Backend Developer

Company: Hashone Careers

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Business Type: Startup

Company Type: Product

Business Model: B2B

Funding Stage: Pre-seed

Industry: Information Technology

Salary Range: ₹ 10-40 Lacs PA

Job Description We are looking for a Backend Engineer (3–5 years experience) with strong expertise in building scalable, production-grade systems and AI-powered applications. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in system design, distributed systems, and high-performance backend development. You will be responsible for designing and delivering end-to-end features, working with large-scale data systems, and contributing to AI-driven products. This role requires strong ownership, problem-solving ability, and the capability to independently take features from design to production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and APIs.
• Build and deploy production-grade AI-powered applications.
• Design robust system architectures focusing on scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Work with distributed systems and high-throughput data pipelines.
• Develop RESTful APIs and microservices-based backend services.
• Optimize system performance, latency, and resource utilization.
• Handle large-scale datasets and real-time data processing workflows.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Ensure code quality through best practices, testing, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Take ownership of features from design phase to production deployment.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 3–5 years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong experience in system design and scalable architecture.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems.
• Strong proficiency in backend development (Python / Node.js / Java or similar).
• Experience building production-grade AI applications.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs and microservices architecture.
• Good understanding of databases (SQL and NoSQL).
• Strong coding, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
• Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
• Ability to independently drive features to production.
• Strong ownership mindset and product thinking.

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI agents and autonomous workflows.
• Exposure to MLOps and model deployment pipelines.
• Experience with real-time analytics or streaming systems.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS / GCP / Azure).
• Experience contributing to open-source projects.
• Experience building recommendation systems or large-scale consumer platforms.