Software Engineer - Backend

About Company: 

Snapsight is an AI-powered platform that delivers real-time event summaries in 75+ languages. We work with conferences worldwide and won the 2024 Skift Award for Most Innovative Event Tech. We're an early-stage startup scaling fast.

Join us if you want to become part of a vibrant and fast-moving product company that's on a mission to connect people around the world through events. 

Location: Remote/Work From Home 

What you'll be doing: 

• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code in Node.js for back-end services. 
• Ensuring optimal and high-performance code logic for the data from/to the database. 
• Collaborating with front-end developers on the integrations. 
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions. 
• Preparing technical specification documents for the developed features. 
• Providing technical recommendations and suggesting improvements to the product. 
• Writing unit test cases for APIs. 
• Documenting code standards and practicing it. 
• Staying updated on the advancements in the field of Node.js development. 
• Should be open to new challenges and be comfortable in taking up new exploration tasks. 

Skills: 

• 3-5 years of strong proficiency in Node.js and its core principles. 
• Experience in test-driven development. 
• Experience with NoSQL databases like MongoDB is required 
• Experience with MySQL database 
• RESTful/GraphQL API design and development 
• Docker and AWS experience is a plus
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks. 
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills. 
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude 
• Experience with a version control system like Git 
• Knowledge about the Software Development Life Cycle Model, secure development best practices and standards, source control, code review, build and deployment, continuous integration

Role Overview:

As a Backend Developer at LearnTube.ai, you will ship the backbone that powers 2.3 million learners in 64 countries—owning APIs that crunch 1 billion learning events & the AI that supports it with <200 ms latency.

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What You'll Do:

At LearnTube, we’re pushing the boundaries of Generative AI to revolutionize how the world learns. As a Backend Engineer, your roles and responsibilities will include:

• Ship Micro-services – Build FastAPI services that handle ≈ 800 req/s today and will triple within a year (sub-200 ms p95).
• Power Real-Time Learning – Drive the quiz-scoring & AI-tutor engines that crunch millions of events daily.
• Design for Scale & Safety – Model data (Postgres, Mongo, Redis, SQS) and craft modular, secure back-end components from scratch.
• Deploy Globally – Roll out Dockerised services behind NGINX on AWS (EC2, S3, SQS) and GCP (GKE) via Kubernetes.
• Automate Releases – GitLab CI/CD + blue-green / canary = multiple safe prod deploys each week.
• Own Reliability – Instrument with Prometheus / Grafana, chase 99.9 % uptime, trim infra spend.
• Expose Gen-AI at Scale – Publish LLM inference & vector-search endpoints in partnership with the AI team.
• Ship Fast, Learn Fast – Work with founders, PMs, and designers in weekly ship rooms; take a feature from Figma to prod in < 2 weeks.

What makes you a great fit?

Must-Haves:

• 3+ yrs Python back-end experience (FastAPI)
• Strong with Docker & container orchestration
• Hands-on with GitLab CI/CD, AWS (EC2, S3, SQS) or GCP (GKE / Compute) in production
• SQL/NoSQL (Postgres, MongoDB) + You’ve built systems from scratch & have solid system-design fundamentals

Nice-to-Haves

• k8s at scale, Terraform,
• Experience with AI/ML inference services (LLMs, vector DBs)
• Go / Rust for high-perf services
• Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry

About Us: 

At LearnTube, we’re on a mission to make learning accessible, affordable, and engaging for millions of learners globally. Using Generative AI, we transform scattered internet content into dynamic, goal-driven courses with:

• AI-powered tutors that teach live, solve doubts in real time, and provide instant feedback.
• Seamless delivery through WhatsApp, mobile apps, and the web, with over 1.4 million learners across 64 countries.

Meet the Founders: 

LearnTube was founded by Shronit Ladhani and Gargi Ruparelia, who bring deep expertise in product development and ed-tech innovation. Shronit, a TEDx speaker, is an advocate for disrupting traditional learning, while Gargi’s focus on scalable AI solutions drives our mission to build an AI-first company that empowers learners to achieve career outcomes. We’re proud to be recognised by Google as a Top 20 AI Startup and are part of their 2024 Startups Accelerator: AI First Program, giving us access to cutting-edge technology, credits, and mentorship from industry leaders.

Why Work With Us? 

