Node JS Backend Engineer

About Position:

Were hiring a Backend Engineer focused on modern Node.js development. Youll design and implement REST APIs, model data with Sequelize, write clean and maintainable JavaScript (ES6+), and own services from design to production. The ideal candidate is highly motivated, self‑driven, and comfortable taking end‑to‑end ownership.

• Role: Node JS Backend Engineer
• Location: Pune/ Bangalore
• Experience: 5+ Years
• Job Type: Full Time Employment

What You‘ll Do:

• Design, build, and maintain Fastify‑based REST APIs following best practices for versioning, pagination, and error handling.
• Define request/response contracts with JSON Schema and enforce validation.
• Model core domain entities using Sequelize; write efficient SQL, optimize queries, and manage schema migrations.
• Keep code quality high with ESLint, code reviews, and incremental refactoring.
• Ship with confidence via Docker and CI/CD (e.g., GitHub Actions) to AWS (S3, EC2 and related services).
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize services with metrics and logging; contribute to runbooks.
• Collaborate with product and engineering peers to scope, estimate, and deliver small, safe increments.

Expertise You‘ll Bring:

• 3 to 5 years of professional experience building backend services in Node.js/JavaScript (ES6+).
• Strong knowledge of Fastify (or similar high‑performance Node framework) and REST API design.
• Proficiency with Sequelize (or an equivalent ORM) and PostgreSQL/MySQL, Database Models, solid SQL fundamentals and migration experience.
• Hands‑on with JWT, RBAC, and multi‑tenant access control patterns.
• Experience writing automated tests (Mocha/Chai or Jest) and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Comfortable with Docker, Git, and package managers (npm/yarn).
• Motivated, proactive, and ownership‑oriented; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Comfortable with GraphQL, ELK, Json Schema.
• TypeScript for safer APIs and maintainable service contracts.
• JSON Schema–first development and Fastify schema validation expertise.
• Designing idempotent/background jobs, retry strategies, and back‑pressure handling.
• Observability tooling (metrics, tracing, logging) and performance tuning.
• AWS fundamentals (IAM, networking, cost awareness,) and blue/green or canary deploys.
• Understanding Data Security and Risk management is an added advantage.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Culture focused on talent development with quarterly growth opportunities and company-sponsored higher education and certifications
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
• Employee engagement initiatives such as project parties, flexible work hours, and Long Service awards
• Annual health check-ups
• Insurance coverage: group term life, personal accident, and Mediclaim hospitalization for self, spouse, two children, and parents

Values-Driven, People-Centric & Inclusive Work Environment:

Persistent is dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We invite applications from all qualified individuals, including those with disabilities, and regardless of gender or gender preference. We welcome diverse candidates from all backgrounds.

• We support hybrid work and flexible hours to fit diverse lifestyles.
• Our office is accessibility-friendly, with ergonomic setups and assistive technologies to support employees with physical disabilities.
• If you are a person with disabilities and have specific requirements, please inform us during the application process or at any time during your employment

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