Job Description

Backend Engineer (3+ Years) / Senior Backend Engineer (5+ Years)

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About the Role

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We are a fast-growing startup looking for highly skilled Backend Engineers who can take end-to-end ownership of backend systems and help build scalable, reliable, and high-performance products.

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Open Positions:

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- Backend Engineer – 3+ Years of Experience
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- Senior Backend Engineer – 5+ Years of Experience
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The ideal candidate should be able to understand business requirements, translate them into efficient technical solutions, and drive projects from design through deployment and production support. You will play a key role in designing system architecture, building scalable services, and ensuring operational excellence across our backend ecosystem.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Take end-to-end ownership of backend services, from requirements gathering and system design to deployment and production support.
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- Design and develop scalable, secure, and maintainable backend applications using Node.js and NestJS.
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- Architect and implement microservices-based systems and distributed applications.
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- Design efficient database schemas and optimize application performance for scale.
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- Build and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous workflows.
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- Translate business requirements into robust and scalable technical solutions.
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- Ensure application reliability, performance, and security through industry best practices.
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- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions to proactively identify and resolve issues.
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- Troubleshoot production incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement preventive measures.
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- Drive engineering best practices, code quality standards, and architectural discussions.
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- Conduct code reviews and mentor fellow engineers to maintain high development standards.
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- Collaborate closely with product, frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
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Required Skills & Experience

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- Backend Engineer: 3+ years of qualified backend development experience.
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- Senior Backend Engineer: 5+ years of professional backend development experience.
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- Strong expertise in Node.js and NestJS.
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- Extensive experience with TypeORM.
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- Strong knowledge of MySQL, including:
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- Database design
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- Query optimization
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- Indexing strategies
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- Performance tuning
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- Experience working with NoSQL(MongoDB, etc).
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- Strong understanding of System Design principles and distributed systems.
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- Hands-on experience designing and building Microservices Architectures.
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- Experience building and operating scalable, high-performance applications.
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- Hands-on experience with AWS, including:
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- EC2
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- S3
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- SES
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- SQS
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- RDS
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• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as:

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- ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana)
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- Grafana
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- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
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- Strong understanding and practical implementation of:
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- SOLID Principles
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- Design Patterns
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- Clean Architecture
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- Strong understanding of RESTful API design principles.
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- Experience with Git and collaborative development workflows.
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- Ability to understand business requirements and design efficient technical solutions.
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- Ability to independently drive projects and take ownership of backend systems.
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- Experience operating and maintaining production systems, including:
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- Performance optimization
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- Observability and monitoring
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- Troubleshooting and debugging
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- Reliability engineering
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- Incident resolution
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Preferred Qualifications

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- Experience with Redis and caching strategies.
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- Experience with event-driven architectures.
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- Experience with messaging systems such as:
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- Kafka
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- RabbitMQ
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- Advanced SQS-based workflows
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- Experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
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- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
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- Exposure to Kubernetes and container orchestration.
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- Experience working in startup or fast-paced product environments.
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Good to have experience in

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- AI assisted coding,
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- Python,
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- Agentic AI
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What We're Looking For

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- Strong ownership mindset and accountability.
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- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
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- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
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- Passion for building scalable, maintainable, and reliable systems.
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- Ability to balance engineering excellence with business priorities.
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- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
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- Proactive approach to identifying and solving technical challenges.
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If you are passionate about building scalable backend systems, enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, and thrive in a high-ownership startup environment, we'd love to hear from you.

📌 Senior Backend Developer (Node.js / NestJS) (Bengaluru)
🏢 Vola Finance
📍 Bengaluru