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Staff Backend Engineer (Founding Team) - Remote

Summary

Build Nola’s backend from scratch as the founding engineer, design scalable APIs and systems, and own the full stack in a lean team while leveraging AI for engineering workflows.

Staff Backend Engineer to become the founding engineer at Nola. Build the product from 0-1, own backend architecture, and contribute across the stack in a lean team of fewer than 10 people.

Company Details
Nola is an early-stage fintech company building an intelligent financial account. The company is based outside India, with the engineering team based in India. Website:

Requirements

  • 7 to 10 years of software engineering experience primarily with NodeJS (Typescript)

  • Strong backend engineering experience with full-stack capability

  • Must have worked at a VC-funded 0-to-1 tech startup in their most recent or second-most-recent role.

  • Proven experience taking products or major features from 0-1

  • Strong ownership and ability to work independently in a lean team

  • Experience designing backend systems, APIs, databases, and production services

  • Highly active user of AI in day-to-day engineering workflows

  • Has built personal projects using AI/LLMs or AI-powered tools

  • Curious mindset with strong self-learning ability

  • Personal or open-source projects outside of the day job

  • Comfortable making engineering and product decisions with limited structure

  • Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills

  • Able to translate product requirements into simple, scalable solutions

Responsibilities

  • Act as the founding engineer and take end-to-end ownership of the technology

  • Build and evolve Nola's backend systems from 0-1

  • Design scalable APIs, services, data models, and system architecture

  • Work across the stack when required, while primarily owning backend engineering

  • Use AI effectively across the engineering workflow to improve speed and quality

  • Experiment with AI-native approaches and build AI-powered capabilities where relevant

  • Partner closely with the founding team to shape product and technical decisions

  • Take features from idea to production, including design, implementation, testing, and iteration

  • Make pragmatic technology choices for a small, fast-moving team

  • Own reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of the platform

  • Identify technical problems proactively and solve them without waiting for direction

Job Details

  • Full-time contract role

  • Remote role for candidates based in India

  • Compensation is paid as contract income, with no standard employee salary deductions

  • Eligible candidates can potentially claim up to 50% of gross receipts as presumptive business/professional income under applicable Indian tax provisions, subject to eligibility and individual tax circumstances. This setup can result in meaningful tax efficiency compared with a standard salaried employment structure

Interview Process

  • Intro round

  • Technical Round 1

  • Technical Round 2

  • Culture Round

  • Offer Discussion

Important Note
ClanX is a recruitment partner, helping Nola hire a Staff Backend Engineer.

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What this application asks

recruitee

Full name, Email, CV, Phone

  • Disclaimer: This is a full-time role, but since the company is registered outside India, you will be engaged on a contract basis. This means you will receive your full compensation without payroll deductions, and depending on your eligibility, you may be able to claim a 50% deduction on qualifying income for Indian tax purposes. Are you open to this arrangement? yes / no
  • How many years of experience do you have as a Software Engineer? choose one
  • What is your notice period? (We are looking for candidates who can join within 30 days) choose one
  • Is your notice period negotiable? choose one
  • Do you have experience working at a product-based company? yes / no
  • Are you a citizen of India and currently based in India? yes / no
  • Do you have 0-to-1 experience at a VC-funded tech startup in their most recent or second-most-recent role. yes / no
  • Are you open to working at a startup with less than 10 employees? yes / no
  • What is your current annual CTC range? (INR) choose one
  • Please share the figures for your current CTC breakup: Fixed, Variable, ESOPs (with vesting), and any other components
  • What is your expected annual CTC? (INR)
  • Help us with your LinkedIn profile link
  • Tell us about a 0-1 product or system you built. What did you personally own and what was the impact? written answer
  • Tell us about a personal project you built outside your day job. What problem did it solve and what did you learn? Please also share the live links for the same. written answer
  • What interests you about the company Nola (https://nola.money/)? Tip: Research the company and share a specific reason. Generic or copy-pasted answers will be rejected. written answer
  • Why do you want to leave your current role? written answer
  • Where did you find this job opportunity? (e.g., LinkedIn, Twitter, WhatsApp, etc). If someone referred you, please mention their name and contact number so we can thank them. (Write NA if not applicable). written answer

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