At LearnTube, we believe in creating a work environment that’s as transformative as the products we build. Here’s why this role is an incredible opportunity:

• Cutting-Edge Technology: You’ll work on state-of-the-art generative AI applications, leveraging the latest advancements in LLMs, multimodal AI, and real-time systems.
• Autonomy and Ownership: Experience unparalleled flexibility and independence in a role where you’ll own high-impact projects from ideation to deployment.
• Rapid Growth: Accelerate your career by working on impactful projects that pack three years of learning and growth into one.
• Founder and Advisor Access: Collaborate directly with founders and industry experts, including the CTO of Inflection AI, to build transformative solutions.
• Team Culture: Join a close-knit team of high-performing engineers and innovators, where every voice matters, and Monday morning meetings are something to look forward to.
• Mission-Driven Impact: Be part of a company that’s redefining education for millions of learners and making AI accessible to everyone.

Experience: 5+ Years

• Experience in Core Java, Spring Boot

• Experience in microservices and angular

• Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale systems for global organization. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns.

• Should be able to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency client-facing applications.

• Good development experience with RDBMS in SQL Server, Postgres, Oracle or DB2

• Good knowledge of multi-threading

• Basic working knowledge of Unix/Linux

• Excellent problem solving and coding skills in Java

• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills.

• Should be able to express their design ideas and thoughts

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Java Back-end Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate

will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining robust and scalable back-end

solutions using Java and related technologies. The Back-end Developer will work closely with

cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions that meet our business needs.

Responsibilities:

 Design, develop, and maintain Java-based back-end applications, services, and APIs.

 Write efficient, reusable, and well-documented code following industry best practices

and coding standards.

 Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to

understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

 Implement and maintain database schemas, write complex SQL queries, and optimize

database performance using Oracle SQL.

 Develop and consume RESTful web services to enable seamless integration with

external systems.

 Utilize Spring framework and its various modules (e.g., Spring Boot, Spring Batch) for

building enterprise-level applications.

 Manage project dependencies and build processes using Maven.

 Work with version control systems such as Git for code management and collaboration.

 Perform unit testing, integration testing, and debugging to ensure the quality and

reliability of back-end components.

 Stay updated on emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in back-end

development.

Additional Requirements:

 Strong knowledge of application servers such as Tomcat and WebLogic.

 Experience with continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.

 Familiarity with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit.

 Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms, including OAuth.

 Knowledge of SOAP web services and related technologies.

Requirements:

 Bachelor&#39;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

 5 Plus years of experience in Java back-end development.

 Proficiency in Java programming language and related frameworks (e.g., Spring, Spring

Boot, Spring Batch).

 Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, data structures, and

algorithms.

 Experience with Oracle SQL and database design principles.

 Familiarity with RESTful web services and API development.

 Experience with build tools such as Maven.

 Knowledge of version control systems, particularly Git.

 Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

 Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

 Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

 Experience with other databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.

 Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

 Understanding of software development best practices and design patterns.

• At least one year experience with PHP or NodeJS.
• Experience with at least one Relational database like MongoDB, MySQL or NoSQL
• Experience with multiple PHP frameworks will be plus(e.g Wordpress, Laravel, Codeigniter,Symfony, cakePHP)
• Proficiency with multiple PHP Frameworks.
• Proficiency designing and building APIs.
• Comfortable in a work environment that requires strong problem-solving skills and independent self-direction coupled with team collaboration and open communication
• Thorough knowledge of Ajax, Javascript, HTML,CSS and other web technologies XHTML and HTML5 coding is desirable.
• Experience in both Linux and Windows environment development. Understanding of RESTful web services.
• Work in a fast-paced, creative atmosphere to develop new ideas that adapt to evolving user needs
• Experience using Git / GitHub. Excellent communication skills      

About Rocketlane

https://rocketlane.com/">Rocketlane is a SaaS startup founded in April 2020 by https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikrishnang/">Srikrishnan Ganesan, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vignesh-girishankar/">Vignesh Girishankar, and https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepakbsub/">Deepak Balasubramanyam. Before Rocketlane, they built a successful in-app messaging startup that was acquired by Freshworks(NASDAQ: FRSH) in 2015.

Rocketlane launched in June 2021 and washttps://www.producthunt.com/posts/rocketlane"> #1 Product of the day on Product Hunt. It has a fast-growing, global customer base, including LinkSquares, AppCues, ContractPodAI, Chargebee, parcelLab, and many more.

Rapid early traction and customer love has catapulted Rocketlane to be recognized as a Leader in the G2 Category of Client Onboarding. Rocketlane has raised $21M in capital from global VCs such as 8VC, Nexus Venture Partners, Matrix Partners India, and super angels like Gokul Rajaram and Girish Mathrubootham.

