Backend Architect (TypeScript/Node.js | Up to 120LPA)

What we're building CodeRound AI matches the top 5% of tech talent with some of the fastest-growing VC-backed AI startups across Silicon Valley, UAE, and India. Candidates apply once and unlock up to 20 interview opportunities with leading AI-native startups building the future of software, infrastructure, and intelligence systems. 🧩 What you'll do

• Own and architect the backend platform for a next-generation collaborative product.
• Design scalable APIs, backend services, and service boundaries using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Build and scale real-time multiplayer infrastructure powering collaborative user experiences.
• Architect distributed systems with a strong focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and manage database schemas, storage systems, migrations, and consistency models.
• Build authentication, authorization, RBAC, workspace management, and multi-tenant platform capabilities.
• Develop backend foundations that support AI-powered product features and future AI infrastructure.
• Drive key technical decisions across backend architecture, cloud infrastructure, and platform engineering.
• Establish engineering standards, architectural patterns, code quality practices, and operational excellence.
• Conduct architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, and AI teams to build scalable platform capabilities.
• Remain deeply hands-on with implementation while providing technical leadership across backend systems. ✅ You're a great fit if you
• Have 10–15 years of software engineering experience with deep backend architecture expertise.
• Have 3–4+ years of recent hands-on experience building production systems using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Possess strong experience designing distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
• Have built scalable APIs, backend platforms, and high-performance data-intensive systems.
• Have experience with real-time systems, WebSockets, collaborative applications, or multiplayer architectures.
• Are highly proficient in database design, PostgreSQL, data modeling, and scalability best practices.
• Have designed and implemented authentication, authorization, RBAC, and multi-tenant SaaS architectures.
• Have experience with Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and modern cloud infrastructure.
• Are comfortable making high-impact architectural decisions while remaining an active contributor to the codebase.
• Have strong system design skills and can balance long-term architecture with rapid execution.
• Thrive in fast-moving startup environments and enjoy solving complex engineering challenges. ⚡ Nice to have
• Experience as a Backend Architect, Staff Engineer, Principal Engineer, or Technical Lead.
• Experience building collaborative products, design tools, productivity platforms, or SaaS products.
• Familiarity with CRDTs, Operational Transformation, synchronization engines, or multiplayer systems.
• Exposure to AI infrastructure, AI-native products, or backend systems supporting AI workflows.
• Experience working in monorepo environments and large-scale platform architectures.
• Strong background in observability, reliability engineering, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience building highly available systems serving large-scale user bases.
• Previous experience in high-growth startups building products from 0→1 and scaling them successfully.