Founding Sr Backend Engineer (Node.js, AI-Native)
Vsblitz · Bengaluru · onsite · Posted 26d ago
Undisclosed7–12 yrsfulltimeSourced from
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About this role
- Must have 7+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience using Node.js building production-grade systems for B2C products at meaningful consumer scale
- Must be AI-native in their own engineering workflow: already uses LLMs and agentic tooling across the SDLC, from design and code generation through testing and debugging
- Must have owned backend architecture end to end, including greenfield builds. Should be able to make early architecture calls and reason clearly about service boundaries, data flow, caching, queueing, failure modes, scalability, and reliability trade-offs under real constraints.
- Must have a solid understanding of backend fundamentals, including API development, service-oriented architecture, data structures, algorithms, and clean coding practices
- Must have experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs and backend services, including integrations with external systems and third-party platforms
- Must have strong experience working with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL), including efficient data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning
- Must have worked in B2C product companies / startups at meaningful consumer scale. (WealthTech, FinTech, or high-growth consumer product background is highly preferred)
- Must have a stable career history, with consistent tenure across previous companies; frequent job-hopping will not be considered
- Must have experience building and shipping products that use LLMs and agentic workflows to end users.
- B.Tech or Dual degree (Btech and Mtech or Integrated Msc/MS) from Tier 1 Engineering Institutes (IITs, not NITs). Candidates from other institutions will not be considered unless they come from top top-tier product companies
- Candidate must be comfortable with the compensation structure where the company matches their current CTC and provides ESOPs, without any salary hike
- Seed-funded WealthTech startup. Candidate must be comfortable in an early-stage, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
- Founding tech team role. Work from office, 5 days a week. Candidate must be willing to own the backend end to end and set engineering standards
Job Category: Development
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Bangalore
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Skills
SDLCNoSQLPerformance TuningQuery OptimizationapiscachingB2CintegrationsData StructuresdebuggingGoogle DataFlowFintechJavascriptNode.JsSQLAlgorithmsArchitectureData ModelingBackend ArchitectureAPI DevelopmentArtificial Intelligence