Senior Backend Developer

About Root Node

We’re an early-stage startup building intelligent tools for planning, scheduling, and optimization—starting with timetabling and warehouse logistics. Backed by deep domain expertise and a growing customer pipeline, we’re now building our core tech team. This is not just a coding job — it's a chance to build something meaningful from the ground up.

About the job

• Design and implement robust backend systems and APIs using Java or similar backend language and Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
• Integrate backend services with existing custom ERP systems 
• Work closely with the founder on product architecture, feature prioritization, and go-to-market feedback
• Take full ownership of features — from system design and development to deployment and iterative improvements
• Help shape our engineering culture and technical foundations

You're a Great Fit If You:

• Have 3+ years of experience in backend development
• Are strong in Java or similar languages (e.g., Kotlin, Go, Node.js)
• Have solid experience with Spring Boot or equivalent backend frameworks
• Have integrated with ERP or enterprise systems in production environments
• Are comfortable with both SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Understand REST API development, authentication, Docker
• Have an entrepreneurial mindset — you're excited about ownership, ambiguity, and making decisions that shape the product and company
• Want more than just a job — you want to build, solve, and learn rapidly

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• High degree of ownership and autonomy
• Ability to shape the tech and product direction from Day 1
• Transparent and fast decision-making culture
• A builder’s environment — solve real-world problems with real impact

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced senior web developer to join our friendly team to participate in the

development of the next-generation app and who has the technical ability to implement server side

code written in the Laravel framework. Your main responsibility will be designing and implementing

applications that are written in PHP. This means you will work closely with front end developers to

integrate back-end components with the components they're creating for users to interact with.

Therefore, it is important that youre able to effectively communicate and collaborate with your

colleagues. You will take a lead role in the technical side of our company with room to grow as we

continue to grow.

Technologies/ Frameworsk:

PHP, Laravel, Lumen, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL, RESTful API, Microservice, API Gateway,

JavaScript, jQuery, Docker, Load Balancer, LMAP, Nginx

Skills Required:

• Extensive experience in PHP Laravel, API Gateway

• Hands-on experience in web services-RESTful

• Knowledge of RESTful API design patterns and Integrations technologies. JSON

Language and scripting as well as Rest Oriented Architecture (ROA)

• Knowledge of HTTP and SOAP Protocols

• Hands-on experience with MySQL / PostgreSQL / MS SQL development including data

modelling, concurrency, query optimization, stored procedure development, and tuning

• Familiarity & Expertise with Bitbucket / GitHub,

• Comfortable working with JavaScript and jQuery

• Understanding and Practising of coding best practices

• Creative and efficient problem solver

• Knowledge of AWS API Gateway, Apigee API Gateway, Azure API Gateway or any other

API Gateways.

• Hands-on experience in working with API gateways added advantage

• Understanding and experience on Data Patterns

Responsibilities:

• Ability to work closely with technical architects and architecture governance technical

team for solution development and design reviews

• Analyse, design, develop, as well as implement RESTful services and APIs

• Be involved in the development life cycle and perform definition and feasibility analysis as

well as in the API lifecycle release management

• Implement, integrate, and document a variety of software platforms through the RESTful

API framework

• API development with OpenAPI Specifications and other standards

• Apply the latest software design techniques and contribute to the technical design of new

solutions

• Modify existing programs, prepare test data and functional specifications.

• Troubleshoot issues and solve problems, identify potential process improvement areas

• Implement common APIs based on architecture guidelines and frameworks

• Responsible for mapping, designing specs for transformation between API Gateway and

backend service

• Write object-oriented, clean, and maintainable code

• Deliver quality results on time with minimal supervision

• Ensuring that integrations run smoothly.

• Scaling projects based on client feedback.

• Mentoring/training in API architecture & code quality

• Work closely with API Solutions Architect and Platform Administrators

• Work closely with the Business Product Owners, and must understand the short and

medium term strategy for the business

Requirements:

• Experience working with PHP, performing unit testing, and managing APIs such as

RESTful.

• A solid understanding of application design using Laravel.

• Knowledge of database design and querying using SQL.

• Proficiency in HTML and JavaScript.

• Practical experience using the MVC architecture.

• A portfolio of applications and programs to your name.

• Problem-solving skills and critical mindset. - Great communication skills.

• Desire and ability to learn

Job Details:-

Designation - Backend Developer

Urgently required. (NP of maximum 15 days)

Location:- Mumbai

Experience:- 2-4 years.

Package Offered:- Rs.4,00,000/- to Rs.7,00,000/- pa.

Experience required in Node.js & PostgreSQL

Backend Developer

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
• Must have a clear understanding of Databases
• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server side logic
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Liaise with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features
• Follow emerging technologies

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a Back-end developer
• Experience in Node.js, AWS, Postgres
• Familiar with building REST API
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development and deployment)
• Hands on experience with programming languages like Java
• Working knowledge of CMS framework
• Familiarity with front-end languages (e.g. HTML, JavaScript)
• Excellent analytical and time management skills
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude

• 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 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.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
• At least two years of experience as a Node.js developer.
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
• Great organizational and time management skills.
• Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours
• Should know CI/CD process

We are looking for a seasoned technology professional who can use their experience to build effective teams, high-performance culture, scalable processes and mentor aspiring talent. The candidate must be entrepreneurial, hands-on in technology, must have experience with design, development, and delivery of mobile apps, web applications and tech platforms, at scale. It is highly important for the candidate to have experience with eCommerce and is expected to have some experience in the retail sector, building technology systems and platforms.

The person is expected to be a technology leader with the capability of building and leading a high-performance engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Provide Technical authority in prospective meetings with other departments and provide guidance to developers
• Provide Hands-on Technical leadership, in the development, operation, and improvement of services
• Work with the wider team to ensure high-quality code is delivered in line with the project goals and delivery cycles
• Work with product managers to understand user needs for new/existing services
• Work closely with designers to deliver rapid prototypes as well as production code to ensure high accessibility standards are upheld. We expect familiarity with modern frameworks and languages, as well as best practices such as Clean Code, TDD, BDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps
• Attract, hire, retain and develop top-notch engineering/technology talent
• Implement technology product(s) as per the product requirements, using appropriate technologies
• The company’s tech-stack comprises Node.js (for Backend), MongoDB as the Database (MEAN stack), and Native App development (for iOS and Android)
• Communicate business goals to the engineers. Keep them focused on building the right product and in the right manner. Ensure that engineering is always adding business value and communicate this value to the business leaders
• Be an individual contributor if necessary. Engineering managers could spend ~20% of their time coding and contribute to the code base
• Perform regular code review of the code being developed by your team, to maintain the high quality of code

Qualification

• Computer Science & Engineering education/degree from an internationally recognized top technology institute or university
• 8-10 years of overall experience in the delivery of quality scalable and extensible software. Should currently be leading a team of top-notch developers as an Engineering Manager or Technical Architect.
• Experience of leading product development in B2C startups
• 4+ years of experience in architecting, designing, developing, and scaling high-quality mobile apps and end-to-end systems (consumer-facing and business-facing systems), under tight timelines and delivery pressure
• Experience with backend software development at a high scale. Experience with distributed systems, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and microservices design.
• Capacity to take the complete responsibility of developing and delivering a product-mobile apps and backend. Has good design sense. Has to experience with Node.js.
• Knowledge of new and cutting-edge technologies & tools. Experience working on complex projects having Analytics, Data-Science and Machine Learning components.