Founding Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, AI-Native) | 7-10 YOE | 5 Days/Week | In Office~ Bengaluru | Current CTC-₹25+ LPA at least

JOB #TX-7249 | Founding Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, AI-Native)

Hiring for One of our Prestigious Clients in Bengaluru ..

**** Strict Mandatory Criteria (Candidates not meeting any of the below must be rejected)

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*#1 Strong Backend Node.js Developer & Must have 7+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience using Node.js building production-grade systems for B2C products at meaningful consumer scale *

#2 Must be AI-native in their own engineering workflow: already uses LLMs and agentic tooling across the SDLC, from design and code generation through testing and debugging

#3 Mandatory (Company) – Must have worked in B2C product companies / startups at meaningful consumer scale. (WealthTech, FinTech, or high-growth consumer product background is highly preferred)

#4 Mandatory (AI Product) – Must have experience building and shipping products that use LLMs and agentic workflows to end users.

*#5 Founding tech team role. Work from office, 6 days a week. Candidate must be willing to own the backend end to end and set engineering standards

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#6 Mandatory (College) – ) - B.Tech or Dual degree (Btech and Mtech or Integrated Msc/MS) from Tier 1 Engineering Institutes (IITs, not NITs). Candidates from other institutions will not be considered unless they come from top top-tier product companies

*#7 Not beyond 10 YOE | Current CTC must be , ₹25+ LPA atleast

#8 The company will match the candidate's current CTC only (ESOPs will be offered as part of the compensation package) No salary hike will be provided over the candidate's current CTC.

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Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and build the core Node.js services and REST APIs from scratch, built to scale as we grow.

• Own system design end to end: service boundaries, data flow, caching, queueing, failure modes, and scale.

• Ship AI/ML-powered features, including LLM and agentic capabilities.

• Use LLMs and agentic tooling across the SDLC, from design and code generation to testing and debugging.

• Model data and optimize SQL/NoSQL queries for performance; integrate with third-party platforms.

• Debug production issues, own reliability, and set the engineering standards the rest of the team will grow into.

Ideal Candidate

What You'll Bring

• Experience: 6+ years building production backend systems in Node.js for B2C products at meaningful scale.

• System Design: This one matters a lot to us. You can reason clearly about scalability, reliability, and trade-offs under real constraints.

• Fundamentals: Strong grasp of API design, service-oriented architecture, data structures, algorithms, and clean code.

• Databases: Depth in SQL and/or NoSQL, data modeling, query optimization, and performance tuning.

• AI-Native: You already use LLMs and agentic approaches to maximize your own efficiency as an engineer.

• Mindset: You enjoy the pace and breadth of a small team, and you are happy picking up whatever moves the product forward.