Backend Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript

Responsibilities :

- Build scalable and reliable backend services and APIs that power the product.

- Design, implement, and maintain databases, ensuring data integrity, security, and efficient retrieval.

- Implement the core logic that makes applications work, handling data processing, user requests, and system operations.

- Contribute actively to system architecture, be part of discussions for new features and services.

- Optimise systems for performance, scalability, and security.

- Stay up-to-date with new technologies and frameworks, contributing to the advancement of software development practices.

- Contribute to code quality through writing unit tests, code reviews, and documentation.

- Take ownership of end-to-end feature development from design to deployment and monitoring.

Requirements :

- Must have 2- 5 years of hands-on experience in JavaScript, TypeScript, backend development using Node.js and Express.js, and database management with MySQL.

- Strong command of JavaScript and understanding of its quirks and best practices

- Exposure to system design and interest in building scalable, high-availability systems.

- Experience from a high-growth product-based startup is a must-have.

- Ability to think strategically when designing systems, not just how to build, but why.

- Prior work on B2C applications with a focus on performance and user experience.

- Knowledge of Sequelize, MongoDB, and AWS would be an advantage.

- Experience in optimising backend systems for speed and scalability.