Senior Backend Engineer

CodeRound AI; India; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

CodeRound AI is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale high-performance backend systems in India. You will own backend services with Node.js/TypeScript, develop robust APIs, and contribute to architecture decisions.

The role demands 6+ years of backend experience, strong database knowledge (SQL/NoSQL), and a hands-on approach to coding, debugging, and delivering reliable, production-grade software. You will partner with product, frontend, and infra teams.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong hands-on Node.js or TypeScript experience building backend services and REST APIs
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Strong coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with software engineering best practices

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services using Node.js/TypeScript
• Build and maintain robust APIs and backend integrations
• Contribute to backend architecture and system design decisions
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries
• Integrate third-party services and internal systems
• Debug complex production issues and drive root-cause resolution
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Participate in code reviews and improve engineering standards
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

REST APIs

Backend architecture

Databases

Performance

Code debugging

Code reviews

Mentoring

Collaboration

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Job Description:

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with 6+ years of experience to build, scale, and maintain high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience with Node.js or TypeScript, backend architecture, APIs, databases, and scalable production systems.

What You’ll Do

• Design and develop scalable backend services using Node.js/TypeScript
• Build and maintain robust APIs and backend integrations
• Contribute to backend architecture and system design decisions
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries
• Integrate third-party services and internal systems
• Debug complex production issues and drive root-cause resolution
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Participate in code reviews and improve engineering standards
• Collaborate with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical decision-making

Must have

6+ years of backend engineering experience Strong hands-on experience with Node.js or TypeScript Strong experience building backend services and REST APIs Good understanding of system design and scalable architectures Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases Experience building and maintaining production-grade applications Strong coding, debugging, and problem-solving skills Good understanding of software engineering best practices

Good to have

Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure Experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or similar databases Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other messaging systems Docker/Kubernetes experience CI/CD and cloud deployment experience Experience working in a startup or high-growth product environment Experience building AI/ML-powered products or integrations