Housing | Backend Developer (Node.js) - India
ZURU · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Manufacturing · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize database schemas and ensure high-performing, secure system architecture.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 4-5+ years of professional experience in backend development with Node.js and proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript. Candidates must have hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and modern engineering practices.
Benefits
Full description
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!
