
Kutumb•10d ago
InstaHyre
Tech Lead
Bangalore
Full Time
Senior Level
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Qualifications & Requirements
Experience Level: Senior Level
Full Job Description
Responsibilities
- Design and architect highly scalable Node.js systems capable of handling millions of users, ensuring resilience and reliability.
- Proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to prevent outages.
- Develop a backend infrastructure that supports auto-healing, seamless scaling, and high throughput (1 million requests per minute).
- Manage the complete development lifecycle, from initial feature conception to production scaling.
- Mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and critically evaluate system designs.
- Anticipate and plan for chaotic scenarios, failovers, and potential production issues.
Requirements
- Proven experience in recovering systems from critical failures.
- Demonstrated success in scaling services under extreme load conditions.
- In-depth knowledge of Node.js, including performance profiling, event loop mechanics, and asynchronous programming.
- Expertise in troubleshooting and optimizing AWS services such as RDS, ElastiCache, and S3.
- Proactive problem-solving ability, independently identifying and addressing issues.
Bonus Points
- Experience with systems serving over 100 million users or handling six-digit requests per second.
- Proven ability to reduce AWS costs without impacting performance.
- Experience building real-time systems using technologies like Kafka, Kinesis, and WebSockets.
- Proficiency in designing secure infrastructure using AWS IAM, VPC, and KMS.
Company
Kutumb
Kutumb is building a social network designed for India's diverse communities. Recognizing the vast number of cultural, spiritual, interest-based, and professional groups across India, Kutumb aims to p...
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