Backend Developer

Backend Developer

Location: Kochi, Kerala (Remote-first)

Type: Full-time | Core Team | ESOPs available

Experience: 2–5 years preferred

We’re building Cakesify — a new-age platform for rare, exotic, and cultural foods. Our mission is to empower independent food creators to productize their craft and build meaningful businesses from their kitchens.

If you believe in marketplaces, cultural food, and creator led platform, then this is your place. We’re looking for someone who enjoys building from scratch, cares about impact, and thrives when things move fast.

What you’ll do:

Build and scale our core backend systems for marketplace, seller onboarding, and order flows.

Work closely with founders to design architecture for scale and modularity.

Integrate third-party services — payments, logistics, image processing, CRM, analytics.

Implement AI-assisted workflows & automations across seller operations.

Optimize database performance, caching, and real-time data flows.

Build internal tools to support product, operations & content teams.

Tech Stack:

PHP (Symfony and Laravel Experience preferred)

MySQL

API integrations (Razorpay, Google, Brevo, logistics APIs)

Vue.js + Tailwind familiarity is helpful

Experience with background jobs or queues, cloud deployment, and secure infra setup

If you’ve worked on marketplaces, SaaS, consumer apps, or creator platforms — that’s a big plus.

Who we’re looking for:

Builder mindset

Curiosity & learning speed

Problem-solving under uncertainty

Ownership thinking — sees beyond tasks

Grace under chaos — because early startups are wild.

You enjoy rolling up your sleeves, picking up new skills quickly, and taking pride in the product experience.

Your first 30 days:

Understand platform flows & seller psychology.

Ship meaningful modules — no bench-warming.

Improve onboarding flows & backend performance.

Work on mission-critical integrations (FSSAI, delivery APIs, AI automation).

Must-have:

Strong foundation in backend engineering & system design.

Experience taking modules from idea to shipped.

Good communication.

Hunger to build something meaningful.

Why Cakesify:

Build a category-defining platform for home-made food entrepreneurs.

Work directly with the founder & core team.

Ownership, voice, and visibility.

ESOPs for the right match — we want builders who grow with us.