The posting
Key Responsibilities:
• Architect and implement REST APIs.
• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
• Lead integration of GenAI-powered capabilities into backend systems, including prompt-based APIs and tool-using agents.
• Test software to ensure responsiveness, correctness and efficiency.
• Collaborate with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
• Take initiatives to build better and faster solutions to the problems of scale.
• Troubleshoot application-related issues and work with the infrastructure team to triage Major Incidents.
• Experience in analyzing/researching solutions and developing/implementing recommendations accordingly.
Team Management:
• Lead and manage a team of backend developers, setting clear goals, delegating responsibilities, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Mentor team members through regular one-on-ones, technical guidance, performance feedback, and development planning.
• Plan team capacity and priorities, track delivery commitments, and resolve technical and execution blockers.
• Support hiring and onboarding of backend developers and establish consistent code-review, testing, and engineering practices across the team.
• Work with the AVP Technology to align team priorities with the technology roadmap and communicate delivery
progress, risks, and resource requirements.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Minimum of four years of professional experience
• Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring developers, including work allocation, delivery ownership,
and performance feedback.
• Expertise in JavaScript (ES6) and Node JS is a must
• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• In-depth knowledge of frameworks like Express JS and Restify
• Experience in building backend services for handling data at large scale is a must
• Ability to architect high-availability applications and servers on cloud adhering to best practices; microservices
architecture is preferable
• Experience working with MySQL and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB and MongoDB
• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or equivalent GenAI agentic frameworks is a strong plus
• Experience writing complex SQL queries
• In-depth knowledge of Node JS concepts like the event loop
• Ability to perform technical deep-dives into code
• Experience building and deploying GenAI-powered backend services or tools such as prompt routers,
embedding search, and RAG pipelines
• Understanding of communication using WebSockets
• Good understanding of clean architecture and SOLID principles
• Basic knowledge of AWS and Docker containerization is preferable
• Experience in Python is a plus
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude to accelerate development,
assist in code reviews, and support efficient coding practices is a plus
• Familiarity with Git



