Backend Developer at Athena About Athena Founded in 2025 and headquartered in Bengaluru, Athena is a fast-growing B2B gaming and digital gift card marketplace. We empower businesses with seamless access to global gaming gift cards, in-game credits, and digital vouchers through a single, unified platform. With partners like Paytm, Razorpay, and Pine Labs, and a catalogue spanning 200+ gaming titles (Steam, Xbox, PSN, Valorant, Roblox, and more), we’ve already delivered over 400K cards in just four months — growing 30% month-on-month. At Athena, we value trust, speed, innovation, and customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative culture gives every team member the opportunity to work on impactful challenges at the intersection of gaming, fintech, and digital commerce, while building the world’s most trusted B2B marketplace for gaming and digital content. Location: Bangalore Employment Type: Full-time About the Role We are looking for an experienced Back-End Developer who can take end-to-end ownership of backend systems. You will design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance APIs and services. As part of a small team, you’ll work closely with product and frontend developers to bring ideas to life quickly. Key Responsibilities; Design, develop, and maintain backend services using JavaScript (Node.js). Build and optimize RESTful APIs (and GraphQL if applicable). Own end-to-end development: from architecture and coding to testing, deployment, and monitoring. Ensure system scalability, performance, and security. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, frontend). Troubleshoot, debug, and resolve issues in production. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. Qualifications & Skills; 2+ years of professional backend development experience, ideally in a startup or small team environment. Strong proficiency in JavaScript (Node.js) and experience with frameworks like Express.js, Nest.js, or similar. Knowledge of TypeScript. Experience with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL – e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB). Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus. Solid understanding of system design, scalability, and security best practices. Ability to take ownership, work independently, and deliver end-to-end solutions. Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Nice-to-Have; Experience with payment systems, integrations, or fintech products. Exposure to DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, logging). What We Offer; Opportunity to own and shape the backend architecture from an early stage. A collaborative and fast-paced startup environment. Competitive salary and potential equity options. Direct impact on the company’s growth and product success.