Back End Developer

Adosphere; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing tech startup is looking for a Backend Developer to design and build RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express/Fastify. You'll collaborate closely with frontend teams and own backend services from design to deployment. Ideal candidates should have 2–5 years of backend development experience, strong SQL skills, and familiarity with AWS. Join a high-ownership team where your contributions have a real impact, and work in an environment that values pragmatism and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of professional backend development experience required.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and ORMs preferred.
• Familiarity with AWS or other cloud platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and build RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express/Fastify.
• Own backend services end-to-end from design to deployment.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to ship features quickly.

Skills

Backend development

RESTful API design

PostgreSQL

AWS

SQL optimization

Tools

Node.js

Express

Fastify

MongoDB

CI/CD tools

Job description

We\'re a fast-growing startup building products that matter. You\'ll be joining a small, high-ownership team where your work ships quickly and has real impact. We value pragmatism, good defaults, and engineers who think like product builders.

WHAT YOU\'LL DO

• Design and build RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express/Fastify
• Own backend services end-to-end — from schema design to deployment and monitoring
• Work with PostgreSQL/MongoDB and optimize queries for performance at scale
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product to ship features iteratively and fast
• Implement authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and developer tooling

MUST-HAVES

• 2–5 years of professional backend development experience
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and ORMs (Prisma, Drizzle, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with AWS (preferred); familiarity with other cloud platforms is a plus
• Solid understanding of HTTP, REST principles, and API design patterns
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and making good trade-offs under time pressure

NICE TO HAVE

• Redis / caching and message queues
• Vector databases (e.g. Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector)
• Comfortable using AI coding tools in daily workflow (e.g. Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot)