
Role & Responsibilities
As a Software Development Engineer - 3, Backend Engineer at , you will play a critical role in architecting, designing, and delivering robust backend systems that power our platform. You will lead by example, driving technical excellence and mentoring peers while solving complex engineering problems. This position offers the opportunity to work with a highly motivated team in a fast-paced and innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership-
- Design and develop highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and maintainable backend systems using Java and related frameworks.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
- Review code and ensure adherence to best practices, coding standards, and security guidelines.
System Architecture and Design-
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and frontend engineers, to translate business requirements into efficient technical solutions.
- Own the architecture of core modules and contribute to overall platform scalability and reliability.
- Advocate for and implement microservices architecture, ensuring modularity and reusability.
Problem Solving and Optimization-
- Analyze and resolve complex system issues, ensuring high availability and performance of the platform.
- Optimize database queries and design scalable data storage solutions.
- Implement robust logging, monitoring, and alerting systems to proactively identify and mitigate issues.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement-
- Stay updated on emerging backend technologies and incorporate relevant advancements into our systems.
- Identify and drive initiatives to improve codebase quality, deployment processes, and team productivity.
- Contribute to and advocate for a DevOps culture, supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
Collaboration and Communication-
- Act as a liaison between the backend team and other technical and non-technical teams, ensuring smooth communication and alignment.
- Document system designs, APIs, and workflows to maintain clarity and knowledge transfer across the team.
Ideal Candidate
- Strong Java Backend Engineer.
- Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 5+ years of backend development with strong focus on Java (Spring / Spring Boot)
- Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have been SDE-2 for at least 2.5 years
- Mandatory (Tech skill 1) : Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
- Mandatory (Tech skill 2): Strong understanding of distributed systems, multithreading, and async programming
- Mandatory (Tech skill 3): Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Mandatory (Tech skill 4) : Exposure to Kafka/RabbitMQ and Redis/Memcached
- Mandatory (Tech skill 5): Experience with AWS / GCP / Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes
- Mandatory (Tech skill 6) : Familiar with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
- Mandatory (Company): Product companies (B2B SAAS preferred)
- Mandatory (Stability): Must have stayed for atleast 2 years with each of the previous companies
- Mandatory (Education): B.Tech in computer science from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges

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Job Description: Node.js Developer (3+ Years Experience)
Division/Department: Engineering
Industry: Insurance / Fintech
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Job Summary
We are looking for a skilled Node.js Developer who is experienced with JavaScript/TypeScript, databases, and modern AI development tools. You will build and maintain backend applications, design scalable systems, and use AI tools to enhance development productivity. The role involves backend development, database management, API development, and cloud deployment.
What You’ll Be Doing
Backend Development
- Build and maintain Node.js applications, services, and APIs.
- Write clean, readable JavaScript/TypeScript code.
- Create and manage REST APIs; work with GraphQL when required.
- Develop microservices and containerized applications (Docker).
- Participate in code reviews and help maintain coding standards.
Database Work
- Design database schemas for PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
- Write optimized SQL and NoSQL queries.
- Implement indexing and manage database performance tuning.
- Handle database scaling and caching strategies.
AI Tools & Productivity
- Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor AI, Tabnine).
- Integrate AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude) into backend applications.
- Build features powered by AI/ML capabilities.
- Use AI tools to debug and enhance code quality.
Deployment & Operations
- Deploy applications on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Set up CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Work with Docker and Kubernetes.
- Monitor backend services and perform troubleshooting.
Job Requirements
Must-Have (2–7 Years Experience)
- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and Express.js.
- Excellent understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript, ES6+, async/await.
- Experience with at least one major database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis.
- Knowledge of API development (REST, GraphQL).
- Hands-on experience with Git and version control.
- Experience with testing tools like Jest, Mocha, or similar.
AI Tools Experience
- Familiarity with AI coding assistants.
- Working with AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, etc.).
- Experience using AI tools for debugging and code optimization.
- Basic understanding of prompt engineering.
