This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Min Experience: 2+ years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
We are looking for a talented Backend Engineer with 2–8 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend applications. The ideal candidate has strong expertise in Node.js, Express.js, and modern backend development practices. You will work closely with product managers, frontend engineers, and DevOps teams to build reliable APIs and high-performance services that power mission-critical applications.
This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical challenges, building scalable distributed systems, and writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js.
- Build secure, high-performance server-side applications capable of handling large volumes of requests.
- Design modular and reusable application architecture following industry best practices.
- Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability through efficient coding and database optimization.
- Collaborate with frontend developers to integrate APIs and ensure seamless user experiences.
- Develop authentication, authorization, and security mechanisms for backend systems.
- Write clean, well-documented, and testable code while following coding standards.
- Troubleshoot production issues, debug applications, and implement long-term solutions.
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural planning.
- Work closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines, deployment, and monitoring.
- Continuously improve backend systems through refactoring, automation, and adoption of modern technologies.
Required Skills
Must-Have Skills
- Strong proficiency in Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with Express.js for building RESTful APIs and backend services.
- Solid understanding of backend development principles and server-side architecture.
- Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar.
- Strong knowledge of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and API development.
- Experience with authentication mechanisms such as JWT, OAuth, and session management.
- Familiarity with Git and modern version control workflows.
- Understanding of application security, error handling, logging, and performance optimization.
- Strong problem-solving skills with attention to code quality and maintainability.
Good-to-Have Skills
- Experience with Docker and containerized deployments.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Exposure to Redis or other caching technologies.
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Basic knowledge of GraphQL or WebSockets.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 2–8 years of professional experience in backend software development.
- Proven experience building scalable production-grade backend applications.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices.