Senior Backend Engineer

About Us:

MyOperator and Heyo are India’s leading conversational platforms empowering 40,000+ businesses with Call and WhatsApp-based engagement. We’re a product-led SaaS company scaling rapidly, and we’re looking for a skilled Software Developer to help build the next generation of scalable backend systems.

Role Overview:

We’re seeking a passionate Python Developer with strong experience in backend development and cloud infrastructure. This role involves building scalable microservices, integrating AI tools like LangChain/LLMs, and optimizing backend performance for high-growth B2B products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop robust backend services using Python, Django, and FastAPI
• Design and maintain scalable microservices architecture
• Integrate LangChain/LLMs into AI-powered features
• Write clean, tested, and maintainable code with pytest
• Manage and optimize databases (MySQL/Postgres)
• Deploy and monitor services on AWS
• Collaborate across teams to define APIs, data flows, and system architecture

Must-Have Skills:

• Python and Django
• MySQL or Postgres
• Microservices architecture
• AWS (EC2, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
• Unit testing using pytest
• LangChain or Large Language Models (LLM)
• Strong grasp of Data Structures & Algorithms
• AI coding assistant tools (e.g., Chat GPT & Gemini)

Good to Have:

• MongoDB or ElasticSearch
• Go or PHP
• FastAPI
• React, Bootstrap (basic frontend support)
• ETL pipelines, Jenkins, Terraform

Why Join Us?

• 100% Remote role with a collaborative team
• Work on AI-first, high-scale SaaS products
• Drive real impact in a fast-growing tech company
• Ownership and growth from day one

Backend Engineer – AI Video Intelligence

Location: Remote

Type: Full-Time

Experience Required: 3–6 years

About the Role

We are hiring a Backend Engineer who is passionate about building highly performant, scalable backend systems that integrate deeply with AI and video technologies. This is an opportunity to work with a world-class engineering team, solving problems that power AI-driven products in production at scale.

If you enjoy crafting APIs, scaling backend architecture, and optimizing systems to millisecond-level response times — this is the role for you.

Responsibilities

● Build and scale backend systems using Node.js, Python, and TypeScript/Javascript

● Architect microservices for real-time video analysis and LLM integrations

● Optimize database queries, caching layers, and backend workflows

● Work closely with frontend, data, and DevOps teams

● Deploy, monitor, and scale services on AWS

● Own the backend stack from design to implementation

Must-Have Skills

● 3+ years of experience with backend systems in production

● Strong in Node.js, Python, and TypeScript

● Experience designing REST APIs and microservices

● Proficient in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Redis

● Hands-on with AWS services like EC2, S3, Lambda, etc.

● Real-world experience integrating with AI/LLM APIs

● Strong debugging and profiling skills

Bonus Skills

● Familiarity with Rust, Golang, or Next.js

● Prior experience in video tech, data platforms, or SaaS products

● Knowledge of message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.)

● Exposure to containerization and orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes)

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and improve software and new user-facing features across Novo’s products and services.
• Drive technical decisions on a multi-functional, Agile team alongside product management, product design, and engineering.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability and analyze feedback from customers and internal teams to identify issues and improvement opportunities. 
• Champion a passion for engineering best practices such as code quality, linting, and testing.
• Ensure our software is reliable, extensible, maintainable, debuggable, secure, well-tested and performs well under load.
• Mentor junior engineers in all aspects of planning, development and testing.
• Stay engaged with latest technologies and evaluate strategies to keep the Novo technology stack up to date.

• 5+ years experience in a highly technical role at a hyper-growth startup or fast-paced company.
• Extensive background designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and improving software.
• Good understanding of Node.js & Javascript.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business goals and initiatives into technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of SQL database.
• Demonstrable experience architecting scalable and cost effective solutions to ensure and support customer growth.
• Experience mentoring junior engineers in all aspects of planning, development and testing.
• Strong understanding of system design and architecture.
• Interest in engaging with latest technologies and evaluating strategies to keep the Novo technology stack up to date.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical teams effectively.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, architect and develop advanced software solutions in a cross functional Agile team supporting multiple projects and initiatives
• Collaborate with product owners and/or the business on requirements definition, development of functional specifications, and design
• Collaborate on or lead development of technical design and specifications as required
• Code, test and document new applications as well as changes to existing system functionality and ensure successful completion
• Take on leadership roles as needed

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience using GoLang/Java programming language
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP/Pivotal Cloud Foundry/any private cloud) and containerization is required
• AWS - experience in extensive use of AWS offerings like Redis, Kafka etc.
• Experience with a micro-services architecture is a plus
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other Relational Databases
• Test-driven development mindset and a focus on quality, scalability, and performance
• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to produce high quality code
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) Development Process required

Job Responsibilities:

• Create standard RESTful APIs
• Define API models
• Define Database models
• Communicate with other teams about breaking changes
• Maintain code quality
• Optimizing services for maximum performance

Requirements:  5+ years of work experience

• Advanced understanding of SQL ( NoSQL is a plus)
• Proficient understanding of Node.js
• Willingness to learn new ways of doing things
• Experience exposing functionality through RESTful APIs and GraphQL
• Perform performance tuning and query optimization using native SQL Server tools
• Ensure performance, security, and availability of databases
• Should be familiar with the AWS ecosystem and services
• Experience in deployment of scalable, low-latency, and highly available distributed systems
• Experience with Scrum/Agile development

*Performs analysis of functional and business requirements

*Applies in-depth or broad technical knowledge to maintain data engineering functions performs solution design.

*Applies the company, open source, and 3rd party technologies to highly complex infrastructure and software solutions.

*Introduce new product features and enhance the platform

*Ability to translate business reporting requirements into a production report.

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