Backend Lead

Job Title: Backend API FDE Lead

Experience: 6 to 12 Years
Location: Bangalore (candidates must be currently based in Bangalore, no relocation)

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners / Candidates Serving Notice Preferred

About the Role:
We're hiring a Backend API FDE to lead the design and development of multi-tenant, white-label APIs for cloud-native platforms.

You'll drive API design decisions, own contract-first development, and build scalable microservices using NestJS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead API design and architecture decisions for multi-tenant, white-label platforms
• Build and own microservices using Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS
• Drive contract-first development using OpenAPI/AsyncAPI specifications
• Design tenant-aware data models across PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB
• Review and mentor peer engineers on API design and code quality
• Apply AI-augmented development tools (Claude Code and similar) across the SDLC

Must-Have Skills:

• NestJS, Node.js, TypeScript, Microservices Architecture
• Docker, Kubernetes
• Any 2 of AWS/Azure/GCP (AWS ECS experience preferred)
• Design Patterns, SOLID Principles, OOP
• PostgreSQL and/or MongoDB

Good to Have:

• Experience with AI-assisted/spec-driven development (Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor)
• Multi-tenant SaaS platform experience

Education: BTech/B.E., MCA, M.Sc., or MTech only