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Mid-level Node.js backend in a metro with broad skill requirements creates high competition.
Backend skills (Node.js, Kafka, databases) transfer across industries but require specific backend experience.
Explicit 5–8 years plus mandatory Node.js, Kafka, databases and LLD make shortlisting strict.
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Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js and Express.js, focusing on API design, scalability, and high performance.
Own database integration and optimization across MySQL, MongoDB, and Cassandra using ORMs like Sequelize and Mongoose.
Leverage AI coding assistants daily to accelerate development tasks including API scaffolding, debugging, code reviews, and test case writing, while ensuring code quality and architectural soundness.
5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in full-stack development with Node.js and related technologies.
Proficiency with relational and non-relational databases: MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra.
Strong knowledge of Kafka, real-time technologies (WebSockets), and memory management techniques.
Experience using AI coding assistants (e.g., ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) in development workflows with critical validation skills.
Experienced in low-level design and multiple architectural patterns with the ability to build modular, maintainable backends.
Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in fast-paced environments with real-time and message-oriented systems.
Able to integrate AI as a force-multiplier in engineering work, balancing AI output with engineering judgment.