Senior Backend Engineer

About the Role

We are seeking highly driven Backend Web Developers with strong knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB. You will play a key role in building and maintaining the backend architecture, APIs, and scalable services powering our web applications.

This position is ideal for candidates who are self-starters, comfortable in a startup environment, and can pick up tasks independently from Day 0.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js & TypeScript.
• Work with MongoDB for efficient data modeling, schema design, and query optimization.
• Integrate backend services with frontend applications and third-party APIs.
• Write clean, modular, and efficient code with a strong emphasis on performance and security.
• Ensure error handling, logging, and monitoring are implemented for production readiness.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and designers to deliver end-to-end features.
• Implement and maintain microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of deployment processes and willingness to work with AWS stack (EC2, S3, Lambda, etc. – good to have).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with MongoDB (Mongoose ORM preferred).
• Solid understanding of Redis, Messaging Queues, etc.
• Knowledge of Git/GitHub with a strong portfolio of deployed projects (blank GitHub profiles will be rejected).
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and optimization skills.
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and work independently.
• Familiarity with async programming, promises, event loops, and backend architecture concepts.

Preferred Skills

• Prior experience (internship/full-time) in a startup environment.
• Exposure to AWS stack (Lambda, EC2, S3, CloudWatch, RDS, etc.).
• Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud deployments.
• Understanding of server-side caching and messaging queues.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks (Jest).

Eligibility Criteria

• Experience: 0 – 2 years (Freshers with strong projects are welcome).
• Education: Tier 2 / Tier 3 college graduates preferred.
• GitHub Requirement: Candidates must have solid GitHub profiles with deployed projects. Inactive or blank GitHub accounts will be rejected.

Selection Process

1. Written Test – Core programming fundamentals & problem-solving.
2. Sample Task – Real-world backend task (API/service implementation).
3. Technical Interview (Basic, 30 min) – Node.js, TS, Mongo fundamentals.
4. Advanced Technical Interview (90 min) – Deep dive into system design, architecture, scaling, and debugging.
5. HR Round – Culture fit and final discussion.

Why Join Us?

• Work in a high-growth startup environment where your contributions have a direct impact.
• Ownership from Day 0 – take responsibility for building and shipping features.
• Learn and grow with a team of passionate engineers.
• Opportunity to work with modern tech stack and real-world problem-solving.

Backend - Software Development Engineer II

Experience - 4+ yrs 

About Wekan Enterprise Solutions

Wekan Enterprise Solutions is a leading Technology Consulting company and a strategic investment partner of MongoDB. We help companies drive innovation in the cloud by adopting modern technology solutions that help them achieve their performance and availability requirements. With strong capabilities around Mobile, IOT and Cloud environments, we have an extensive track record helping Fortune 500 companies modernize their most critical legacy and on-premise applications, migrating them to the cloud and leveraging the most cutting-edge technologies.

Job Description

We are looking for passionate software engineers eager to be a part of our growth journey. The right candidate needs to be interested in working in high-paced and challenging environments. Interested in constantly upskilling, learning new technologies and expanding their domain knowledge to new industries. This candidate needs to be a team player and should be looking to help build a culture of excellence. Do you have what it takes?

You will be working on complex data migrations, modernizing legacy applications and building new applications on the cloud for large enterprise and/or growth stage startups. You will have the opportunity to contribute directly into mission critical projects directly interacting with business stakeholders, customer’s technical teams and MongoDB solutions Architects.

Location-Chennai/Bangalore

Basic qualifications:

• Good problem solving skills
• Deep understanding of software development life cycle
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong focus on quality of work delivered
• Relevant experience of 4+ years building high-performance backend applications with, at least 2 or more projects implemented using the required technologies

Required Technical Skills:

• Extensive hands-on experience building high-performance web back-ends using Node.Js and Javascript/Typescript
• Min two years of hands-on experience in NestJs
• Strong experience with Express.Js framework
• Hands-on experience in data modeling and schema design in MongoDB 
• Experience integrating with any 3rd party services such as cloud SDKs, payments, push notifications, authentication etc…
• Exposure into unit testing with frameworks such as Mocha, Chai, Jest or others
• Strong experience writing and maintaining clear documentation

Good to have skills:

• Experience working with common services in any of the major cloud providers - AWS or GCP or Azure
• Experience with microservice architecture
• Experience working with other Relational and NoSQL Databases
• Experience with technologies such as Kafka and Redis
• Technical certifications in AWS / Azure / GCP / MongoDB or other relevant technologies

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Node.js Developer to join our dynamic team. If you're excited about building scalable and efficient backend applications using modern technologies, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain server-side components using Node.js

Design and build scalable RESTful APIs

Ensure high performance and responsiveness of applications

Implement security and data protection measures

Collaborate with team members to define and deliver high-quality software

Write unit and integration tests to ensure software quality

Required Skills

✅ Strong proficiency in JavaScript

✅ Good understanding of Node.js and Express

✅ Experience with NoSQL databases, especially MongoDB

✅ Familiarity with Git and version control workflows

✅ Ability to write reusable, testable, and efficient code

✅ Experience with JWT and modern authorization mechanisms

✅ Knowledge of security and data protection best practices

✅ Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

About the Company:

