There's a Lead Node.js Developer opening at a company in Saket, Delhi. It's a part-time, on-site role paying INR 87,000 a month.
Who we need
A bachelor's degree is required to apply. At this point in someone's career, the hiring team weighs a track record of real backend systems built and maintained over the years far more heavily than the degree itself. This is a lead position, and it calls for 132 months of hands-on development experience, enough time to have seen a codebase evolve through several major rewrites and still come out the other side maintainable.
What you'd own
As the lead on Node.js, you're not just writing code; you're making the calls that shape how the backend holds up over time.
- Design and build backend software components using Node.js and Express.js
- Catch the subtle stuff in pull requests before it becomes a production incident, and set the bar for what "good" looks like on this codebase
- Work with product and QA to scope features and confirm they're built correctly before release
- Troubleshoot production issues reported by users, often digging deeper than a surface-level fix requires
- Make architecture decisions around API design and database structure for new features
A recent problem worth mentioning: a service had been quietly leaking memory for weeks, restarting itself just often enough that nobody noticed until response times started creeping up. Pulling a heap snapshot during a slow period revealed a database connection pool that wasn't releasing connections properly under a specific error path. That's the kind of subtle bug a lead on this team is expected to catch, not just delegate.
Skills required
Node.js and Express.js form the core of the stack, alongside strong JavaScript fundamentals and experience in REST API design. You'll also need comfort with either MongoDB or SQL, plus Git for managing a codebase with multiple contributors.
A few skills beyond the core requirement would help:
- Experience designing microservices architecture rather than a single monolithic backend
- Docker and container orchestration knowledge, ideally including Kubernetes
- TypeScript experience for larger, more maintainable codebases
- Familiarity with a message queue system such as RabbitMQ or Kafka
Pay and benefits
This role pays INR 87,000 a month for part-time work. Benefits, listed through Naukri Mitra, include pro-rated paid leave, flexible in-office scheduling, and performance-based incentives tied to delivery and code quality. Since the role is on-site in Saket, employees also have access to on-site cafeteria facilities and cab or commute support.
How the part-time arrangement works
Hours are flexible within reason, and the team works around a lead's schedule as long as core planning meetings and code reviews get covered consistently. This suits someone who wants serious technical work without a traditional full-time commitment, whether that's balancing other projects, a teaching role, or simply preferring fewer hours.
Applying
Send a resume that highlights specific Node.js systems you've architected or led, including scale, team size, and any major technical decisions you made along the way. Mention your availability and preferred schedule directly, since the part-time structure means the team will want to align on hours early in the process. Shortlisted candidates go through a technical discussion centered on real architecture decisions rather than a whiteboard coding test.