Rocketlane offers a first-of-its-kind collaborative customer onboarding platform that enables businesses to onboard their customers better, faster, and smoother. It helps speed up revenue recognition and grow NRR for the vendor and enables faster time-to-value and a delightful customer onboarding experience.

What’s the opportunity?

Are you a backend developer looking to fast-track your learning and growth? Have you looked at world class products like Asana, Notion, or Airtable, and felt “I wish I were part of the early team that built these products”?

At Rocketlane, we’re a team that has previously built and rolled out globally successful SaaS products used by tens of thousands of customers. We’re laser focused on delivering a world class product again, and looking for an ambitious backend engineer to join our existing team of 9 engineers.

If it excites you to think of a fast-paced start-up environment, building something big from scratch, breaking down new problems, creating new APIs, working on performance issues, getting hands-on with devops initiatives, and showcasing demos of your work every Friday with a happy and passionate team, then this is the right opportunity for you.

Some of the tech problems you get to work-on as a backend engineer would be to build the backend for a modern spreadsheet experience from scratch, work on infra as code, write robust code that is fault tolerant, work on performant code that adheres to SLOs set by the organization. 

About you:

• 3 - 7 years of experience
• Expertise in the following areas
• Java
• HTTP Protocol
• You’ve heard of or worked with some of the following tech stacks / products
• Spring
• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• Docker
• Message brokers
• GitHub
• These non-functional areas are familiar to you
• Performance 
• Debugging
• Log management

Nice to have:

• Familiarity with AWS

What’s in it for me?

• Great opportunity: Rocketlane genuinely cares about everyone we hire. You’ll learn new things and grow no matter how experienced you are; you will be working with founders who have more than three decades of collective experience in building significant B2B SaaS startups. 
• Great team: Work with a world-class, high-velocity team that truly embodies the values of empathy, curiosity, and customer-centricity. Check out thehttps://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=rocketlane_meet_the_team"> MTT(Meet The Team) videos on our LinkedIn. 
• Great culture: An open, fun, and exciting startup culture that empowers its people to champion big problems with the freedom to think and innovate.
• Growth:  You could easily and quickly transition into other sales roles you might like.
• Impact: You get to be part of a global, passionate team in a fast-paced and growth-oriented environment. The team has a work philosophy of being high on ambition, ownership, and a bias for action.
• Monetary rewards and benefits: Competitive stipend, flexible leave policy, and more! 

Job Brief:

We are looking for experience in API and Node.js to produce scalable software solutions. You will be part of a cross-functional team that is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. You should be comfortable around both front-end and back-end coding languages, development frameworks and third-party libraries. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.

Responsibilities:

·       Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions.

·       Design client-side and server-side architecture

·       Build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design.

·       Develop and manage well-functioning databases and applications.

·       Write effective APIs.

·       Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency.

·       Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software.

·       Create security and data protection settings.

·       Build features and applications with a mobile responsive design.

·       Write technical documentation.

·       Work with data scientists and analysts to improve software.

Requirements:

·       Proven experience as a Full Stack Developer or similar role

·       Experience developing desktop and mobile applications.

·       Familiarity with common stacks

·       Knowledge of multiple front-end languages and libraries (e.g. HTML/ CSS, JavaScript, Nodejs and .Net)

·       Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, MS SQL, Mogo DB)

·       Good to have- Cloud knowledge (Azure, AWS)

·       Strong command on API Development with  Nodejs

·       Good to have- knowledge on multiple back-end languages ( Java, Python) and knowledge of JavaScript frameworks ( React, Angular, Node )

·       Excellent communication and teamwork skills

·       Great attention to detail

·       Organizational skills

Technical Skills:

HTML, CSS, React, API, JavaScript, Node, SQL, and Cloud knowledge (Azure/AWS)

 Experience – 4+ Years

• Good understanding and experience of HTML / CSS / JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience with ES6 / ES7 / ES8 features.
• Thorough understanding of the Request Lifecycle (including Event Queue, Event Loop, Worker Threads, etc).
• Familiarity with security principles including SSL protocols, data encryption, XSS, CSRF.
• Expertise in Web Services / REST APIs will be beneficial.
• Proficiency in Linux and deployment on Linux are valuable.
• Knowledge about ORM like Sequelize and ODM like Mongoose and the ability to handle DB transactions is a necessity.
• Experience with Angular JS / React JS will be an added advantage.
• Expertise with RDBMS like MySQL / PostgreSQL will be a plus.
• Knowledge of AWS services like S3, EC2 will be helpful.
• Understanding of Agile and CI/CD will be of value.