
About Talent Litmus
- Talent Litmus is a game-based platform for assessments and learning founded by IIT Bombay, IIM Ahmedabad alumnus. We are a young, funded, growing and ambitious startup.
- Imagine if companies were to recruit candidates using interactive mobile games instead of tedious assessments. What if training sessions in organisations were not long 3-day workshops but gripping online role-playing games. We imagined it, and have made it a reality.
- We are using Games and Generative AI to make assessments nd learning at the workplace interesting.
Responsibilities
- Complete ownership of our web and mobile platform - from specification to design, development, and troubleshooting.
- Design and develop secure, scalable, performant and reliable systems.
- Create a framework of technical standards and procedures
- Collaborative work with other HR tech platforms to implement seamless integration.
- Rapid development and prototyping of new features.
Requirements
- Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or Mathematics 2 or more years of demonstrated successful experience in Full-Stack web development.
- Hands-on Experience with designing and building a high-quality front end for web applications.
- Experience with Node. JS, Angular JS, MongoDB, ExpressJS, NestJs, AWS(EC2, Route53, S3, CloudFront, Lambda), Docker, nginx.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git.
- Experience with Typescript Basic understanding and exposure to GEN AI tech.
- Bonus: experience with CI/CD, and game development (phaser.js, three.js, play canvas, etc. )
- Ability to have smart technical conversations and defend hypotheses with factual data.
- Candidates willing to work from home or from office in Mumbai

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- Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer
- Industry: SAAS
- Function – Information Technology
- Experience Required: 5-8 years
- Working Days: 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Job Location: Bangalore
- CTC Range: Best in Industry
Preferred Skills: AWS, NodeJS, RESTful APIs, NoSQL
Criteria
· Minimum 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise
· Experience building scalable systems from scratch
· Expert-level proficiency in Node.js
· Deep understanding of distributed systems
· Strong NoSQL design skills
· Hands-on AWS cloud experience
· Proven leadership and mentoring capability
· Preferred candidates from SAAS/Software/IT Services based startups or scaleup companies
Job Description
The Role:
What You’ll Build:
1. System Architecture & Design
● Architect highly scalable backend systems from the ground up
● Define technology choices: frameworks, databases, queues, caching layers
● Evaluate microservices vs monoliths based on product stage
● Design REST, GraphQL, and real-time WebSocket APIs
● Build event-driven systems for asynchronous processing
● Architect multi-tenant systems with strict data isolation
● Maintain architectural documentation and technical specs
2. Core Backend Services
● Build high-performance APIs for 3D content, XR experiences, analytics, and user interactions
● Create 3D asset processing pipelines for uploads, conversions, and optimization
● Develop distributed job workers for CPU/GPU-intensive tasks
● Build authentication/authorization systems (RBAC)
● Implement billing, subscription, and usage metering
● Build secure webhook systems and third-party integration APIs
● Create real-time collaboration features via WebSockets/SSE
3. Data Architecture & Databases
● Design scalable schemas for 3D metadata, XR sessions, and analytics
● Model complex product catalogs with variants and hierarchies
● Implement Redis-based caching strategies
● Build search and indexing systems (Elasticsearch/Algolia)
● Architect ETL pipelines and data warehouses
● Implement sharding, partitioning, and replication strategies
● Design backup, restore, and disaster recovery workflows
4. Scalability & Performance
● Build systems designed for 10x–100x traffic growth
● Implement load balancing, autoscaling, and distributed processing
● Optimize API response times and database performance
● Implement global CDN delivery for heavy 3D assets
● Build rate limiting, throttling, and backpressure mechanisms
● Optimize storage and retrieval of large 3D files
● Profile and improve CPU, memory, and network performance
5. Infrastructure & DevOps
● Architect AWS infrastructure (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ElastiCache)
● Build CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and rollbacks
● Use IaC tools (Terraform/CloudFormation) for infra provisioning
● Set up monitoring, logging, and alerting systems
