Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer

Job ID: 40239408

Budget: ₹12,500 – ₹37,500 INR

Senior Backend / Full Stack Engineer (Next.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, VPS Deployment)

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer – Backend / Full Stack System Architect with real production experience.

This is NOT a feature-based task role.
We need someone who has designed, built, optimized, and deployed scalable backend systems handling real users and real traffic.

Tech Stack (Core Keywords)

Next.js (App Router) – Production Deployment

Node.js Backend Architecture

Prisma ORM – Advanced Schema & Performance Optimization

PostgreSQL – Indexing, Query Optimization, Transactions

Redis – Caching & High-Performance Systems

BullMQ – Queue Systems & Background Jobs

Async Worker Architecture

Docker – Multi-container Production Setup

VPS Deployment (Hostinger / Linux Server)

Reverse Proxy (NGINX / Caddy)

Coolify Deployment

High Concurrency API Design

Scalable System Architecture

If your experience is limited to tutorials or small projects, this role will not be suitable.

What You Will Build

High-concurrency REST APIs

Distributed background job systems

Scalable backend infrastructure

Optimized database architecture

Dockerized production deployments on VPS

End-to-end system design (Architecture → DB → Backend → Deployment)

You must be comfortable shipping production systems independently.

Required Infrastructure Experience

You MUST have hands-on experience with:

VPS Server Management (Linux)

Hostinger VPS or similar cloud servers

Docker production builds

Reverse proxy configuration (NGINX / Caddy)

Server optimization & monitoring

Resource scaling (Vertical & Horizontal)

Responsibilities

Design backend systems capable of handling thousands of concurrent users

Optimize database performance under load

Implement caching strategies using Redis

Build and manage async queue workers using BullMQ

Prevent bottlenecks and scaling failures

Own deployment and production stability

Coordinate closely with our software development team and collaborate effectively to ensure smooth integration and delivery

Ownership mindset is mandatory.

Bonus Skills (Preferred)

Microservices architecture

Event-driven systems

API rate limiting & backend security hardening

CI/CD pipelines

Performance profiling & monitoring tools

Ideal Candidate

5+ years backend engineering experience

Proven record of deploying scalable applications

Strong system design thinking

Comfortable working independently

Experience managing full production environments

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Do NOT Apply If

You are frontend-only

You have no real production deployment experience

You rely on DevOps engineers for deployment

You’ve only built small-scale applications

Project Details

Duration: ~12 Weeks (3+ Months)

Estimated Effort: ~290 Hours

Working Days: Monday – Friday

Working Hours: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Weekly Off: Saturday & Sunday

To Apply

Please include:

GitHub profile

Portfolio

Links to live production systems

Short explanation of a scalable backend system you architected

Confirmation of experience with VPS + Docker deployment

We are hiring system architects who build scalable infrastructure, not task-based developers.
Related categories: Linux SQL Nginx Node.js VPS PostgreSQL Redis Docker API Next.js