Backend Software Engineer (NodeJS)

Paytm

1-3 Years | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (On Site) | Full Time | 4 months ago

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Job Summary

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Software Engineer with strong Node.js experience to join our backend engineering team. You will be working on a high-scale platform processing over a million transactions daily, ensuring five 9s availability. Your role involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend services, building distributed systems and microservices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You will ensure performance, scalability, and reliability, integrate systems like Kafka, Redis, or Cassandra, and maintain clean, testable code. You will also explore and leverage AI-powered development tools to boost efficiency. Exposure to distributed system architecture, microservices, data structures, algorithms, and RESTful APIs is required. Experience with Java, AI-assisted development tools, and cloud environments is beneficial.

Must Have

1-3 years of Node.js backend experience
Exposure to distributed systems
Solid understanding of algorithms
Experience with RESTful APIs

Good to Have

Experience with Java
Experience with AI development tools
Exposure to AWS, GCP, or Azure

Perks & Benefits

Work with a modern, high-scale tech platform
Use cutting-edge AI development tools
Collaborative, fast-paced environment
Competitive compensation and growth

Job Description

About the Role

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Software Engineer with strong Node.js experience to join our backend engineering team in Noida. You’ll be working on a high-scale platform that processes over a million transactions per day, along with tens of millions of other operations including bill fetches, notifications, and reminders. Our systems are engineered to maintain five 9s (99.999%) availability, ensuring ultra-high reliability and performance.

You will play a critical role in building and maintaining backend services that support this scale, contributing to the development of distributed, resilient systems while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Node.js.Build and enhance distributed systems and microservices that support our products at scale.Collaborate closely with frontend, QA, and product teams to deliver seamless features and functionality.Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of backend components.Integrate and manage systems such as Kafka, Redis, or Cassandra as part of the tech stack.Maintain clean, testable code and contribute to continuous integration pipelines.Explore and leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Tabnine) to boost development efficiency.

Required Qualifications

1–3 years of hands-on experience with Node.js in backend development.Exposure to distributed system architecture and microservices.Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and asynchronous programmingExperience working with RESTful APIs

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with Java in backend or service-layer components.Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools.Exposure to cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure is beneficial.

Why Join Us?

Work with a modern, high-scale tech platform handling millions of operations daily.Use cutting-edge AI development tools in your daily workflow.Collaborative, fast-paced work environment with cross-functional ownership.Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.

Thanks and Regards

Anuj Kanojia

12 Skills Required For This Role

Cross Functional Github Data Structures Quality Control Aws Azure Node.js Redis Cassandra Microservices Algorithms Java

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