Assistant Manager

ConveGenius.AI; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ConveGenius.AI is seeking an experienced Backend Lead in India to drive technical excellence and align engineering priorities with the technology roadmap. You will design scalable REST APIs, integrate GenAI-powered capabilities, and lead a team of backend developers.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on backend engineering with proven leadership, delivering high-quality solutions and mentoring team members toward timely delivery and architectural rigor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum 4 years of professional software development experience.
• Experience mentoring developers and ownership of delivery.
• Proficient in designing and developing REST APIs with Express.js or Restify.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and Node.js internals.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale backend services.
• Understanding of system design, scalability, high availability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases (MongoDB/DynamoDB).
• Experience building GenAI-powered backends (prompt-based APIs, embedding/search, or RAG).
• Strong debugging, code-review, and production issue-resolution skills.
• Knowledge of clean architecture and SOLID.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement scalable REST APIs and backend services.
• Lead the integration of GenAI-powered capabilities into backend systems.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
• Mentor team members through regular one-on-ones, technical guidance, performance feedback, and development planning.
• Plan team capacity, prioritize work, track delivery commitments, and resolve blockers.
• Support hiring and onboarding of backend developers.
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices for code reviews, testing, code quality, and software development.
• Collaborate with AVP Technology to align priorities with the tech roadmap and communicate delivery progress, risks, and resource needs.
• Develop and maintain effective testing practices to ensure software correctness, responsiveness, reliability, and efficiency.

Skills

Team leadership

Delivery ownership

Performance optimization

System design

Code reviews

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Express.js

Restify

Node.js

MySQL

MongoDB

DynamoDB

LangChain

Job description

The role involves driving technical excellence, ensuring reliable and efficient application performance, and collaborating with the AVP Technology to align engineering priorities with the organization's technology roadmap.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and implement scalable REST APIs and backend services.
• Build low-latency, high-availability, and high-performance applications capable of handling large-scale data and traffic.
• Lead the integration of GenAI-powered capabilities into backend systems, including prompt-based APIs and tool-using agents.
• Design and implement efficient backend solutions, identifying opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
• Conduct technical deep-dives, troubleshoot application issues, and work with infrastructure teams to resolve major incidents.
• Research technical solutions, evaluate alternatives, and implement recommendations aligned with business and engineering needs.
• 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, prioritize work, track delivery commitments, and resolve technical and execution blockers.
• Support hiring and onboarding of backend developers.
• Establish and maintain engineering best practices for code reviews, testing, code quality, and software development.
• Collaborate with the AVP Technology to align team priorities with the technology roadmap and communicate delivery progress, risks, and resource requirements.
• Develop and maintain effective testing practices to ensure software correctness, responsiveness, reliability, and efficiency.
• Promote clean, maintainable, and well-structured code.
• Drive continuous improvements in development processes, engineering productivity, and application performance.

Qualifications & Technical Requirements

Must-Have Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of professional software development experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring developers, including work allocation, delivery ownership, and performance feedback.
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs using frameworks such as Express.js or Restify.
• Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and Node.js internals, including the event loop.
• Experience building and maintaining large-scale backend services.
• Strong understanding of system design, application scalability, high availability, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with MySQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or DynamoDB.
• Experience building or deploying GenAI-powered backend services, including prompt-based APIs, embedding search, or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Strong debugging, code-review, and production issue-resolution skills.
• Good understanding of clean architecture and SOLID principles.

Good-to-Have Requirements

• Experience with GenAI agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or equivalent technologies.
• Experience designing and deploying cloud-based applications, preferably on AWS.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture.
• Basic knowledge of Docker and containerization.
• Understanding of WebSockets and real-time communication.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude for coding, code reviews, and developer productivity.
• Familiarity with Git and collaborative version-control practices.

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate combines strong hands‑on backend engineering expertise with proven team leadership and delivery ownership. They should be comfortable making architectural decisions, mentoring developers, resolving complex technical challenges, and driving the integration of GenAI capabilities into scalable backend systems.