Senior Full Stack Developer (Backend)
- Industry Other
- Category Software Engineering
- Location Kathmandu, Nepal
- Salary Not Disclosed
- Expiry date Aug 23, 2026 (7 days left)
Job Description
Code Mantra is building an AI-powered education platform serving students, parents, teachers, and administrators worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer with strong backend expertise to take ownership of building scalable, secure, and production-ready systems.
If you enjoy solving complex problems, working independently, and building products from the ground up, this could be the right opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems and REST APIs.
- Build secure authentication, authorization, and API systems.
- Design database schemas and optimize application performance.
- Contribute to frontend development and end-to-end feature delivery.
- Participate in system architecture and technical decision-making.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability.
- Conduct code reviews and mentor team members when required.
- Work closely with founders, product, design, and engineering teams.
- Take ownership of features from concept through deployment.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong backend development and system design experience.
- Proven experience building and maintaining production-ready applications.
- Experience designing APIs and scalable backend architecture.
- Experience with D2C products such as SaaS, EdTech, E-commerce, Consumer Applications, Subscription Products, or Marketplaces.
- Ability to independently take ownership of technical deliverables.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
Required Skills
- Backend: Node.js, NestJS/Express.js, TypeScript, REST APIs, JWT/OAuth/RBAC, ORM (TypeORM/Prisma/Sequelize), API Security, System Design
- Frontend: React.js, Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Database: MySQL/PostgreSQL, Database Design, Query Optimization, Redis
- Infrastructure: Docker, Git, Linux, Nginx, CI/CD
Good to Have
- Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate
- Microservices or modular monolith architecture
- WebSocket / real-time systems
- RabbitMQ or Kafka
- AI-powered applications
- EdTech experience
- Cloud platforms
- Monitoring and observability tools
Why Join Code Mantra?
- Build an AI-powered product with global impact
- Work directly with founders and influence technical decisions
- Build systems from the ground up
- Enjoy significant ownership and autonomy
- Create technology that impacts students worldwide
- Grow with an ambitious and fast-moving startup
If you're an engineer who takes ownership, loves solving challenging problems, and wants to build technology that makes a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
