Back End Developer

Company Description

Welcome to Gyanindit, a company dedicated to the transformative power of knowledge and expertise. Our motto, "Encouraging Empowerment," reflects our commitment to providing exceptional expert services to help individuals achieve their goals and aspirations. With a vision of a world where everyone has the tools to succeed, we work towards this goal through our expertise and support.

Position: Senior Backend JS (Node.js) Developer

Location: Chennai

Work Mode: On-site

Experience: 7+ years

Notice Period : Immediate Joiner

Experience in a product-based company is mandatory

Educational Qualification: BE / BTech / MTech

Graduates from IIT/IIM are preferred

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Developer to design, develop, and scale robust backend systems for our high-performance marketplace platform. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Node.js, backend architecture, and building scalable systems in a product-based environment. This is a leadership-oriented role, requiring strong technical problem-solving, mentorship skills, and alignment of engineering solutions with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

1. Build and Scale Backend System

o Design, develop, and optimize backend architecture and APIs for reliability, scalability, and maintainability.

2. Technical Problem Solving

o Address complex engineering challenges, integrate third-party services, and ensure database performance and integrity.

3. Quality, Performance, and Security o Implement Test-Driven Development (TDD), perform performance optimization, establish monitoring/logging, and ensure adherence to security best practices.

4. Cross-Functional Collaboration & Leadership o Work closely with product, design, and frontend teams; contribute to planning and discovery; mentor junior engineers to raise team capability.

5. Business-Aligned Technical Decision Making o Make informed technical decisions that align with user needs, product objectives, and business priorities while balancing simplicity with complexity.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Node.js Expert: 5+ years of hands-on experience
• Node.js Frameworks: Experience with NestJS or Express (5+ years)
• Database Expertise: MySQL or PostgreSQL (3+ years)
• Strong experience building and consuming REST APIs
• Proficiency with Docker (local and production environments)
• Solid understanding and experience with Agile methodologies
• Proven experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) in CI/CD environments
• Familiarity with RabbitMQ, Redis, AWS, Elasticsearch is a plus