Junior Backend Developer

Roles & Responsibilities
Location: Remote/Bangalore, Karnataka
Experience Level: Entry Level

This is an opportunity to join the engineering team of a fast-growing global mental health company. As a Junior Backend Developer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to build robust and
scalable systems that power our AI-driven products.

Role & Responsibilities: - - - - - - -

• Core Development: Design, build, and maintain backend services powering Wysa's core
• platform while writing clean, modular, testable, and production-ready code.
• API & Data: Develop and maintain REST APIs, data models, and background processing jobs.
• System Stability: Actively debug and resolve production issues to improve system stability.
• Optimization: Continuously optimize performance, scalability, and reliability, while evolving
• database schemas and data storage patterns for long-term growth.
• Collaboration: Collaborate closely with frontend, AI, DevOps, and product teams to deliver
• features end-to-end.
• Best Practices: Participate in code reviews, engineering discussions, and follow secure coding,
• privacy-by-design, and secure SDLC practices.
• AI Integration: Demonstrate practical familiarity with using AI tools and APIs to improve
• development workflows and system capabilities.

Qualifications: - - -

1. Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
2. Hands-on experience in Backend development or similar roles.
3. A proactive mindset with a passion for quality and process improvement.
   
4. Must-Have Skills: - - -
5. Strong proficiency in Javascript (specifically NodeJS).
6. Experience with MongoDB.
7. Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive learning mindset. Preferred Skills: - - - - Experience with API & system designing. Knowledge of database modelling. Comfortable using AI tools (e.g., Copilot) to enhance productivity. Exposure to agile environments.