Backend Developer

Meetswap is an Abu Dhabi based startup building a location-based social app that helps people meet others nearby in real life When two users cross paths they can connect chat in real time join place-based group chats and earn XP and achievements as they meet new people The app is live on iOS and Android

We are looking for a Backend Developer Node js to own and grow the backend that powers Meetswap You will work on a live production codebase build new features keep the platform fast and reliable and work closely with our Flutter mobile team This is a hands-on role with real ownership in a small fast-moving team

• Build and maintain backend services using Node js and Express js
• Design secure scalable and maintainable REST APIs for the mobile app
• Build real-time features such as chat and live updates using Socket IO Web Sockets
• Develop and improve location-based discovery features
• Work with SQL databases MySQL PostgreSQL through Sequelize and optimise queries indexes and relationships
• Use Redis for caching real-time communication and distributed processing
• Build and maintain background jobs and queue-based processing BullMQ or similar
• Maintain Firebase services and push notification integrations
• Integrate third-party services and APIs including Revenue Cat for subscriptions
• Build media upload and processing workflows on AWS S3 Cloud Watch
• Implement authentication authorisation validation and security best practices
• Monitor production investigate issues and fix bottlenecks in performance scalability and reliability
• Maintain API documentation with Swagger OpenAPI
• Review code contribute to architecture decisions and support production deployments

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Comfortable working in an existing codebase and taking ownership of it
• Able to work independently and as part of a small team
• Clear written and spoken English
• Able to turn business requirements into practical technical solutions
• Cares about code quality and production stability

Location:

Remote possible on-site relocation to Abu Dhabi in future

Salary: 50 000 1 00 000 per month based on experience

Salary: ₹50,000 – ₹1,00,000 per month, based on experience

Schedule:

48 hours/week (8 hours/day, 6 days/week)

Time tracking:
Jibble time-tracking is mandatory during working hours

• 3–5+ years of backend development experience with JavaScript / Node.js
• Strong hands‑on experience with Express.js and REST API development
• Practical experience with Socket . IO / Web Sockets
• SQL databases and Sequelize (or a similar ORM), including database design, transactions, indexing and pagination
• Redis for caching and real‑time use cases
• Authentication, authorisation, API security and validation
• Asynchronous programming, error handling, logging and Git
• Experience running production applications and troubleshooting performance issues

• AWS (S3, Cloud Watch)
• Docker and CI/CD BullMQ or other queue systems
• Firebase Admin SDK and Firebase Cloud Messaging
• Revenue Cat or in‑app subscription integrations
• Image or video processing
• Experience building chat, social or high‑traffic applications
• Flutter: a strong advantage, since you’ll troubleshoot across backend and mobile