Sde 2 - Nodejs

This role is for one of the Weekday s clients Min Experience 1 years Location Bengaluru JobType full-time We are looking for a talented and motivated Software Development Engineer II SDE 2 - NodeJS to join our growing engineering team The ideal candidate will have 1-4 years of professional experience in backend development with a strong focus on NodeJS building scalable applications and contributing to high-performance systems This role is an excellent opportunity for someone eager to take ownership of end-to-end product features collaborate with cross-functional teams and grow into a technical leader within the organization Requirements Responsibilities Backend Development Design develop and maintain robust scalable and efficient backend services using NodeJS and modern frameworks API Design Integration Build RESTful and GraphQL APIs ensuring secure reliable and efficient communication between services and applications Database Management Work with relational and non-relational databases such as MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB or Redis to design data models and optimize performance Code Quality Standards Write clean modular and reusable code following industry best practices with a strong emphasis on unit testing code reviews and documentation System Design Architecture Contribute to discussions on system design and architecture to build scalable solutions that can handle high traffic and large volumes of data Collaboration Partner with product managers designers and front-end engineers to deliver seamless features and ensure smooth end-to-end user experiences Performance Optimization Identify bottlenecks in performance implement optimizations and continuously monitor and improve system efficiency Troubleshooting Debugging Investigate analyze and fix issues reported in production and staging environments ensuring high system reliability and uptime Continuous Learning Stay updated with the latest trends tools and best practices in NodeJS backend technologies and system architecture to apply them effectively Requirements Education Bachelor s degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field or equivalent practical experience Experience 1-4 years of experience in backend development with strong exposure to NodeJS and related frameworks such as Express js Nest js or Koa Proficiency in JavaScript TypeScript Strong understanding of asynchronous programming event-driven architecture and modern JavaScript TypeScript features Database Skills Hands-on experience with databases SQL and NoSQL and knowledge of designing efficient schemas API Development Proven experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs and knowledge of authentication and authorization mechanisms JWT OAuth Version Control CI CD Familiarity with Git code collaboration workflows and exposure to CI CD pipelines Testing Debugging Experience writing unit tests Mocha Jest Jasmine etc and debugging complex issues in distributed environments Problem-Solving Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to break down complex problems into simple scalable solutions Communication Good verbal and written communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment Nice-to-Have Skills Experience with cloud platforms AWS GCP or Azure and containerization Docker Kubernetes Knowledge of microservices architecture and message queues Kafka RabbitMQ Exposure to DevOps practices monitoring tools and application performance management