Backend Developer (AI-Accelerated Engineering + DXP + Enterprise Systems)
VIRTUOS
2 - 5 years
Gurugram
Posted: 17/12/2025
Job Description
Experience: 35+ years (Senior candidates also welcome)
Qualification: B.Tech in Computer Science or equivalent
Shifts: Flexible for global time zones (US/EU/APAC)
About the RoleWe are seeking a high-caliber Backend Developer with strong experience in modern distributed systems , DXP (Digital Experience Platform) backend architecture , API-driven development , and AI-powered engineering workflows .
You will build the backend foundation for our DXP , enterprise-grade products, and next-gen AI-born systems.
This is not a typical backend role we want someone who understands product architecture, microservices, cloud-native design, database systems, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted engineering .
You will work in tight collaboration with front-end engineers, designers, architects, and leadership to deliver world-class digital products .
Key Responsibilities Backend Architecture & API Development- Design and develop scalable backend systems using:
- Node.js / Express / NestJS
- Python / FastAPI / Django
- Go (Golang) is a strong bonus.
- Build robust REST and GraphQL APIs for high-performance front-end integration.
- Architect and implement microservices , event-driven workflows, and modular backend components.
- Build backend engines for headless DXP including:
- Content modeling
- Multi-tenant architecture
- Personalization layers
- Workflow automation
- Template management
- Contribute to creating our OWN DXP backend and API ecosystem , not just using external CMS tools.
- Manage backend for:
- User management & auth
- Role-based access
- Multi-site delivery
- Localization
- Caching & CDN integration
- Use AI coding tools (Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT/Claude Code) for:
- Rapid API development
- Data modeling
- Boilerplate generation
- Automated documentation
- Code optimization
- Test-case generation
- Integrate backend systems with AI/LLM models , embeddings, vector databases, and agent frameworks.
Hands-on with modern, scalable databases :
SQL Databases- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Cloud-native DBs (AWS Aurora, AlloyDB, Azure SQL)
- MongoDB
- DynamoDB
- Couchbase
- Redis
- ElasticSearch
- Pinecone
- Weaviate
- Milvus
- Chroma
- Automated schema evolution
- AI-assisted query optimization
- Self-healing DB patterns
- Auto-indexing and monitoring with AI tools
- Build optimized database schemas (SQL + NoSQL).
- Implement scalable data models for DXP + Enterprise Systems.
- Ensure ACID integrity and performance at scale.
- Handle data caching, sharding, partitioning, replication.
- Enable analytics pipelines and event logs.
- Deploy and maintain backend systems using:
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- Work with containers and orchestration:
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Implement CI/CD workflows:
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab CI
- Jenkins
- Handle API gateway, load balancers, reverse proxies, NGINX.
- Implement secure APIs
- OAuth2 / JWT / SSO
- Data encryption in transit & at rest
- Secure secrets management
- Compliance with GDPR/PII where required
- Participate actively in Product Life Cycle (PLC) from:
- Ideation POC MVP Production Scale Maintenance
- Contribute to system design , API specifications, feature decomposition.
- Understand business logic deeply and translate into backend architecture.
- Collaborate with front-end engineers to deliver cohesive end-to-end products.
- Strong hands-on coding in Node.js , Python , Go , or Java .
- Strong grounding in data structures & algorithms .
- Deep experience with SQL, NoSQL, and distributed systems.
- Experience building large-scale enterprise applications .
- Experience working closely with frontend engineers to deliver full-stack capabilities.
- Experience with:
- Contentstack, Strapi, Sanity, Ghost, Directus, etc.
- Building custom APIs for headless systems
- Multi-tenant application logic
- Familiarity with:
- LLM APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini)
- Vector search
- Embeddings
- RAG pipelines
- Server-side AI agents
- Excellent communication (English global client interaction).
- High ownership, accountability, and product thinking.
- Ability to explain backend architecture to non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration with frontend and product teams.
- Experience building SaaS or DXP platforms.
- Experience with ML pipelines, auto-tagging, personalization engines.
- Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS).
- API performance tuning & scaling.
- Build the backend for future-ready DXP , enterprise systems, and AI-born products.
- Work with world-class frontend and design teams.
- Use the latest tech + AI to accelerate engineering.
- Opportunity to influence product architecture deeply.
- Growth-oriented, innovation-driven engineering culture.
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