
Position: Backend Developer - MERN - GraphQL
Location: Surat, Gujarat
Company: Glazer Labs
Overview: As a Backend Developer at Glazer Labs, you will be at the heart of our technical team, responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the server-side logic of our engagement platform for the gaming community. Your expertise will ensure the seamless integration of front-end elements, robust performance, and high scalability, contributing to a world-class user experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Server-Side Development: Architecture Design: Design and implement scalable and efficient server-side architecture using Node.js and Express.js. Database Management: Develop and maintain databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance using MongoDB or other relevant databases. API Development: Create and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs to support various frontend functionalities and third-party integrations.
- Performance Optimization: Scalability: Design and implement solutions to ensure the application can scale efficiently to handle increasing user loads. Load Balancing: Utilise load balancing techniques and tools to distribute traffic effectively across multiple servers. Caching: Implement caching strategies using Redis, Memcached, or similar technologies to enhance application performance and reduce latency.
- Security Implementation: Data Security: Ensure robust security practices, including data encryption, authentication, and authorization mechanisms to protect user data. Vulnerability Management: Regularly conduct security audits and vulnerability assessments, implementing necessary fixes and improvements. Compliance: Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, such as GDPR, to maintain user trust and legal integrity.
- Integration and Collaboration: Third-Party Integrations: Integrate third-party services and APIs, such as payment gateways, social media platforms, and analytics tools. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with frontend developers, mobile app developers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to ensure seamless integration and functionality. DevOps Collaboration: Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployment processes, monitor server performance, and implement CI/CD pipelines.
- Code Quality and Best Practices: Clean Code: Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards. Code Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews, providing constructive feedback and ensuring adherence to coding standards. Testing: Implement comprehensive testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests, using tools like Mocha, Chai, or Jest.
- Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitoring: Implement and manage monitoring tools like New Relic, Prometheus, or Grafana to track server performance and uptime. Logging: Set up and manage logging solutions to monitor application health and troubleshoot issues efficiently. Incident Response: Develop and maintain incident response protocols to ensure rapid resolution of production issues and minimal downtime.
- Data Management: Database Design: Design efficient database schemas and ensure optimal indexing and query performance. Backup and Recovery: Implement robust backup and disaster recovery strategies to safeguard data. Data Analysis: Collaborate with data analysts to provide necessary data access and support data-driven decision-making.
- Continuous Improvement: Skill Enhancement: Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in backend development, continuously improving your skills and knowledge. Knowledge Sharing: Participate in and contribute to knowledge-sharing sessions, workshops, and mentoring programs. Innovation: Explore and implement innovative solutions to enhance the backend infrastructure and overall application performance.
Qualifications:
Experience: Minimum 3+ years of experience in backend development, with a strong focus on Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable, high-performance server-side architectures.
Technical Skills:
Node.js/Express.js / GraphQL Expertise: Strong proficiency in Node.js, GraphQL and Express.js, including asynchronous programming and middleware.
Database Management: In-depth knowledge of MongoDB and experience with other databases (SQL or NoSQL).
API Development: Experience in designing and implementing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
DevOps Practices: Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and cloud services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
Security Practices: Strong understanding of web security principles and best practices.
Testing Frameworks: Proficiency with testing frameworks and tools for backend development.
Soft Skills:
Problem-Solver: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues.
Detail-Oriented: Attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality, reliable backend solutions.
Team Player: Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
Effective Communicator: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
By joining Glazer Labs, you will have the opportunity to shape the backbone of our engagement platform for the gaming community, leveraging your expertise to build a robust, scalable, and high-performing backend infrastructure. Your contributions will be pivotal in delivering an exceptional user experience and driving our product forward.

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engineering standards across teams.
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Lead system design decisions including data models, service boundaries, async
workflows, and scalability strategies.
Build and operate high-throughput services handling millions of events, requests,
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synchronous to asynchronous flows.
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CI/CD pipelines, and coding standards.
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without direct people management.
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risks and resolve them at the system level.
Tech Stack
Backend: Node.js (NestJS / Express), Golang, Java
Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis
Messaging & Async: Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, Pub/Sub
Real-time: WebSockets, Server-Sent Events
Cloud & Infra: AWS / GCP, Docker, Kubernetes
Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry
What We’re Looking For
• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
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• Strong understanding of distributed systems and async architectures
• Experience handling production incidents and system reliability
• Ability to independently design and evolve backend systems
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Experience in Spring Boot, Jenkins, Git, Hibernate, Kubernetes, and Docker
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Experience in the development of scalable and extensible systems using Java
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Proficiency in Database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB
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Routines Sync & Async
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Solid and fluent understanding of algorithm and data structures
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Excellent software design, problem-solving and debugging skills
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Demonstrated high ownership in previous projects
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Excellent Communication Skills
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Good understanding of Elastic Search, Redis
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Experience working in the cloud environment, preferably AWS*.
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Write unit tests and run automated tests through CI/CD
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Ability to learn new and existing technologies
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Experience in building cloud SaaS or PaaS solutions/products
1. As a founding backend engineer, tackle a wide range of technical challenges: from
designing powerful new integrations to scaling our real-time web service to hundreds
of users
2. Build high-impact, end-user features that vastly improve user productivity.
3. In a small cross-functional team you will collaborate closely to discuss the feasibility
and direction of prototypes or planned product features.
