About this role
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