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Backend Engineer

Job · Full-timeIn OfficeKanpur, Uttar Pradesh0–2 years46K/mo3 openingsImmediate / as per notice period

About this role

Start your career in backend and API engineering at 21K School as a Backend Engineer in Kanpur. This is a full-time position with a structured first ninety days, a named mentor, and genuine responsibility once you are through it. About the role As a Backend Engineer at 21K School, your core…

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Skills you'll use

REST API DesignJava / Python / Node.jsSQL & DatabasesData ModellingCaching BasicsAuthentication & AuthorisationGitUnit & Integration TestingDebuggingPerformance Basics

What you'll do

  • Build and maintain backend services and their endpoints
  • Model data and write queries that stay fast as tables grow
  • Add logging, metrics and error handling to what you ship
  • Work with frontend and mobile engineers on API contracts
  • Investigate and fix production defects in your services
  • Flag risks and blockers early rather than at the deadline
  • Keep your tracker and status honest, including when something has slipped

Who can apply

  • B.E./B.Tech (CSE/IT/ECE), BCA/MCA or B.Sc/M.Sc (Computer Science / IT) from a recognised university
  • 0–2 years of relevant experience — internships, academic projects and personal work all count, and 2026 graduates are welcome
  • Working knowledge of REST API Design, Java / Python / Node.js, SQL & Databases
  • Comfort with your stack’s web framework, a relational database and Git, and the ability to pick up an unfamiliar tool without waiting to be taught it
  • The judgement to know when a problem is yours to solve and when it needs escalating — and to escalate with the relevant detail attached.
  • Attention to detail, ownership and the discipline to document your work
  • Based in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh or willing to relocate

Perks & benefits

Clear, written progression criteria rather than an annual surpriseEmployee referral and performance bonus schemesTeam offsites and regular in-person timeSupport for internal mobility across teamsFixed monthly salary, paid on timeStructured onboarding with a named mentor for the first 90 daysHealth insurance cover for you (and family cover on confirmation)Learning and certification budget

Interview & selection process

5 rounds — typical selection flow for this role:

  1. 1Resume screening and profile shortlisting by the talent acquisition team
  2. 2Discussion with the hiring manager on how you approach problems and work with others
  3. 3Team fit conversation with two or three future colleagues
  4. 4Final discussion covering role expectations, compensation and start date
  5. 5HR discussion — compensation, notice period, joining date and offer roll-out

About 21K School

21K School operates in the it services sector and runs an active team in Kanpur. It is a working employer with real customers and real deadlines — the role advertised here exists because there is work that needs doing, not to fill a headcount plan. Industry and what the company does 21K School…
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