Aru Labs
Posted 10 days agoVerified live 1d ago
Backend Engineer
Brief overview
Remote
UndergradOr in progress
3+ yrsMinimum
Node.jsJavaScriptTypeScriptExpress.jsMongoDBDatabase DesignREST APIsWeb ArchitectureAuthentication and AuthorizationBackend SecurityThird-Party API Integration
About the company
Aru Labsarulabs.site
We ideate, test, and launch internet products end-to-end in-house.
Job description
Summary
Aru Labs is seeking a Backend Software Engineer to build and ship new products. The role focuses on developing APIs, services, databases, integrations, authentication, and production infrastructure while collaborating with frontend, product, and design teams to prototype and scale applications.
Responsibilities
- Build backend systems and APIs from scratch
- Develop services using Node.js, TypeScript, and Express.js
- Design and work with databases, primarily MongoDB
- Build scalable and reliable backend architecture
- Integrate APIs, AI models, payment systems, and third-party services
- Design authentication, authorization, and data flows
- Deploy, monitor, and maintain production applications
- Work closely with frontend, product, and design teams
- Prototype, test, iterate, and ship quickly
- Debug and improve existing systems as products scale
Skills
- Strong experience with **Node.js**
- Strong **JavaScript / TypeScript** skills
- Experience with **Express.js** or similar backend frameworks
- Strong experience with **MongoDB** and database design
- Experience building and shipping production APIs
- Good understanding of REST APIs and web architecture
- Understanding of authentication, security, and backend best practices
- Experience integrating third-party APIs and services
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Someone who enjoys building from zero to one
- Experience building AI/LLM products
- Experience with Next.js or full-stack applications
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other databases
- Experience with cloud platforms and deployment
- Experience with Docker and CI/CD
- Experience with queues, caching, or background jobs
- Experience building consumer products
- Open-source contributions or personal projects
Qualifications
Must Haves
- Strong experience with **Node.js**
- Strong **JavaScript / TypeScript** skills
- Experience with **Express.js** or similar backend frameworks
- Strong experience with **MongoDB** and database design
- Experience building and shipping production APIs
- Good understanding of REST APIs and web architecture
- Understanding of authentication, security, and backend best practices
- Experience integrating third-party APIs and services
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Someone who enjoys building from zero to one
Nice to Haves
- Experience building AI/LLM products
- Experience with Next.js or full-stack applications
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other databases
- Experience with cloud platforms and deployment
- Experience with Docker and CI/CD
- Experience with queues, caching, or background jobs
- Experience building consumer products
- Open-source contributions or personal projects
Benefits
- Fully remote
- High ownership
- Work directly on new products from day one
- Small, fast-moving team
- Close collaboration with product and frontend
- Freedom to experiment and ship
- The opportunity to build products used by real users
