Sr. Node js Developer

We are looking for a skilled Node.js Developer with Rect Native experience to build, enhance, and maintain ERP and EdTech platforms. The role involves developing scalable backend services, integrating ERP modules, and supporting education-focused systems such as LMS, student management, exams, and fee management.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js,Rect Native,PHP.

Build and integrate ERP modules for EdTech platforms (Admissions, Students, Exams, Attendance, Fees, Reports).

Design and consume RESTful APIs and third-party integrations (payment gateway, SMS, email).

Work with databases (MySQL / MongoDB / PostgreSQL) for high-volume education data.

Optimize application performance, scalability, and security.

Collaborate with frontend, QA, and product teams.

Debug, troubleshoot, and provide production support.

Required Skills

Strong experience in Node.js (Express.js / NestJS).

Working experience in PHP (Core PHP / Laravel / CodeIgniter).

Hands-on experience with ERP systems.

Domain experience in EdTech / Education ERP / LMS.

Strong knowledge of MySQL and database design.

Experience with authentication, role-based access, and reporting.

Familiarity with Git, APIs, and server environments.

Preferred Skills

Experience with online examination systems.

Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS / Azure).

Understanding of security best practices (CSRF, XSS, SQL Injection).

Exposure to microservices or modular architecture.

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

3–6 years of relevant experience in Node.js & PHP development

Skills:- NodeJS (Node.js), PHP, ERP management, EdTech, MySQL, API and Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Job Description:

• Work primarily with PHP, object-oriented design, Unit testing techniques, debugging techniques, HTTP, MySQL and Apache.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Must possess a strong understanding of Object-Oriented technology.
• Understand the specifications to define system requirements.5

About the Organization: 

WeMakeScholars is an organization funded and supported by the Ministry of IT, Government of India under the 'Digital India Campaign'. We offer international education finance via scholarships and education loans, to study abroad aspirants. We are currently a 120 members team. Last financial year, we disbursed 2200 Cr in education loans to 8300 students across India.

We are looking for a PHP Developer who is keen to work in a startup environment esp. a product-based company. 

Job Overview:

We are hiring developers (from 0 to 10 experience) with relevant knowledge and experience with the development and deployment of large-scale cloud-native enterprise systems on PHP, REST APIs, Node Js, Flutter, AWS & MySql. 

As a full-stack engineer, you will be working to create scalable, maintainable, bug repellent state of art web applications. 

About Tech Department:

• Our internal tech team is responsible for end-to-end in-house tech support which includes and is not limited to design, development & deployment. 
• We are continuously developing and improvising our products to enhance customer and team experience.
• As we are in the Fintech space, our team has to ensure the database security of the application.

Job Summary:

• Participate in full lifecycle development
• Work closely with product managers and UI/UX designers to analyze requirements
• Review peer code changes
• Make recommendations for design and implementation improvements
• Integrating the Frontend UI with Backend APIs.
• Design and implement APIs for web/mobile (both Android & IOS) applications.
• Work with the Product team in prioritizing development activities for weekly sprints

Experience & Skills Required

• Prior experience- not mandatory 
• Ability to quickly learn - PHP, MySql, JQuery, Ajax, Git
• Have familiarity with- HTML, CSS, JS 
• Strong team player with an open mindset to learn new technologies and Knowledge of common SDLC.
• A passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions

Preference will be given to those with 

• Internships experience
• Worked on own projects 
• Experience in PHP, MySql 

• As a senior backend engineer, you will be expected to execute and deliver large and complex projects end-to-end, with or without the involvement of other team members
• Ensuring timely delivery of all product deliverables
• Play a key role in technical discussions within the team and be the go-to person for the team for guidance and troubleshooting
• Understand key Business and Engineering metrics around performance, quality, and availability and work regularly with the team to push the boundaries and improve them periodically
• Proactively participate in code reviews and architecture and design discussions
• Mentoring junior engineers and setting best practices for coding, code reviews, etc.
• Help the organization in building a top-quality team by participating in hiring initiatives and evangelizing about contributions, accomplishments, and victories

• Strong and self-motivated individuals, should be able to independently drive decisions
• Solid experience in building web-based products
• Overall of 4+ years of expertise in at least one dynamic programming language and one MVC web framework, preferably Ruby on Rails
• Expertise in Database modeling, preferably relational DB, spotting DB bottlenecks, and writing optimized DB queries
• Expertise in all common Cloud technologies, preferably AWS. Knowledge of CI/CD tools and workflows
• Proven track record in building highly-available and scalable distributed systems
• Willingness to play and explore with new technologies and be a Subject Matter Expert and support them
• Someone who believes in small incremental improvements and is passionate about refactoring
• A keen eye for quality with regards to following and establishing good coding practices, improving code coverage
• Good stakeholder management, ability to build trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders

Job Responsibilities

✓ Perform the role of Technical Lead on assigned projects to drive solution design (especially backend) and API services development.

✓ Be the thought leader and champion for above mentioned technologies.

✓ Drive technical analysis for new projects including planning and driving proof-of-concepts, if needed.

✓ Drive tasks related to backend development by providing architectural and technical leadership to mid-tier and database developers.

✓ Conduct peer reviews as the lead into Git to confirmed that developed code meets acceptable standards and guidelines.

✓ Work closely with the rest of the leads, mid-tier development, front-end developers, database developers, etc. to ensure end-to-end integrity of the solution being developed.

✓ Work closely with the rest of the tech leads and senior engineering leadership team to ensure reuse where applicable to increase productivity and throughput.

✓ Conduct technical interview to staff open positions in the backend team.

✓ Delegate work and assignments to team members

✓ Collaborate with their team to identify and fix technical problems

✓ Analyze users' needs and then finding applications to serve them

✓ Drive assigned tasks related to SOC 2 certification and ensure compliance to defined controls for areas under lead’s purview.

✓ Guiding their team through technical issues and challenges

✓ Prepare Technical design documents which would help the team to understand the technical flow

✓ Active participation in customer calls especially discussions related to Technical/Architectural and provide inputs.

Required Experience: 

✓ Backend Lead around 14 years of experience

✓ Server less Computing Architecture

✓ NodeJS, MySQL, Jenkins, Python, GitLab Technologies

✓ Good knowledge of AWS Cloud

✓ Full cycle AWS implementation experience

✓ Project experience in development and maintenance support for AWS web service and Cloudbased implementations

✓ Experience leading teams of up to 10 + professionals

Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects in a fast-moving environment 

Educational Qualifications: 

Engineering graduate or B. Tech/MCA with relevant major subjects like Computer Science