This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 1500000 - Rs 2000000 (ie INR 15 - 20 LPA)
Min Experience: 3+ years
Location: Remote (India)
JobType: full-time
Note: Yearly twice must come to Chennai office for visit - Remote
Job description
We’re looking for a Product Engineer with 3–5 years of experience who is passionate about building high-quality, scalable systems. You will contribute to the development of backend & frontend services for our product, working closely with experienced engineers, designers, and product stakeholders.
In this role, you’ll gain hands-on experience in modern backend technologies, cloud-native development, and microservices architecture, while helping deliver reliable and performant features.
Requirements
Roles and Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and development of backend services and APIs
- Develop new features using JavaScript / TypeScript (Node.js)
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following best practices
- Work with SQL databases to design schemas and write efficient queries
- Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), especially using Cloud Run
- Containerise applications using Docker
- Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback to improve code quality
- Debug, troubleshoot, and resolve backend issues and bugs
- Assist in improving the performance, reliability, and scalability of services
- Contribute to documentation for APIs, services, and workflows
- Work closely with frontend engineers, QA, and product managers
Job requirement
Must Have
- 3–5 years of experience in backend development.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Node.js and backend frameworks (e.g., Express, Fastify, Hono).
- Solid understanding of RESTful API design and best practices.
- Strong experience with SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and query optimisation.
- Experience working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerised deployments.
- Experience deploying and managing applications on Cloud Run or similar platforms.
- Basic understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems (Git).
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
Good to Have
- Experience with messaging systems like Pub/Sub, Kafka, or similar.
- Familiarity with NoSQL databases (e.g., Firestore, MongoDB).
- Exposure to Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform).
- Experience with monitoring and observability tools (logs, metrics, tracing).
- Knowledge of system design fundamentals and scalability concepts.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Prior experience in SaaS or high-traffic applications.
What We’re Looking For
- A strong individual contributor who can also collaborate effectively within a team.
- Someone who takes ownership of features and delivers end-to-end solutions.
- A developer who values clean code, testing, and continuous improvement.
- A proactive learner who stays updated with modern backend and cloud technologies.
Must-have skills
NodeJS, ExpressJS, GCP
Good-to-have skills
REST API, Docker, Cloud Native Development