Job Title: Backend Developer (Node.js)
Location: Ahmedabad, India
Company: ZURU Tech
Website: www.zurutech.com
About Us: Zuru Tech is digitalizing the construction process of buildings all around the world. We have a multi-national team developing the world's first digital building fabrication platform, you design, we build it!
Job Summary: We are seeking a proactive and technically skilled Backend Developer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, microservices, and modern engineering practices for building secure, high-performing systems.
Experience: 4–5+ Years Experience
Key Responsibilities:
📌 Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js.
📌 Participate in solution design, technical estimation, and architecture discussions for new features and enhancements.
📌 Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code while following coding standards and best practices.
📌 Perform code reviews, identify technical risks, and contribute to improving overall code quality.
📌 Design and optimize database schemas, queries, and indexes for PostgreSQL and MongoDB.
📌 Integrate third-party services, APIs, and internal microservices.
📌 Ensure application security, performance, reliability, and scalability by following modern engineering practices.
📌 Troubleshoot production issues, participate in incident response, and implement long-term fixes.
📌 Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend developers, QA engineers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality features.
Qualifications:
✔ 4–5+ years of professional experience in backend development using Node.js.
✔ Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience with frameworks such as Express.js or similar.
✔ Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and Node.js internals.
✔ Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs (GraphQL is a plus).
✔ Must have experience with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning.
✔ Good understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms such as JWT, OAuth2, and role-based access control.
✔ Experience writing unit and integration tests using frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or similar.
✔ Strong understanding of Git and modern development workflows.
Preferred Qualifications:
✔ Experience with microservices, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.), and distributed systems.
✔ Working knowledge of Docker, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines.
✔ Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
✔ Knowledge of Golang.
✔ Strong understanding of application security, scalability, performance optimization, and backend design patterns.
What do we offer?
💰 Competitive compensation
🚑 Medical Insurance for self & family
🚩 Training & skill development programs
🤘🏼 Work with the Global team, make the most of the diverse knowledge
A lot more! Come and discover us!
Skills Required
- 4-5+ years professional experience in backend development using Node.js
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript
- Experience with Express.js or similar frameworks
- Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and Node.js internals
- Hands-on experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
- Experience with PostgreSQL including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning
- Experience with MongoDB including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning
- Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth2, role-based access control)
- Experience writing unit and integration tests using Jest, Mocha, or similar
- Strong understanding of Git and modern development workflows
- Experience with GraphQL
- Experience with microservices, message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka), and distributed systems
- Working knowledge of Docker, containerized deployments, and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Knowledge of Golang
- Strong understanding of application security, scalability, performance optimization, and backend design patterns
What We Do
ZURU is a disruptive and award-winning company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative toys and consumer products. Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU is one of the fastest growing toy companies in the world and is known for their agility, creativity and new-age manufacturing techniques. The company that started in New Zealand now employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 offices, produces 600,000 toys a day and distributes to most major retailers in over 120 countries. ZURU has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™ and Metal Machines™ as well as through partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. With a strong commitment to the community, ZURU supports Captivating International, local China orphanages and also student development programs in Asia and in New Zealand. ZURU will continue to pave new ways for kids to play and focuses on reimagining what this looks like every day.
