Backend Developer Sde 2 Bengaluru (India)

About Vahan

At

Vahan

, we are building India's first AI-powered recruitment marketplace for the country's

300 million+ blue-collar workforce

, creating access to better jobs and economic opportunities.

Today, Vahan is India's largest recruitment platform, backed by leading investors including

Khosla Ventures, Bharti Airtel, Vijay Shekhar Sharma (CEO, Paytm),

and senior leaders from

Google

and

Facebook

.

Our customers include industry leaders such as

Swiggy, Zomato, Rapido, Zepto

, and many more. By leveraging AI and cutting-edge technology, we're transforming how India's largest employers hire at scale.

Our Vision

Our mission is to become the world's leading platform for blue-collar professionals—empowering them with not only job prospects but also the tools, advantages, and support they need to build better lives.

If solving large-scale, meaningful problems excites you, we'd love to have you on this journey.

Role: Backend Developer (Node.js)

Key Responsibilities

Backend Development

Build scalable, high-performance backend services and REST APIs using Node.js.

Develop robust, maintainable, and production-ready applications.

Database Optimization

Design productive database schemas.

Optimize queries, indexing, and overall database performance.

Work extensively with PostgreSQL or MySQL.

Frontend Collaboration

Collaborate closely with frontend engineers to integrate APIs.

Basic understanding of React or Angular is a plus.

System Design

Participate in both Low-Level Design (LLD) and High-Level Design (HLD) discussions.

Design systems with scalability, security, and reliability in mind.

Cloud & Infrastructure

Deploy and manage applications on AWS.

Utilize Redis for caching and performance optimization.

Code Quality

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.

Participate in code reviews and follow engineering best practices.

Testing & Debugging

Write comprehensive test cases.

Ensure backward compatibility.

Debug and reso