Backend Developer

Job Summary

We are looking for a skilled Node.js Backend Engineer with a strong server-side mindset and

hands-on expertise in building scalable, high-performance APIs and microservices. The ideal

candidate will have solid experience designing and deploying production-grade backend

systems and is comfortable working in cloud environments. While the primary focus is backend

development, familiarity with frontend technologies to enable full-stack collaboration is a plus.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable RESTful APIs and microservices using Node.js

Build and optimize server-side logic, database schemas, and data access layers

Integrate with third-party services, internal APIs, and cloud-native components

Collaborate with frontend, product, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver end-to-end

solutions

Write clean, modular, and well-tested code with strong unit and integration test coverage

Participate in system design discussions and architectural decisions

Identify performance bottlenecks and implement optimizations

Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for backend builds and deployments

Monitor application health using logging and observability tools

Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices

Required Skills & Experience

36 years of overall software development experience

Strong hands-on experience with Node.js (Express.js, Fastify, or similar frameworks) in

production

Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript for backend development

Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and working with relational and/or

NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis)

Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and

Node.js performance patterns

Experience with authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth2, etc.)

Hands-on experience with containerization tools such as Docker

Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control using Git

Strong debugging, testing, and documentation discipline

Nice to Have

Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub,

BigQuery

Exposure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lambda, EC2, S3, RDS, SQS

Familiarity with Kubernetes or managed container orchestration services

Knowledge of message queues and event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or GCP

Pub/Sub)

Experience with GraphQL APIs

Working knowledge of frontend technologies (React, Angular, or Vue) for cross-

functional collaboration

Experience in Agile/Scrum delivery environments

Exposure to enterprise-scale or cloud-native application architecture