● Use Docker + Kubernetes for container orchestration
● Implement security best practices for data, networks, and secrets
● Define disaster recovery and business continuity plans
6. Integration & APIs
● Build integrations with Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento
● Design webhook systems for real-time events
● Build SDKs, client libraries, and developer tools
● Integrate payment gateways (Stripe, Razorpay)
● Implement SSO and OAuth for enterprise customers
● Define API versioning and lifecycle/deprecation strategies
7. Data Processing & Analytics
● Build analytics pipelines for engagement, conversions, and XR performance
● Process high-volume event streams at scale
● Build data warehouses for BI and reporting
● Develop real-time dashboards and insights systems
● Implement analytics export pipelines and platform integrations
● Enable A/B testing and experimentation frameworks
● Build personalization and recommendation systems
Technical Stack:
1. Backend Languages & Frameworks
● Primary: Node.js (Express, NestJS), Python (FastAPI, Django)
● Secondary: Go, Java/Kotlin (Spring)
● APIs: REST, GraphQL, gRPC
2. Databases & Storage
● SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL
● NoSQL: MongoDB, DynamoDB
● Caching: Redis, Memcached
● Search: Elasticsearch, Algolia
● Storage/CDN: AWS S3, CloudFront
● Queues: Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS
3. Cloud & Infrastructure:
● Cloud: AWS (primary), GCP/Azure (nice to have)
● Compute: EC2, Lambda, ECS, EKS
● Infrastructure: Terraform, CloudFormation
● CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI
● Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
4. Monitoring & Operations
● Monitoring: Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch
● Logging: ELK Stack, CloudWatch Logs
● Error Tracking: Sentry, Rollbar
● APM tools
5. Security & Auth
● Auth: JWT, OAuth 2.0, SAML
● Secrets: AWS Secrets Manager, Vault
● Security: Encryption (at rest/in transit), TLS/SSL, IAM
What We’re Looking For:
1. Must-Haves
● 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise
● Experience building scalable systems from scratch
● Expert-level proficiency in at least one backend stack (Node, Python, Go, Java)
● Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices
● Strong SQL/NoSQL design skills with performance optimization
● Hands-on AWS cloud experience
● Ability to write high-quality production code daily
● Experience building and scaling RESTful APIs
● Strong understanding of caching, sharding, horizontal scaling
● Solid security and best-practice implementation experience
● Proven leadership and mentoring capability
2. Highly Desirable
● Experience with large file processing (3D, video, images)
● Background in SaaS, multi-tenancy, or e-commerce
● Experience with real-time systems (WebSockets, streams)
● Knowledge of ML/AI infrastructure
● Experience with HA systems, DR planning
● Familiarity with GraphQL, gRPC, event-driven systems
● DevOps/infrastructure engineering background
● Experience with XR/AR/VR backend systems
● Open-source contributions or technical writing
● Prior senior technical leadership experience
Technical Challenges You’ll Solve:
● Designing large-scale 3D asset processing pipelines
● Serving XR content globally with ultra-low latency
● Scaling from thousands to millions of daily requests
● Efficiently handling CPU/GPU-heavy workloads
● Architecting multi-tenancy with complete data isolation
● Managing billions of analytics events at scale
● Building future-proof APIs with backward compatibility
Why company:
● Architectural Ownership: Build foundational systems from scratch
● Deep Technical Work: Solve distributed systems and scaling challenges
● Hands-On Impact: Design and code mission-critical infrastructure
● Diverse Problems: APIs, infra, data, ML, XR, asset processing
● Massive Scale Opportunity: Build systems for exponential growth
● Modern Stack and best practices
● Product Impact: Your architecture directly powers millions of users
● Leadership Opportunity: Shape engineering culture and direction
● Learning Environment: Stay at the forefront of backend engineering
● Backed by AWS, Microsoft, Google
Location & Work Culture:
● Location: Bengaluru
● Schedule: 6 days a week, (5 days-in-office, Saturdays WFH)
● Culture: Builder mindset, strong ownership, technical excellence
● Team: Small, highly skilled backend and infra team
● Resources: AWS credits, latest tooling, learning budget
Mentoring teams to carry forward recognised and optimised solutions, building conducive environments for knowledge transfer and maintaining standards in terms of deliveries form a major part of responsibilities.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop robust scalable database systems
