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The Role
Build and operate scalable backend services, REST APIs, microservices, and AI-enhanced features serving millions of users. Responsibilities include designing high-availability systems, testing and troubleshooting applications, collaborating with frontend and infrastructure teams, deploying across cloud and on-premise environments, automating deployments, and supporting state data centers. The role requires strong Node.js backend development, database expertise, Linux administration, system architecture, and production operations skills.
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About ConveGenius
ConveGenius is an AI-native education infrastructure company transforming how governments, enterprises, and social institutions deliver learning and governance outcomes at population scale. Operating across 22+ Indian states, ConveGenius works across B2G and B2B segments through its two core business lines — SwiftAI (AI, automation, and governance intelligence) and SwiftSchool (adaptive learning, digital classrooms, and analytics).
Role OverviewWe are looking for an SDE-2 – Backend Engineer to design and build backend services powering learning and governance products serving millions of users across India. You will own end-to-end delivery of REST APIs, microservices, and AI-enhanced backend features, while working with infrastructure teams across cloud, on-premise, and State Data Centre (SDC) environments.
Key Responsibilities- Architect and implement robust, scalable, and well-documented REST APIs.
- Design and develop low-latency, high-availability, high-performance backend applications.
- Build AI-enhanced/agent-driven backend features using LangChain, CrewAI, or similar tools.
- Build backend services capable of handling large-scale data with clean separation of concerns.
- Work with frontend teams to integrate backend services with UI components.
- Test software for responsiveness, correctness, reliability, and efficiency.
- Identify and implement solutions to improve scale, performance, and development efficiency.
- Troubleshoot application and production issues and collaborate with infrastructure teams during major incidents.
- Install, configure, automate, and deploy applications across cloud and on-premise/SDC environments.
- Perform technical deep-dives, research solutions, and contribute to engineering best practices.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 2+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
- Strong expertise in JavaScript (ES6+) and Node.js.
- Strong knowledge of Express.js / Restify and Node.js concepts including the Event Loop.
- Strong understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms.
- Experience building large-scale backend services and high-availability applications.
- Experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and DynamoDB.
- Strong SQL skills, including complex SQL queries.
- Understanding of WebSockets, Microservices architecture, Clean Architecture, and SOLID principles.
- Good knowledge of Linux, including basic commands, package installation, and server/application troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with Git.
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot for development, debugging, code reviews, and productivity.
- Hands-on experience with on-premise infrastructure, particularly State Data Centres (SDCs), NIC, or government data centres.
- Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, or Nutanix.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code / Configuration Management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet.
- Basic knowledge of AWS and Docker.
- Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms, particularly in on-premise environments.
- Exposure to production monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Zabbix, or Nagios.
- Knowledge of ReactJS will be an added advantage.
- Work on AI-powered products serving millions of users across India.
- Solve real-world challenges at the intersection of AI, education, technology, and public systems.
- Work with a diverse, collaborative, and ownership-driven team.
- Gain exposure to large-scale cloud, on-premise, and government technology deployments.
- Contribute directly to improving education outcomes at population scale.
- Employee-friendly benefits including health insurance and supportive policies.
If you are driven by purpose, enjoy solving complex technical problems, and want to build technology that creates measurable impact at scale, ConveGenius offers an opportunity to grow while making a difference.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Two or more years of professional backend engineering experience
- Expertise in JavaScript ES6 and Node.js
- In-depth knowledge of Express.js and Restify
- In-depth knowledge of Node.js concepts, including the event loop
- Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures
- Experience building backend services that handle data at large scale
- Ability to architect high-availability cloud applications and servers
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Experience with MySQL, DynamoDB, and MongoDB
- Experience writing complex SQL queries
- Understanding of WebSockets
- Understanding of clean architecture and SOLID principles
- Ability to perform technical code deep-dives
- Knowledge of Linux installation and basic commands
- Operating system and application troubleshooting skills
- Familiarity with Git
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or GitHub Copilot
- Hands-on deployment and management of applications on on-premise infrastructure or government data centers
- Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware, KVM, Hyper-V, or Nutanix
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code or configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or Puppet
- Basic knowledge of AWS and Docker
- Experience with Kubernetes or other container orchestration platforms
- Exposure to monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Zabbix, or Nagios
- Knowledge of frontend frameworks such as ReactJS
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The Company
What We Do
ConveGenius is an education-technology company focused on making learning accessible and engaging for every child. It develops technology-enabled education solutions, including SwiftChat, SwiftPAL, Swift Insights, and Vidya Samiksha Kendra initiatives, and collaborates with governments and partners to support educational transformation. Its work combines digital learning, AI-powered tools, and large-scale outreach, with deployments spanning Indian states and a user base exceeding 150 million.