4. Address complex problems at both an application and system-level, and maintain
existing codebases
5. Work directly with CTO to set the tone for the engineering culture and create
processes for improving engineering standards
This role is tailor-made for you if
1. You have a work experience of 3+ years as a Backend Developer
2. You have hands-on experience with Node JS, Golang will be a plus
3. Demonstrated fluency with REST APIs, third-party libraries, and client/server
architectures
5. You have experience with maintaining backend microservices
6. You are comfortable conducting code reviews and giving feedback to ensure high
standards of code maintainability and extensibility
7. You are energized by ambiguity and can create structure in a dynamic, fast-paced
environment
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Responsibilities
- Write reusable, testable, and efficient code following best practices (unit testing, source control, continuous integration, automation, design patterns, etc)
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- Take full responsibility for the quality of the code and test cases that are developed.
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Requirements
- Knowledge of ReactJS is preferable.
- Extensive knowledge of JavaScript.
- Thorough understanding of databases such as MySQL, MongoDB or similar technologies
- In depth knowledge of working with Git.
- Experience with Restful APIs, Postman etc.
- Understanding of AWS/EC2, or other cloud services.
- Object-oriented application building experience in a professional Agile/Scrum environment.
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Skills
- Node.js
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Company |
Photon Commerce (http://www.photoncommerce.com">www.photoncommerce.com)
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Title |
Senior engineer
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Commitment |
Full-time. Remote. Starting as soon as possible.
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About the company |
Photon Commerce is the AI platform for finance, invoices, and payments. Photon empowers financial services and eCommerce businesses with computer vision to automate invoices and receipts. Photon turns paper and pdf invoices, receipts, POs, and packing slips into a modern collaboration platform for commerce, preventing problems before they become costly. Backed by the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, its leadership brings experience from eCommerce and SaaS unicorns, Google AI, Y Combinator, Stanford, and 4 exits and an IPO.
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What you will do |
· Build a python/flask app that processes PDFs, images, invoices, and receipts for Quickbooks and Shopify using OCR · Lead a team of 8+ engineers and interns · Create integrations, APIs, webhooks, and payments for the captured structured data · Build a document and invoice collaboration app with embedded chat, like Slack for documents/invoices · Deploy the app into production and own AWS devops · Own the shipped product, including QA
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Experience |
· 5-10 years of experience having launched apps in production with real users in Python, Flask, Django, Javascript, SQL, AWS, and full-stack web development · 1+ years of engineering leadership, including as a team lead, tech lead, or manager · Have repos and/or demos to show your previous work · Knowledge in and/or passion for enterprise SaaS, and AWS devops · Excellent communication, critical thinking, problem-solving, and team skills
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What you’ll receive |
· Join an exciting, high growth startup led by serial entrepreneurs and backed by top tier Silicon Valley investors and billionaire industry leaders in tech · Competitive compensation commensurate with experience and performance
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Server Side skills:
Should have handson experience on JS technologies more than 3+ years
Building interactive dasboards from multiple systems and RESTfully
abstract to the UI through a Node.js backend
In depth knowledge of NodeJS, ExpressJS and Restify
Knowledge of authentication using PassportJS, AuthO or JWT.
Knowledge of media content uploading using any cloud
Should have good understanding of request validation, schema
validation and Error handling
Good understanding of Promises, Async/Await and Callbacks
Should have knowledge of Socket, Pubsub.
Payment gateways integration using Braintree, Stripe or any other
would be a good skills to have.
Should have good understanding of scheduled tasks in NodeJS and
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In depth knowledge of ORM like Mongoose, Sequalize or KnexJS.
Hands on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript Development on
server side.
- MSSQL, SSIS, Performance Tuning, Data modeling.
- Experience in No SQL tools is must
- Candidate should have exposure to write scripts in Python/Node JS/MongoDB or any other tool
- Maria DB/MYSQL, Mongo DB, Github, Jira
- Understand Requirements from client and on-site team.
- Participate in preparing design and data modelling.
- Comfortable with SQL Stored procedures and queries development.
- Comfortable with SQL Stored procedures and queries development.
- Manage SQL Server through multiple product lifecycle / environments, from development to critical production systems.
- Apply best in industry standard techniques for data modeling to ensure performance, integrate and requirement.
- Ability to analyze independently problems and resolve them on time.
● Build new features to allow for rapid product experimentation to power web and
android applications, implementing features in an efficient way
● Incrementally adapt an existing Node.js monolith for scalability and very fast growth
● Deliver within project timelines through diligent planning and attention to detail.
● Keep key stakeholders informed about progress and problems; avoid surprises.
● Identify and report performance bottlenecks wherever feasible
● Follow testing and documentation best practices for the services developed.
● Work in a dynamic and collaborative culture ensuring good teamwork and
communication with remote team members when needed
Requirements
● 2 or more years of backend development experience
● At least 1 year of experience with Node.js frameworks like Express, Koa, Sail etc.
● Strong problem-solving skills. Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
● Solid understanding design patterns and OOP concepts; familiarity with
object-oriented JS (asynchronous code, events loop etc) is highly preferable
● Strong hands-on exp of relational DBMS concepts with PostgreSQL / other SQL DBs
● Ability to quickly design and implement optimized solutions for feature requirements
● Good understanding of the fundamental design principles for a scalable application
● Strong handle over Git, following best practices to facilitate collaboration
Nice to haves
● Experience working with apps in a microservices architecture
● Familiarity with caching solutions like Redis, Memcached etc
● Knowledge of testing best practices and concepts of test-driven development and
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