- Design, build and deploy internal applications to support our native technical ecosystem
- Collaborate with Subject-Matter experts to design data-driven modules for analysis
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent
- 3-4 years of experience in Java
Skills
- Expertise in object-oriented programming concepts and data structures
- Strong knowledge of working with XMLs/Jsons
- Experience with large-scale distributed storage and database systems (MySQL, MongoDB, GraphDB)
- Good knowledge of indexing/search libraries like Lucene/Solr/Elasticsearch
- Exposure to Spring MVC architecture and RESTful APIs
- Well-versed with Agile methodology of SDLC
- Good to have: Knowledge of standard DevOps skills like Build tools (Maven/gradle), Continuous integration (Jenkins), Version Control (Github/Gitlab)
Node JS Developer
Position Type: Full time
Job Description:
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the databases, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. Will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by the UI team into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is a bonus.
Responsibilities:
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- Integration of data storage solutions
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript
- Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
- Understanding security compliance
- 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 of Relational Databases
- 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
- 8-15 years relevant progressive experience.
The B2B manufacturing industry has a lack of digitisation globally. NowPurchase is building layers of technology to help improve the productivity and profits of the manufacturer. For this we are building the OS (Operating System) that will seamlessly connect factory equipment such as furnaces and spectrometers to our software systems that provide real time optimisations.
The end-game is to use this interconnected system to do great production planning and autonomous procurement of their raw materials. The Heart of NowPurchase will be a marketplace consisting of these smart factories and raw material suppliers.
Here a video that explains our product journey:
https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21">https://www.loom.com/share/ccd0ed9e7bc349d7bba851d762253c21
This is fully a remote role, but the employer needs to fly down to the office in Kolkata for 5–6 days every month. Plane tickets and accommodation will be reimbursed by the company.
Role Description
NowPurchase is looking to add an immensely talented Senior Backend Engineer that will help us invent, design, refine and deliver products that will meet the above vision.
- Expect to build a lot of services and APIs in the cloud and stand-alone IoT devices to serve both the browser as well as native IoT enabled terminals that will be placed at the manufacturers' premises.
- Expect designing algorithms that model the metallurgy of the manufacturing processes as well as using tools such as linear programming, machine learning etc.
- You need to lead the backend team to make sure they are delivering high quality code and is constantly inspired to experiment with tools to push out MVPs.
What are the expectations from this role?
- Deliver high quality modular code deployed to serve web, mobile and native IoT enabled terminals that leverage REST-based services and real time sockets. This would include algorithms for real time optimizations that are critical for the manufacturing process.
- You are empowered to work directly with leadership and the product team to make decisions about your code and future of the product.
- Have a strong emphasis on shipping features quickly without sacrificing code quality. Be ready to build a lot of MVPs that will go through iteration or be completely scrapped depending on the outcome at the customer end.
- Own your Agile projects and lead the team from software design to implementation and deployment. Maintain sprints, delivery timelines and contribute to better managing the engineering team.
- Collaborate on the end to end design and implementation of the platform, including data modeling, systems architecture, data security, access controls, architecture, user experience, deployment, automation, and monitoring.
- Maintain a high level of data integrity, quality and security checks.
- Develop data pipelines and RESTful services that are distributed, robust and highly performant.
- Build a culture of simplicity and pragmatism, which is reflected in your elegant code that other developers emulate and you ensure through thorough code reviews and processes.
