SDE II - Backend (Node.js)

TL;DR

SDE II - Backend (Node.js): Designing and building highly scalable, reliable, and secure backend platforms powering hirify.global’s Consumer and SME products with an accent on API design, data models, and performance optimizations. Focus on microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and ensuring production excellence through observability and incident response.

Location: Mumbai, India. This role requires a flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in real-time, cross-border payments, providing infrastructure for banks, fintechs, and businesses to collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders.

What you will do

• Architect, design, and develop scalable, fault-tolerant backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Take ownership of system design, API contracts, data models, and performance optimizations.
• Lead and contribute to microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and asynchronous processing.
• Drive production excellence by improving observability, monitoring, alerting, and incident response.
• Perform code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and set high standards for engineering quality.
• Work closely with Product and Business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into robust technical solutions.

Requirements

• 2–4 years of backend engineering experience with strong hands-on expertise in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, concurrency, and failure handling.
• Strong experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL stores (MongoDB/DynamoDB).
• Hands-on experience with message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Strong exposure to AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and working knowledge of Kubernetes.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with strong foundations in DSA and design patterns.

Nice to have

• Experience in payments, fintech, or high-availability platforms.
• Knowledge of Java or other backend languages.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity, and recognition programs.
• Medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program.
• Generous vacation programs including year-end shut down.
• Flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
• Role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
• Company-wide social events, team bonding activities, and happy hours.
• Diverse global team with more than 33 nationalities across 18+ countries.