Backend Developer (SDE 1) – Remote

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About the Organization

Join a rapidly growing technology-driven product startup focused on building scalable and high-performance software solutions that drive real business impact. The company fosters a culture of innovation, ownership, and technical excellence — empowering engineers to take complete responsibility for their products from concept to deployment.

You’ll work with a team that values collaboration, agility, and the integration of AI-assisted workflows to enhance development efficiency and product innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend services and APIs with a strong focus on scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver high-quality, end-to-end features and solutions.
• Design and implement robust, maintainable, and well-structured code following SOLID principles and best practices.
• Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases, ensuring optimized data models and query performance.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and system design discussions to maintain code quality and architecture consistency.
• Identify and drive technical initiatives to improve security, maintainability, and scalability of the system.
• Leverage AI-powered tools and automation to enhance development workflows and problem-solving efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 1–3 years of hands-on software engineering experience, preferably in a product-based startup environment.
• Proficiency in at least two programming languages — ideally Java and Ruby, or similar OOP/dynamically typed languages.
• Experience working with web development frameworks such as Ruby on Rails or Spring Boot.
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and distributed systems.
• Strong command over SQL and NoSQL databases with a focus on advanced concepts and optimization.
• Familiarity with unit and integration testing frameworks, ensuring high test coverage.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Eagerness to explore and integrate AI-assisted development tools to enhance productivity and innovation.

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
• Access to a dedicated learning platform for continuous upskilling and professional growth.
• Competitive compensation with performance-based rewards and recognition.
• A collaborative and supportive remote work environment that promotes autonomy and innovation.

Why Join Us

This role offers the chance to work on impact-driven backend systems that serve large-scale applications, handling billions of requests. If you thrive in an agile environment and want to be part of a company pushing the boundaries of modern software development, this opportunity is for you.