Founding Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, AI-Native)

Roles & Responsibilities

What You'll Do

• Design and build the core Node.js services and REST APIs from scratch, built to scale as we grow.
• Own system design end to end: service boundaries, data flow, caching, queueing, failure modes, and scale.
• Ship AI/ML-powered features, including LLM and agentic capabilities.
• Use LLMs and agentic tooling across the SDLC, from design and code generation to testing and debugging.
• Model data and optimize SQL/NoSQL queries for performance; integrate with third-party platforms.
• Debug production issues, own reliability, and set the engineering standards the rest of the team will grow into.

Requirements

Ideal Candidate

• Strong Backend Node.js Developer Profile
• Mandatory (Experience 1) – Must have 7+ years of hands-on Backend Engineering experience using Node.js building production-grade systems for B2C products at meaningful consumer scale
• Mandatory (Experience 2) – Must be AI-native in their own engineering workflow: already uses LLMs and agentic tooling across the SDLC, from design and code generation through testing and debugging
• Mandatory (Experience 3) – Must have owned backend architecture end to end, including greenfield builds. Should be able to make early architecture calls and reason clearly about service boundaries, data flow, caching, queueing, failure modes, scalability, and reliability trade-offs under real constraints.
• Mandatory (Company) – Must have worked in B2C product companies / startups at meaningful consumer scale. (WealthTech, FinTech, or high-growth consumer product background is highly preferred)
• Mandatory (AI Product) – Must have experience building and shipping products that use LLMs and agentic workflows to end users.
• Mandatory (College): Must have a B.Tech or Dual Degree (B.Tech + M.Tech, or Integrated MSc / MS) from a Tier-1 Engineering Institute (IITs, not NITs). The college requirement is waived for candidates coming from unicorn or $500M+ valuation product companies.
• Mandatory (Compensation Alignment) – Candidate must be comfortable with fixed pay matched to current CTC (no hike) plus ESOPs worth 20 to 30% of total CTC on top, within an overall budget of up to ₹90L total CTC (for example, a candidate on ₹60L current CTC would get ₹60L fixed plus ESOPs worth roughly ₹15L to ₹25L, taking total CTC to ₹75L to ₹85L)
• Mandatory (Note1) – Seed-funded WealthTech startup. Candidate must be comfortable in an early-stage, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities
• Mandatory (Note2) – Founding tech team role. Work from office, 5 days a week. Candidate must be willing to own the backend end to end and set engineering standards
• Preferred (Note) – Previous founding engineer or early-team startup experience is a plus.Experience: 7–10 years
• Work from office
• 5 days a week
• Notice period up to 30 days