
We are seeking Senior Backend Engineers who can hack around multiple technologies and build highly scalable, low-latency, distributed systems with RESTful services. You will be responsible for developing new software products (internal) and solving complex technical challenges for scale-ups and enterprise companies. You should excel in working with large-scale applications and frameworks and have outstanding communication and leadership skills.
Responsibilities—
- Writing clean, high-quality, high-performance, and maintainable code.
- Solving complex technical problems.
- Performing an objective analysis of the problem statement and coming up with an unbiased technical solution before writing a single line of code.
- Coordinating cross-functionally to ensure the project meets business objectives and compliance standards.
- Participating in and driving code reviews.
- Building robust, secure, and scalable microservices.
- Implementing RESTful services with a metric-driven API Gateway.
- Ensuring sub-second server response and will be responsible for implementing relational, document, key, object, or graph data stores, index stores and messaging stores as needed.
- Tracking defects and work with business owners and users to triage bugs and manage backlog
- Taking ownership to run and maintain Cloud infrastructure.
- Evaluating relevant technologies, influencing and driving architecture and design discussions.
- Architecting & designing the platform.
- Mentoring junior engineers helping them grow, performing code reviews, system monitoring & delegation.
- Writing documentation & create engineering processes.
- Working as an individual contributor.
- Helping drive KPIs with Product.
- Taking ownership of backend systems.
- Helping with unit tests & QA process.
- Scaling the engineering team.
- System scaling to hundreds of millions of users.
- Working with product managers and designs.
Requirements—
- Overall 5-10 years of experience in software development with a strong base in Golang/Java/Python and a degree in Computer Science(optional).
- Experience with Go, K8, Docker, AWS, and CI/CD.
- Experience with micro web frameworks – like Springboot, Gin/Mux.
- Experience in working with microservice architectures, Transactional systems, and Distributed environments.
- Exposure to building RESTful APIs with monitoring, fault tolerance, and metrics (with something like Hystrix).
- Experience with MySQL, and NoSQL (Cassandra, Redis, DynamoDB).
- Experience in server-side services using ElasticSearch and ESB - Camel, ActiveMQ.
- DevOps experience.
- Experience with AWS stack.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- To be a self-starter who can work well with minimal to no guidance in a fluid environment.
- To be excited by challenges surrounding the development of highly scalable & distributed systems.
- To be agile and able to adapt quickly to changing requirements scope and priorities.
- To be experienced in working on massively large-scale data systems in production environments.
- To have led or mentored an engineering team before(optional).
- To have contributed to open-source projects.
- To have a strong drive & desire for continued growth.
- Proficiency in English.
- Experience with Web3(optional).
Benefits—
- Best-in-class salary: We hire strong talent and compensate accordingly.
- Proximity Talks: Meet and learn from designers, engineers, product leaders, and AI practitioners.
- Continuous learning: Work with a world-class team and stay close to the latest in AI, engineering, and product development.
- High-impact work: Build AI-first systems and products used at scale by global clients.
About us—
Proximity is the trusted technology, design, and consulting partner for some of the biggest Sports, Media, and Entertainment companies in the world. We’re headquartered in San Francisco and have offices in Palo Alto, Dubai, Mumbai, and Bangalore.
Since 2019, Proximity has built high-impact, scalable products used by millions of users every day. Today, we are a global team of engineers, designers, product managers, and experts solving complex problems and building cutting-edge technology at scale.

About Proximity Works
About
We are Proximity - a global team of coders, designers, product managers, geeks and experts. We solve hard, long-term engineering problems and build cutting edge tech products.
About us
Born in 2019, Proximity Works is a global, fully distributed tech firm headquartered in San Francisco - with hubs across Mumbai, Dubai, Toronto, Stockholm, and Bengaluru. We’re in the business of solving high-stakes engineering challenges with AI-powered solutions tailored for industries like sports, media & entertainment, fintech, and enterprise platforms. From real-time game analytics and ticketing workflows to creative content generation, we help build software that serves millions every day.
About the Founders
At the helm is Hardik Jagda, CEO - a technologist with a startup DNA who brings clarity to complexity and a passion for building delightful experiences.
Milestones & Impact
- Trusted by some of the world’s biggest players - from major media & entertainment giants to one of the world’s largest cricket websites and the second-largest stock exchange in the world.
- Delivered game-changing tech: slashing content creation by 90%, doubling performance metrics for NASDAQ clients, and accelerating speed/performance wins for platforms like Dream11.
Culture & Why It Matters
- Fully distributed and flexible: work 100% remotely, design your own schedule, build habits that work for you and not the other way around.
- People-first culture: Community events, “Proxonaut battles,” monthly off-sites, and a liberal referral policy keep us connected even when we’re apart.
- High-trust environment: autonomy is encouraged. You’re empowered to act, learn fast, and iterate boldly. We know great work comes when talented people have space to think and create.
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- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs.
- Build scalable and reliable distributed systems.
- Collaborate with global engineering teams (US & India).
- Participate in system design, code reviews, testing, and CI/CD processes.
- Monitor production systems and provide support through on-call rotations.
- Improve system performance, fault tolerance, observability, and resiliency.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and technical decision-making.
