Backend / Full-Stack Engineer

MathonGo; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

MathonGo is seeking a Backend Developer in Bengaluru, India. The ideal candidate will design and implement scalable APIs and microservices using Node.js and maintain high concurrency traffic with MongoDB and Redis. You should have experience with AWS, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines, along with the ability to translate Figma designs into functioning backend logic. This role significantly impacts education for thousands of students.

Qualifications

• 1+ year of professional experience building and maintaining production applications.
• Deep Node.js knowledge: async programming and RESTful API architecture.
• MongoDB mastery: schema design, indexing strategies, and complex aggregation pipelines.
• Hands-on AWS experience and practical CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Proven ability to take a feature from PRD / Figma to stable production deployment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable APIs and microservices using Node.js & Express.
• Manage deployments via GitHub Actions and CodeDeploy; work with Docker & AWS.
• Optimize MongoDB queries and use Redis caching for high-concurrency traffic.
• Bridge Figma designs to backend logic using Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
• Maintain monitoring with Nginx & PM2 to ensure 99.9% uptime.

Skills

Node.js

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

Docker

GitHub

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

Job description

What You\'ll Work On

• Design and implement scalable APIs and microservices using Node.js & Express
• Manage deployments via GitHub Actions and CodeDeploy; work with Docker & AWS
• Optimize MongoDB queries and use Redis caching for high-concurrency traffic
• Bridge Figma designs to backend logic using Next.js and Tailwind CSS
• Maintain monitoring with Nginx & PM2 to ensure 99.9% uptime

What We\'re Looking For

• 1+ year of professional experience building and maintaining production applications
• Deep Node.js knowledge: async programming, RESTful API architecture
• MongoDB mastery: schema design, indexing strategies, complex aggregation pipelines
• Hands-on AWS (EC2/S3 minimum) and practical CI/CD pipeline experience
• Proven ability to take a feature from PRD / Figma to stable production deployment

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience maintaining apps with high concurrent user counts
• Comfortable with Nginx configs and Dockerfiles
• Hands-on with payment gateway integration (Cashfree) and webhook handling
• Obsession with maintainable, well-documented, DRY code

AI Usage Policy

AI tools (Cursor, Copilot, GPT-4) are force multipliers — use them. But you must own your code, reason hrough architectural trade-offs, and debug without relying solely on AI.

How To Apply

• Tell us about the most complex bug you\'ve solved or a backend system you built from scratch
• Share your GitHub profile
• Include at least two live project links showcasing your best work
• Your code will directly impact the learning outcomes of thousands of students.

Skills: NodeJS (Node.js), MongoDB, Redis, React.js, NextJs (Next.js), tailwindcss, SASS, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EC2, Docker, GitHub and Payment gateways