Senior Backend Engineer (node.js)
Pocketpills
Software Engineering
Gurugram, Haryana, India
Posted on Feb 26, 2025
About PocketPills
Pocketpills is Canada’s online pharmacy. We are revolutionizing the pharmacy experience by combining personalized care with innovative proprietary technology. We are a team of healthcare professionals, technologists, customer service working to provide personalized care, support and timely medications for our members. Through our easy-to-use app and website, members can fill prescriptions, order refills and consult with certified health care professionals—wherever and whenever they need. With a presence across multiple provinces in Canada, we are committed to making medication more accessible and affordable for all Canadians. Pocketpills is one of Canada’s fastest-growing health tech companies, with more than 500,000 members and counting.
At Pocketpills, we prioritize a member-focused approach and seek passionate individuals who resonate with our core values: People First, Celebrate the Why!, Be Accountable, Act with Honesty and Integrity, and Think Big, Start Small, Move Fast.
Join us in making a meaningful impact in health-tech!
Website: https://www.PocketPills.com/
Backend Engineer (node.js)
Job Location: Gurgaon (Hybrid)
Requirements
- B.Eng/ B.Tech from an engineering stream from a good engineering institute.
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript and other related technologies
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
- Hands-on experience with Node.js and frameworks available for it such as Express
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages
- Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors
- Knowledge of Databases such as MySQL
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding of messaging systems like Kafka etc.
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Understanding of fundamental design principles for building scalable applications.
- Understanding the differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile and desktop, and optimizing output accordingly.
- Experience with creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.