Senior Backend Engineer (NodeJS) - Remote

Be a core backend engineer at SARAL, building high-performance systems and APIs, working in a lean remote team, and shaping the future of influencer marketing tech.

Company Details
SARAL is an influencer relationship management platform that helps ecommerce brands find, manage, and track creators. Headquartered in India and serving over 200 U.S.-based brands, SARAL is bootstrapped, profitable, and has crossed $1.5M ARR.
Website: https://www.getsaral.com/

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of backend engineering experience with NodeJS, currently in a product-based company
• Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript (mandatory)
• Expertise in Express.js and PostgreSQL
• Solid understanding of system design principles for scalable and reliable systems
• Hands-on experience with caching tools like Redis or Memcached
• Strong SQL skills and ability to optimize database performance
• Proven experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs
• Exposure to AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, SQS) is a plus
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and leadership
• Strong communication, ownership, and a passion for clean code

Responsibilities

• Own and build robust APIs and backend services end-to-end
• Set and uphold high engineering standards, ensuring code quality and performance
• Conduct PR reviews and mentor junior developers
• Collaborate cross-functionally to clarify requirements and deliver impact
• Focus on customer experience by understanding product usage and behavior
• Write scalable, maintainable, and well-structured code
• Monitor and optimize system performance and reliability
• Job DetailsLocation: Remote (India)
• Own and build robust APIs and backend services end-to-end
• Set and uphold high engineering standards, ensuring code quality and performance
• Conduct PR reviews and mentor junior developers
• Collaborate cross-functionally to clarify requirements and deliver impact
• Focus on customer experience by understanding product usage and behavior
• Write scalable, maintainable, and well-structured code
• Monitor and optimize system performance and reliability
• Job DetailsLocation: Remote (India)

Interview Process

• Technical Intro

• Technical Round

• Technical + Culture Round

Our Core Values

• Customer Obsession: We go above and beyond to build tools that solve real creator marketing pain points.
• Self-Agency: We take full ownership of problems and drive them to resolution.
• Bias for Action: We act quickly and fix issues immediately.
• Systems Thinking: We solve problems from first principles and design scalable solutions.
• Important NoteClanX is a recruitment partner, helping SARAL hire a Senior Backend Engineer.
• Self-Agency: We take full ownership of problems and drive them to resolution.
• Bias for Action: We act quickly and fix issues immediately.
• Systems Thinking: We solve problems from first principles and design scalable solutions.
• Important NoteClanX is a recruitment partner, helping SARAL hire a Senior Backend Engineer.