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You are being offered the position of Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in NestJS and PostgreSQL for a rapidly growing team in Gurugram. Your role involves architecting, building, and maintaining backend services and RESTful APIs in NestJS using TypeScript. Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing and optimizing complex relational schemas in PostgreSQL, leading Agile methodologies, ensuring best-in-class security and performance, writing comprehensive tests, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers. Your skills and experience should include 6+ years of backend development with Node.js and TypeScript, 3+ years of hands-on experience with NestJS and PostgreSQL, proficiency in Agile practices, and strong communication skills. Key Responsibilities: - Architect, build, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs in NestJS using TypeScript and modern coding practices. - Model, implement, and optimize complex relational schemas in PostgreSQL, including advanced indexing, query performance tuning, migrations, and transaction management. - Leverage Agile methodologies: Lead or co-facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and effective Retrospectives. Champion ticket breakdown and estimation with Product Owners and Scrum Masters. - Manage the unique requirements of both client projects and internal product roadmaps. - Ensure best-in-class security, observability, and performance at all layers of backend architecture. - Write comprehensive tests, maintain CI pipelines, and own deployment workflows using Docker and cloud platforms. - Collaborate closely with frontend, DevOps, testing, and product teams. - Own API and database documentation, versioning, and safe release rollout strategies. - Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, lead design/code reviews, and foster a culture of continuous learning and Agile improvement. - Use project management tools to manage sprints, track velocity, burndown, and support delivery predictability. Required Skills & Experience: - 6+ years' backend development experience with Node.js and TypeScript in production. - 3+ years' hands-on with NestJS and PostgreSQL. - Demonstrated experience delivering service-oriented client projects and product-based releases. - Proficiency with Agile practices in a team setting. - Practical knowledge of TypeORM/Prisma, API documentation, and secure API design. - Good understanding of Express.js, MongoDB, Redis/Valkey, and background jobs. - Proven ability to ship high-quality code, handle production incidents, and own features end-to-end. - Strong communication skills and stakeholder management record. Desired/Bonus Skills: - Experience building and maintaining SaaS products or multi-tenant systems. - Familiarity with cloud-managed Postgres and IaC. - Hands-on with messaging/queueing, real-time data, and event-driven patterns. - Prior work with regulated domains: fintech, healthcare, or e-commerce systems. - Exposure to product analytics or A/B testing tools. Our Offer: You will have the opportunity to work in a high-performance product + service engineering team using cutting-edge backend technologies. We offer a competitive salary and benefits, in-person collaboration in our Gurugram office, challenging projects with strong ownership, rapid growth, mentorship opportunities, in-office working model, robust learning/training budgets, and regular Agile/process workshops. You are being offered the position of Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in NestJS and PostgreSQL for a rapidly growing team in Gurugram. Your role involves architecting, building, and maintaining backend services and RESTful APIs in NestJS using TypeScript. Additionally, you will be responsible for implementing and optimizing complex relational schemas in PostgreSQL, leading Agile methodologies, ensuring best-in-class security and performance, writing comprehensive tests, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring junior engineers. Your skills and experience should include 6+ years of backend development with Node.js and TypeScript, 3+ years of hands-on experience with NestJS and PostgreSQL, proficiency in Agile practices, and strong communication skills. Key Responsibilities: - Architect, build, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs in NestJS using TypeScript and modern coding practices. - Model, implement, and optimize complex relational schemas in PostgreSQL, including advanced indexing, query performance tuning, migrations, and transaction management. - Leverage Agile methodologies: Lead or co-facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Reviews, and effective Retrospectives. Champion ticket breakdown and estimation with Product Owners and Scrum Masters. - Manage the unique requirements of both client projects and internal product roadmaps. - Ensure best-in-class security, observability, and performance at all layers of backend architect
