Red Apple Technologies - Backend Developer - MERN Stack

About the Role :

We are seeking an experienced MERN Stack Backend Developer to join our dynamic and collaborative engineering team in Kolkata. This role demands a strong understanding of Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and React.js, with a primary focus on building scalable, high-performance backend systems and APIs. You will be involved in designing, developing, and maintaining backend infrastructure to support modern web and mobile applications.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and backend services using Node.js and Express.js.

- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic using React.js when needed.

- Architect scalable and efficient database models using MongoDB.

- Implement application security, authentication, and authorization protocols (JWT, OAuth, etc.).

- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.

- Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and team brainstorming sessions.

- Integrate third-party APIs and manage cloud services as needed.

- Write reusable, testable, and efficient code following industry best practices.

- Ensure end-to-end delivery of features with testing, documentation, and deployment.

- Deploy applications to cloud environments and manage CI/CD pipelines.

Required Skills :

- 5+ years of backend development experience, specifically with the MERN stack.

- Proficient in Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, and React.js.

- Strong understanding of REST APIs, microservices architecture, and JSON data formats.

- Experience with asynchronous programming, error handling, and middleware in Node.js.

- Good grasp of NoSQL databases and their data modeling techniques.

- Familiarity with tools like Git, Docker, Postman, and Jira.

- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a strong plus.

- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps workflows.

- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Experience with GraphQL, WebSockets, or real-time applications.

- Exposure to Agile methodologies.

- Understanding of containerization and cloud deployments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).