Bonus Skills (Good to Have)
- Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
- Docker, Kubernetes.
- CI/CD pipelines.
- Frontend exposure (React/Vue/Angular).
- Message queues: RabbitMQ, Kafka.
- Caching: Redis, Memcached.
- API security: JWT, OAuth2.
Mandatory Skills
Technical
- Experience building and deploying Node.js applications.
- Strong command over databases and efficient query writing.
- Comfort with AI-based coding tools.
- Ability to debug and solve backend issues independently.
Soft Skills
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Self-driven and eager to learn new technologies.
- Ability to mentor junior developers (for senior positions).
Requirements
- Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science or a related field
- 5-8 years of relevant experience
- Proven track record of Team Leading/Mentoring a team successfully.
- Experience with web technologies and microservices architecture both frontend and backend.
- Java, Spring framework, hibernate
- MySQL, Mongo, Solr, Redis,
- Kubernetes, Docker
- Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures, and Algorithms.
- Excellent teamwork skills, flexibility, and ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Experience with API Design, ability to architect and implement an intuitive customer and third-party integration story
- Ability to think and analyze both breadth-wise (client, server, DB, control flow) and depth-wise (threads, sessions, space-time complexity) while designing and implementing services
- Exceptional design and architectural skills
- Experience of cloud providers/platforms like GCP and AWS
Roles & Responsibilities
- Develop new user-facing features.
- Work alongside the product to understand our requirements, and design, develop and iterate, think through the complex architecture.
- Writing clean, reusable, high-quality, high-performance, maintainable code.
- Encourage innovation and efficiency improvements to ensure processes are productive.
- Ensure the training and mentoring of the team members.
- Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and optimize applications for maximum speed.
- Research and apply new technologies, techniques, and best practices.
- Team mentorship and leadership.
Minimum Qualifications:
5+ years of experience with Linux/Unix system administration and networking fundamentals 3+ years in a Software Engineering role or equivalent experience
4+ years of working with AWS
4+ years of experience working with Kubernetes, Docker.
Strong skills in reading code as well as writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code
Good knowledge of Python
Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable services and/or service-oriented architecture Experience with high-availability
Experience with modern configuration management tools (e.g. Ansible/AWX, Chef, Puppet, Pulumi) and idempotency
Bonus Requirements:
Knowledge of standard security practices
Knowledge of the Hadoop ecosystem (e.g. Hadoop, Hive, Presto) including deployment, scaling, and maintenance Experience with operating and maintaining VPN/SSH/ZeroTrust access infrastructure Experience with CDNs such as CloudFront and Akamai
Good knowledge of Javascript, Java, Golang
Are you passionate about backend development and building scalable applications? Join our growing team!
Technical Skills:
- Extensive experience in programming/scripting languages and frameworks in at least two Node.js, Java Springboot, and Python.
- Understanding of architectural patterns like Flux and MVC is a desirable
- Work experience in REST API service, Socket connections, and mechanisms to handle real-time async data is important.
- Strong knowledge in OOPS, GIT, SQL/nonSQL DB (such as Elastic DB, Mongo DB, MySQL), Design Patterns
- Preferred to have experience with microservices, API gateway, AAA service
- Good knowledge of coding standards, design patterns, unit testing frameworks, TDD, CI/CD practices.
Must have previous experience in leading a team-
- Experience with RESTful web services, CSS, and HTML5 is desirable-
- Experience with designing and building APIs with REST/Microservices
- Good to know about AWS Lambda & supporting configuration knowledge. Knowledge of any of the serverless frameworks like Serverless, AWS SAM would be an advantage.-
- Good to know of API Gateway and CloudFront.-
👉 Required Skills:
- Strong experience with Node.js
- Hands-on expertise in Payment Gateway Integration
- Proficient in MySQL Database Management
- Knowledge of Socket Programming is a big plus!
Skills:
- Very Strong in WCF, WPF, MVVM, Restful WS, and XML
- Very good in Design/Architecture understanding
- Knowledge in DevExpress, Entity Framework, RDBMS and MS SQL Server would be a BIG
PLUS.
