Backend Developer - Node.js

Location

Ahmedabad | India

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

ZURU Tech

Job Title: Backend Developer (Node.js)

Location: Ahmedabad, India

Company: ZURU Tech

Website: www.zurutech.com

About Us: Zuru Tech is digitalizing the construction process of buildings all around the world. We have a multi-national team developing the world's first digital building fabrication platform, you design, we build it!

Job Summary: We are seeking a proactive and technically skilled Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, microservices, and modern engineering practices for building secure, high-performing systems.

Experience: 4–5+ Years Experience

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js.

Participate in solution design, technical estimation, and architecture discussions for new features and enhancements.

Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while following coding standards and best practices.

Perform code reviews, identify technical risks, and contribute to improving overall code quality.

Design and optimize database schemas, queries, and indexes for PostgreSQL and MongoDB.

Integrate third-party services, APIs, and internal microservices.

Ensure application security, performance, reliability, and scalability by following modern engineering practices.

Troubleshoot production issues, participate in incident response, and implement long-term fixes.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, QA engineers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality features.

Qualifications

✔ 4–5+ years of professional experience in backend development using Node.js.

✔ Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with frameworks such as Express.js or similar.

✔ Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and Node.js internals.

✔ Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs (GraphQL is a plus).

✔ Must have experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.

✔ Good understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as JWT, OAuth2, and role-based access control.

✔ Experience writing unit and integration tests using frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or similar.

✔ Strong understanding of Git and modern development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

✔ Experience with microservices, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.), and distributed systems.

✔ Working knowledge of Docker, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.

✔ Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

✔ Knowledge of Golang.

✔ Strong understanding of application security, scalability, performance optimization, and backend design patterns.

What do we offer?

Competitive compensation

Medical Insurance for self & family

Training & skill development programs

Work with the Global team, make the most of the diverse knowledge

A lot more! Come and discover us!