Alyke, recognized as India's first friendship app, is revolutionizing the way people find friends online through its innovative matching algorithm. Alyke has quickly gained traction, surpassing 1 million users. This platform uniquely connects individuals based on shared interests and proximity, and stands out for its commitment to creating a secure environment that encourages users to express themselves freely. Joining Alyke offers the chance to be part of an innovative team dedicated to reshaping the landscape of social connections

Role Overview:

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and optimization of our backend systems. You will be instrumental in building scalable, high-performance applications that support our business's needs. This role demands a deep understanding of backend technologies, database design, cloud infrastructure, and the ability to integrate a wide range of services and APIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and robust backend services and APIs.
• Lead the development of microservices architecture, ensuring optimal performance and scalability.
• Oversee the integration of third-party services and external APIs, including notification services like FCM.
• Develop and manage database schemas, optimizing for performance and scalability using MongoDB and Redis.
• Implement real-time data processing mechanisms for live updates and push notifications, utilizing technologies like Firebase.
• Manage cloud infrastructure and serverless functions on platforms such as AWS and GCP, ensuring efficient operations and cost management.
• Ensure the security of backend systems through robust authentication, authorization, data encryption, and adherence to best practices in data security and compliance.
• Work closely with the frontend team to integrate backend services and ensure a seamless user experience.
• Continuously evaluate and adopt new technologies and frameworks to improve the backend infrastructure.
• Mentor junior developers, fostering a culture of learning and growth within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong portfolio of projects demonstrating expertise in NodeJS, ExpressJS, and asynchronous programming.
• Extensive experience with database design, optimization, and management using MongoDB and Redis.
• Proven track record in developing and managing REST APIs.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture and real-time data processing.
• Solid experience with caching mechanisms and SQS management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of security principles, including authentication, authorization, and data encryption.
• Familiarity with compliance and data protection standards.
• Should have worked on scalable microservices architecture
• Experience with Lambda functions.
• Experience working with firebase
• Should have proven experience in mobile application development
• Should have working experience in sqs
• Have knowledge of elastic cache 
• Experience with cloud-native development and managing cloud infrastructure on AWS or GCP.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to lead projects and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with a passion for mentoring and driving technical excellence.
• Attach the link of mobile application worked on till date

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to lead a cutting-edge project impacting users globally.
• Work in an environment that fosters innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits.

Job Description

We are hiring full-stack developers for luxury-commerce platform that is well-funded and is now ready for its next level of growth. It is backed by reputed investors and is already a leader in its space. The focus for the coming years will be heavily on scaling the platform through technology.  Market-driven competitive salary for the right candidate

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Work with the Business Teams & Product Managers, understand the requirements and design the technical architecture and implement it
• Build the code independently according to the technical specifications, detailed design, maintainability, and coding and efficiency standards
• Create a technical design from Functional Design Doc / Requirements Doc and be able to troubleshoot with debugging skills
• Own product and its features from conception to delivery.

Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Node JS, and React JS.
• Hands on experience in developing customer facing Node JS based applications is a must.
• Knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with datastores such as MySQL, Oracle, Redis, and Solr/Elasticsearch.
• Knowledge of logging frameworks such as fluentd, logstash etc.
• Knowledge of Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes etc.) will be an advantage
• Writing and utilizing RESTful API services and performance tuning web applications
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure etc.
• Passion for building & scaling consumer-facing products.
• Attention to detail, good communication and organizational skills

Relevant Experience

3 to 10 years

Job Description and Key Skills Required:

• Hands-on with any of the programming languages like NodeJS/ExpressJS, Python, Java, Php or any.
• Design and create efficient RESTful API endpoints for both internal and public consumption
• Strong understanding of database technologies such as MySQL, Postgress, Oracle , relational Database.
• Work closely with front end developers to understand required data model
• Comfortable deploying applications on AWS, and have a strong working knowledge of EC2, RDS and S3.
• Must understand overall system design, architecture , improve design and implement new processes.
• Strong understanding of sessions, cookies & local storage is must.
• Experience with in memory databases like redis basic, Memcache
• Independently think of solutions to complex requirements; possess exceptional logical skills.
• Analyse current products in development, including performance, scalability, diagnosis and troubleshooting.
• Work with the existing framework and evolve it by building reusable code & libraries
• Search and introduce new software related technologies, processes and tools.
• Bonus: You're fluent with React.
• Bonus: Interested in full-stack development.
• Bonus: Any experience of iOS/Android mobile development.
• Bonus: Experience with CI servers such as Jenkins, Travis or similar types
• Bonus: Experience with web server like Nginx

- Working on Architecture and Standards team to validate designs and standards.

- Perform coding, bug verification, unit testing, and integration testing.