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Backend Node.js Developer Jobs in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India at SFL
Title: Backend Node.js Developer
Company: SFL
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Job Role: Backend Node.js Engineer
Type: Full Time
Location: Bangalore
About Us:
At SFL, we are transforming India’s youth sports academy ecosystem using technology, data, and strategic investments. Our goal is to empower academies with advanced tools, analytics, and operational support.
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join our growing tech team. In this role you will design, build, and scale web applications that power our platforms for academies, coaches, etc.
You will be working across the stack – from front-end interfaces to back-end APIs and cloud infrastructure – to deliver high-quality, reliable, and scalable products. We want someone who is passionate about sports, technology, and solving complex problems with clean and efficient code.
Role & Responsibilities:
- Full Stack Development: Design and develop scalable applications using Node.js, or Golang.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Deploy, monitor, and optimize applications on AWS using best practices for reliability and scalability.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, ML engineers, designers, and other engineers to deliver features end-to-end.
- Continuous Improvement: Optimize performance, enhance security, and ensure code quality with testing and reviews.
- Ownership: Take full responsibility for feature delivery in a fast-paced start-up environment.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 2–4 years of professional experience as a full stack developer.
- Strong hands-on experience with Node.js.
- Proficiency in at least one backend language (Golang).
- Experience with AWS services (ECS, S3, RDS, etc.).
- Strong problem-solving skills, debugging ability, and a growth mindset.
- Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker).
- Effective use of AI tools (Copilot, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT etc.) to accelerate development and research workflows.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong academic background from IITs, NITs, IIITs, BITS Pilani, or other top-tier institutions.
- Experience working in a high-scale consumer tech company.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless systems.
- Strong understanding of system design and database optimization.
Perks and Benefits:
- Competitive salary and performance-linked incentives.
- High ownership in building greenfield products from scratch.
- Opportunity to impact youth sports in India through meaningful innovation.
- Flexible work environment with a learning-focused culture.
Sports For Life (SFL) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to conduct an objective recruitment process based on the requirements and merit of the candidates. It is against the policy to reject any candidate based on their gender, caste, race, sex, disability, colour, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
SFL has a zero-tolerance policy against any form of child abuse and harassment.
