Founding Backend Engineer

About Snelo

Snelo is a stealth consumer tech startup based in Bangalore, building a real-world, high-speed, on-demand platform designed to make instant convenience accessible to millions.

We’re in the MVP phase, assembling a founding engineering team that thrives on ownership, creativity, and execution velocity - building a product from zero to launch entirely in-house.

If you’re a backend engineer with DevOps expertise who can architect and maintain real-time systems, handle deployments, tracking logic, and ensure reliability at scale, this is your chance to join early, move fast, and own the core infrastructure behind Snelo.

Role : Founding Backend & DevOps Engineer

As Snelo’s Founding Backend & DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and building scalable backend systems while also setting up the infrastructure and automation needed to keep everything running smoothly. You will collaborate with the mobile and product teams to ensure real-time performance, efficient releases, and operational reliability.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend systems using Node.js, Express, and Firebase (Functions, Firestore, Auth).
• Build and manage RESTful and WebSocket APIs for real-time communication, order lifecycle handling, and personnel tracking.
• Implement time-based logic for reporting, shift tracking, and task management.
• Design robust data models that support real-time and historical reporting.
• Manage backend infrastructure including deployment, scaling, and monitoring using Firebase, Railway, or GCP.
• Set up CI / CD pipelines for mobile and backend teams using GitHub Actions, Fastlane, or similar tools.
• Automate deployment processes for faster iteration and minimal downtime.
• Implement observability and alerting using tools like Firebase Monitoring, Sentry, or Grafana.
• Ensure security, uptime, and performance optimization across environments.
• Collaborate closely with frontend and mobile engineers for API design and integration.
• Maintain documentation and testing discipline for production stability.

Requirements

Bonus Skills

Why Join Snelo

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