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
Primarily worked at product-based organisations
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
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Highlights
Be Nola's founding engineer, build the product from 0-1, and shape how a lean fintech team builds with modern backend and AI-native engineering practices.
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