Mandatory Skills
- 5+ years of software development experience.
- Strong coding skills in Java or Python.
- Experience with Distributed Systems and Microservices Architecture.
- Hands-on experience with REST APIs and API-driven applications.
- Strong knowledge of MySQL or PostgreSQL.
- Experience with CI/CD, testing, and code quality practices.
Preferred Skills
- Spring Boot (for Java developers).
- Kafka, Kinesis, or other event-driven/streaming technologies.
- Docker and Kubernetes.
- Terraform or Infrastructure as Code tools.
- Cloud platform experience (AWS/GCP/Azure).
- High-throughput and low-latency system experienc
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- Frontend Development: Designing and building responsive, interactive user interfaces using React.js, HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
- Backend Development: Developing robust, scalable server-side applications and microservices using Java and the Spring Boot framework.
- API Integration: Creating and consuming RESTful APIs to ensure seamless communication between the React frontend and the Java backend.
- Database Management: Designing and optimizing database schemas and queries using SQL (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) or NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB) databases.
- State Management: Managing application state in React using tools like Redux, Hooks, or Context API.
- Testing & Quality Assurance: Writing unit and integration tests using frameworks such as JUnit for backend and Jest or React Testing Library for frontend.
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Required Skills & Qualifications
- Core Technical Skills:
- Deep proficiency in Java (8+) and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA).
- Expertise in React.js workflows, component-based architecture, and hooks.
- Strong understanding of Microservices architecture and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Experience & Education:
- Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Proven experience (often 1–5+ years depending on seniority) in full-stack development.
- Tools: Version control systems like Git, build tools like Maven or Gradle, and Agile project management tools like Jira.
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- Freshers: ₹3.8 Lakh to ₹12 Lakh per year.
- Experienced (5+ years): ₹18 Lakh to ₹30 Lakh+ per year.
- Average (General): Approximately ₹29 Lakh per year for high-demand specialized roles.
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Experience- 3+ years
Plugin development
Working with ACF's to build bespoke build
Knowledge of Root sage
Proficiency in MVC coding
Profieciency in working with Git and CI/CD tools
Third party API integration and Development
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Communication skill is important
Magento 2.0 or shopify could be an additional skill set to be considered.
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Immediate Joiner
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Who You Are:
- You’ve built scalable, production-ready APIs in fast-paced environments, and are comfortable with the challenges that come with a growing startup.
- You understand event-driven architectures and have hands-on experience building real-time applications.
- You are fully capable of taking ownership of backend systems, from designing the database schema to writing efficient, maintainable code.
- You think beyond the code: optimizing performance, scalability, and security are as important as building new features.
- You’re comfortable troubleshooting complex issues, whether that’s API bottlenecks, database performance, or production issues.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and manage a NestJS backend with a modular, scalable architecture that can easily handle real-time events and communication.
- Develop and maintain WebSocket services for real-time event-driven updates and ensure seamless communication across the system.
- Integrate RabbitMQ for reliable internal messaging, handling queues and ensuring event-driven workflows are efficient and fault-tolerant.
- Implement database management strategies using MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch, ensuring efficient data handling, indexing, and optimization.
- Integrate with external APIs (JSON-RPC, XML-RPC, REST) to enhance system capabilities.
- Ensure high performance of the system by optimizing database queries, implementing caching strategies using Redis, and ensuring optimal indexing and data flow.
- Implement role-based authentication and authorization mechanisms using JWT, OAuth, and RBAC patterns within NestJS.
- Follow security best practices to ensure sensitive data is protected, credentials are stored securely, and the system is resilient to common vulnerabilities.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration between different services and technologies.
Must-Have Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and NestJS with TypeScript.
- Solid experience with MongoDB, Redis, and Elasticsearch for data storage and real-time data handling.
- In-depth knowledge of WebSockets and Socket.IO in NestJS Gateways, enabling real-time communication and updates.
- Experience with RabbitMQ for message queuing and asynchronous task handling.
- Strong understanding of authentication & authorization systems using JWT, OAuth, and RBAC (Role-Based Access Control).
- Expertise in optimizing APIs, including techniques for caching, improving database performance, and reducing latency.
- Familiar with API security best practices, including secure storage of credentials, encryption, and safeguarding sensitive data.
Key Skills:
- TypeScript, NestJS, WebSockets, Socket.io
- Redis, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ
- API Optimization, JWT, OAuth, RBAC
- Real-time communication, Event-driven architecture
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Strong experience with Laravel Framework
Experience in databases like MySQL
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Requirement
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Knowledge of Event Driven Architecture, Microservices, etc
Basic knowledge of Dev-ops - AWS, Github- Familiarity
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We are looking for hands-on coders who love what they do, have high attention to detail and are looking for challenging opportunities which involve building products from scratch. Someone who is proactive, and always keen to learn.
What will you be doing?
On a daily basis, some of your work will involve but is not limited to:
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Work Culture at Merge:
Commitment to excellence - In every output, we produce as individuals and as a company, we have to strive for world-class quality. We’re making a change in the world. It will push us out of our comfort zones. We operate in a rapidly changing market and strive to deliver high-quality products faster than anyone else.
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