40-50 (200+ in few months)

About the Employer

Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers products in 10 minutes through an optimised network of dark stores that we're building across the country!

Just 6 months after launching, we've raised $160 million from marquee

investors in Silicon Valley and India. Our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and many more! We’ve built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Uber, Flipkart, Dream11, PhonePe, Goldman Sachs, Pepperfry, and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IITs, and IIMs.

The magic of Zepto is our ability to consistently deliver 2,500+ products in 10 minutes flat. It's the core of what we do, and the reason why we’ve been able to grow so fast with phenomenal customer love. Our mission is simple: to make 10-minute delivery the new normal.

Funding:

Funding Zepto has raised a total of $160M in funding over 3 rounds.

Their latest funding was raised on Dec 20, 2021 from a Series C round.

Employer Reviews:

“High Ownership, Lots of Learning, Broad Roles, Accessible Leaders”

"Alot of benefits like ZeptoJoy coupon, internet bill reimbursement and cab reimbursement is also taken care of. Overtime is paid."

Reporting structure:

Software Engineer -> Sr Software Engineer -> Lead -> EM -> AD / Director / VP -> Head of Engineering -> CTO

This role would be by and large a Individual Contributor role.

Interview Process:

• Round 1. Problem Solving + CS Fundamentals (60 mins)
  • DS/Algo Problems (30 mins) - You can expect 1-2 Leetcode easy/medium questions
  • CS Fundamentals (30 mins)
• Round 2. Low Level Design (60 mins)
  • You would be given a trivial problem and expected to work through the low level design viz class structure, interfaces, db data models etc.
• Round 3. High Level Design (60 mins)
  • You will be given a trivial problem, where we would work with you to design the system for the problem statement. We expect the detailed flow of the Functionality
    • Extract APIs, if any
    • Database choices
    • Schema design and Scale the system, if time permits

What You will do Everyday?

• Work very closely with the Tech Leadership and lead end-to-end development.
• Closely collaborate with product, design and business teams to understand product ideas and business needs and help deliver these as a series of ultra fast experiments.
• Architect and implement backend services with high reliability and scalability.
• Contribute to system architecture and database design.
• Set up best practices for development and champion their adoption.
• Write quality documentation and handle conflicts well to build consensus.
• Learn about new technologies and incorporate them.
• Mentor young minds and foster team spirit

Your Superpowers

• 4+ years of experience with Java frameworks like Spring / Dropwizard/Play or Python frameworks like Django/Flask/FastApi and databases like PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB
• Experience in building highly scalable customer-facing applications that involve implementing complex business flows and dealing with an ever-increasing scale
• 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 in service-oriented architecture design.
• Experience building at least one application from scratch.
• Experience with cache store/message broker like Redis / RabbitMQ/Kafka
• Interest in learning new languages/framework as needed.
• Worked in a startup environment with high levels of ownership and commitment.
• A growth mindset and passionate about building things from the ground up and most importantly, you should be fun to work with.

• Strong proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript
• Knowledge of Node.js and loopback 4 frameworks
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as React
• 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

we are looking to add new talent to our ruby on rails team. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the server-side logic for the central database, testing performance, troubleshooting, and integrating front-end elements into the application.

Job specifications-

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or related field.
• Understanding of ruby on rails as well as libraries
• Ability to write clear, readable ruby codes.
• Problem-solving capabilities.
• Understanding of code versioning tools like- Git
• Good understanding of front-end technologies including- HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3.
• Familiarity with MVC, Mocking, RESTful, and ORM.
• Familiarity with testing tools.

• Proficient with Laravel/CI/Node.JS/Yii
• Must have at least 1 year of experience
• Able to join office

• Initial Screening
• Telephonic Interview
• Machine Test
• HR Round