Assistant Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement REST APIs.

• Design and implement low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.

• Lead integration of GenAI-powered capabilities into backend systems, including prompt-based APIs and tool-using agents.

• Test software to ensure responsiveness, correctness and efficiency.

• Collaborate with front-end developers on the integration of elements.

• Take initiatives to build better and faster solutions to the problems of scale.

• Troubleshoot application-related issues and work with the infrastructure team to triage Major Incidents.

• Experience in analyzing/researching solutions and developing/implementing recommendations accordingly.

Team Management:

• Lead and manage a team of backend developers, setting clear goals, delegating responsibilities, and ensuring timely delivery of high-quality solutions.

• Mentor team members through regular one-on-ones, technical guidance, performance feedback, and development planning.

• Plan team capacity and priorities, track delivery commitments, and resolve technical and execution blockers.

• Support hiring and onboarding of backend developers and establish consistent code-review, testing, and engineering practices across the team.

• Work with the AVP Technology to align team priorities with the technology roadmap and communicate delivery

progress, risks, and resource requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field

• Minimum of four years of professional experience

• Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring developers, including work allocation, delivery ownership,

and performance feedback.

• Expertise in JavaScript (ES6) and Node JS is a must

• Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures

• In-depth knowledge of frameworks like Express JS and Restify

• Experience in building backend services for handling data at large scale is a must

• Ability to architect high-availability applications and servers on cloud adhering to best practices; microservices

architecture is preferable

• Experience working with MySQL and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB and MongoDB

• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or equivalent GenAI agentic frameworks is a strong plus

• Experience writing complex SQL queries

• In-depth knowledge of Node JS concepts like the event loop

• Ability to perform technical deep-dives into code

• Experience building and deploying GenAI-powered backend services or tools such as prompt routers,

embedding search, and RAG pipelines

• Understanding of communication using WebSockets

• Good understanding of clean architecture and SOLID principles

• Basic knowledge of AWS and Docker containerization is preferable

• Experience in Python is a plus

• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude to accelerate development,

assist in code reviews, and support efficient coding practices is a plus

• Familiarity with Git