Qualifications and Experience
- 4+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in an agile environment designing, architecting and implementing robust scalable systems preferably for modern SaaS application
- 1+ years of technical leadership experience
- Experience with modern server-side programming languages such as Python, Scala, Go. Experience with web frameworks such as Django Rest Framework, Flask.
- Experience with architecting asynchronous services with design patters leveraging PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Celery for storage and multi-tenant servers over AWS Elastic BeanStalk.
Compensation & Benefits
- **Cash Compensation:** As per industry standards & pedigree of candidate
- **ESOPs:** 10% of NowPurchase is dedicated to current & future team members. Your package would entail some ESOPs so that you own a part of the company and grow along with it.
- **Medical Insurance:** Benefits of group insurance of 3 lakhs for family including parents, spouse, children
- **Generous leave structure and WFHs** including Marriage, Maternity & Paternity leaves
- **Complete Relocation Expenses:** We are building a unicorn out of the city of Joy (Kolkata). We will pay for everything you spend to relocate here.
**Possible Growth path**
Senior Backend End Engineer > Engineering Manager > VP of Engineering
**Tech Stack**
- React/Redux
- Python/Django/Celery
- Git, AWS, ELB (Elastic Beanstalk), Netlify
- PostgreSQL/Redis/S3
## **Hiring Process**
1. Screening of applicants & initial telephonic call with Manager -HR
2. F2F/Video Interview with Engineering Manager and Cofounder CTO
3. Take home written assessment
4. F2F/Video Interview with Cofounder CEO
5. Email communication on final feedback
The end to end process shall take less than 10 days. We pride ourselves on being transparent & moving fast.
*Candidates who accept an offer may join within 1 hour, 1 week or up to 45days of signing - though, we have a preference for as short a gap period between signing and joining since we're at the most exciting part of our journey - laying the foundation for the NowPurchase platform!*
Are you passionate in coding, art and blockchain? Do you wish to face challenges ahead, develop and deliver features that will be extraordinary towards users? We are looking for experienced developers (blockchain, frontend, backend) to join our team and start a revolution!
About the role as a full stack engineer at Torum, you will be remotely working alongside our core development team from India, Turkey, Malaysia and other regions in the future. A good mindset of forward planning should be cultivated to better your performance!
You will also get involved in constant discussions with our Lead Developer and Operational team members regarding the ideas, concepts as well as feature specifications to further enhance our platform.
Key Responsibilities and Scope
- Delivering well tested, high quality software
- High scalability and flexibility solutions using micro services
- Work well in teams (bonus points if able to lead)
- Qualifications and experience
Highly Favored Experience
- Experience with Solidity
- Web3 JS experience
- Good software engineering skills, insights, and experience
- Good knowledge of cryptography
- Important: Ability to communicate (orally and verbally) well with the team in English
- Experience in building large-scale apps like Social Media, E-commerce, etc. where performance, scalability, and availability are the top priorities
Qualifications and Experience location GMT+8 or GMT+5:30
- Ability to work remotely or on-site (if Malaysia)
- More than 3 years of experience with Node JS (Express framework)
- Hands-on experience with front-end framework is a bonus (React JS/Angular JS /Vue JS)
- More than 3 years of experience with experience with MongoDB
- Experience in leading, or being a Senior in the backend team to build, constantly improve and optimize a commercial level product, with a decent user base
- Passion for best design, developing and coding practices
- Creating servers and databases for functionality
- Maximizing application performance, uptime, and scalability, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design
- Excellent debugging and optimization skills
- Unit/integration testing experience
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
Implementation of security and data protection
Integration of data storage solutions, may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc
Integrating in-house product with third party applications and creating ready connectors
Build microservices with modular design
Benchmarking applications in terms of number of concurrent users, number of requests per second and similar parameters
Documenting and updating APIs for customers systematically
Required Skills:
Programming Language: NodeJS
Capabilities: REST APIs, WebSockets, Express
Databases: MongoDB, Redis, ElasticSearch
Tools: GIT, VSCode
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