- Very Strong knowledge in OOPS and Design Patterns
- Working Knowledge in Design, Code reviews/quality, unit testing with NUnit/ XUnit and
Continuous integration
- Analytical, a problem solver, with good communication skills.
- Ability to understand the requirements, analyze and articulate into design.
- Ability to find out and work with alternatives, check feasibility and propose solutions.
- Experience in Agile methodology and following best practices
- R&D mindset and thirst for exploring/learning new skills
Qualifications
Qualifications - BE/BTech/MCA
Experience: 6+ years
Required Education:
B.Tech./ BE - Computer, IT, Electronics only
Required Skills:
- 3+ year of experience in Development in JAVA technology and springboot
- Strong Java Basics
- SpringBoot or Spring MVC
- Hands on experience on Relational Databases (SQL query or Hibernate) + Mongo (JSON parsing)
- Proficient in REST API development
- Messaging Queue (RabitMQ or Kafka
- Any Caching Mechanism
- Good at problem solving
Good to Have Skills:
- 4+ years of experience in using Java/J2EE tech stacks
- Good understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
- Ability to work in a fast paced internet start-up environment.
- Experience in technical mentorship/coaching is highly desirable.
- Understanding of AI/ML algorithms is a plus.
Job Description:
We are looking for a passionate Backend developer with a focus on building maintainable and scalable systems. The developer will be responsible for the design and development of Jodo’s backend platforms. You will be closely working with Product Managers and Frontend developers to gather requirements and implement features. As a senior developer in the Team, you will be taking ownership of services/systems and be a mentor to other developers in the team.
Responsibilities:
● Own and drive the development of new features
● Lead design and development of the Jodo backend platform
● Troubleshoot production defects and performance issues
● Write reusable code/modules
● Optimize for speed of development/delivery
● Collaborate with frontend developers for integration
● Identify opportunities for automation
● Make cloud(AWS) infrastructure/services scalable and secure
Qualifications:
● 5+ years of proven experience as a Backend developer
● Experience in working with distributed systems
● Proficient in building Microservices/RESTful APIs with any modern tech stack
● Working knowledge of relational and nonrelational databases
● Prior working knowledge of Python/Django is a big plus
● Familiarity with modern CI/CD tools
● Knowledge of AWS or any other Cloud Platform services
● Champion code quality and drive best practices
● Ability to analyze and convert business requirements into technical requirements
● Self-starter and ability to take the ownership
● Prior experience working in a startup environment is great to have

- Challenge technical decisions and web service designs and provide inputs for improvement
- Provide qualified code (tested and documented)
- Fix issues that arise from testing/customers
- Create or update all the relevant and required technical documents (design, architecture, )
- Follow quality development rules and recommendations (unitary test, change management, build management, Software factory…)
- Perform code reviews and suggest improvements
- Work in Agile mode and Test Driven development process
- Collaborate and work closely with all stakeholders
- Hardcore developers who can write performance-based quality code and drive code
- Preferred: Java1.8, Junit, Springboot, Dropwizard, RabbitMQ, Jenkins jobs, NoSQL DB (MongoDB, Neo4j), Docker, and DevOps (Optional: Python, AWS)
- Knowledge about Secure coding guidelines, Sonarqube, Configuration Management (Perforce), Jira
- MUST have experience in Scrum/Agile SDLC
- Value Add – experience on the server side in IPTV/OTT/STB

Job Role – Technical Lead – Back End
Work Location - Bengaluru
Job Description –
Requirements
• 5+ years of experience in product companies
• Experience in software development and coding in multiple languages
• Experience in both front-end and back-end development with mastery in back-
end.
• Excellent knowledge of software and application design and architecture
• Understanding of software quality assurance principles
• Managed at least 4-5 engineers in their experience.
• High quality organisational and leadership skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
If you think you are one of them then please reply with your interest and we will take your candidature ahead for the next level of evaluation. Below information would be appreciated more:
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