Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Experience

: 4.00 + years

Salary

: INR 2000000-3000000 / year (based on experience)

Expected Notice Period

: 7 Days

Shift

: (GMT+05:30) Asia/Kolkata (IST)

Opportunity Type

: Remote

Placement Type

: Full Time Permanent position(Payroll and Compliance to be managed by: Delightree)(*Note: This is a requirement for one of Uplers client - A Series A funded California based Software Development Company)What do you need for this opportunity

Must have skills required:

Datadog, New Relic, SQS, CI/CD, GraphQL, MongoDB, Node Js, Redis

A Series A funded California based Software Development Company is Looking for:

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep hands-on experience in

MongoDB

and its

aggregation framework

, capable of designing and optimizing large-scale data models and pipelines. The ideal candidate will also bring strong proficiency in

Node.js

and

GraphQL

, contributing to scalable backend systems powering our SaaS platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize complex MongoDB schemas and aggregation pipelines for analytical and transactional use cases.
• Build and maintain Node.js services with GraphQL APIs for internal and external integrations.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, and security across distributed environments (AWS Beanstalk, EC2, S3).
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to define API contracts and optimize end-to-end delivery.
• Debug and profile backend performance bottlenecks (queries, indexes, memory usage, API response times).
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and internal tools improving developer velocity.
  

Required Skills

• MongoDB (Expert Level): Aggregation framework, performance tuning, sharding, indexing strategies, schema design.
• Node.js (Advanced): Asynchronous design, modular architecture, worker queues, API scalability.
• GraphQL (Proficient): Schema design, resolvers, query optimization, and federation patterns.
• Strong debugging skills in production environments with logs and profiling tools.
• Solid understanding of cloud environments (preferably AWS).
  

Good to Have

• Experience with data-driven SaaS products.
• Familiarity with TypeScript, Redis, and message queues (Redis, SQS).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic).
  

Why Join Us

• Work on high-volume, data-intensive systems impacting thousands of business users.
• Be part of a fast-paced engineering culture focused on clean architecture and measurable impact.
• Opportunity to own key backend services and shape future product decisions.
  

Engagement Type: Fulltime
Direct-hire on the Delightree payroll