Software Backend Engineer

Batch: 2024/2025/2026/2027.

• You will design, build and maintain backend systems that serve production traffic at scale
• Your work centers on creating reliable APIs using Node.js and Type Script that handle real-world load and edge cases
• You'll architect solutions that integrate third-party services while gracefully handling failures, timeouts and unavailability
• You are expected to own features from conception through deployment and support

• Building and shipping production-grade APIs with Node.js and Type Script
• Working with MongoDB or equivalent databases and making sound decisions about data structure and denormalization
• Designing systems that account for failure modes: third-party API latency, downtime and network issues
• Creating integrations with external platforms such as CRMs, help desks and messaging services
• Implementing event-driven architectures, message queues and webhook systems where needed

• Proven track record of shipping production APIs using Node.js and Type Script
• Strong grasp of database design with MongoDB or similar technologies, including when to denormalize data
• Ability to think through failure scenarios and build resilient systems
• Comfort working independently with strong written communication skills
• Experience with queues, webhooks or event-driven patterns is a plus
• Background building integrations with CRMs, help desks or messaging platforms is valuable but not required