Back End Developer

We’re building Zingroll, a platform where cinematic AI content gets streamed (think YouTube, but with Netflix-level quality. We are not just creating videos - we’re rewriting how stories are imagined. With over 95 million viewers across YouTube, Instagram, and X, our AI-powered cinematic universe is expanding faster than ever.

Check out some of our shows: World War II, Oct 7th: The Attack on Israel, Triumph and many more to see what we mean when we say cinematic AI storytelling.

About the Team:

What You’ll Do:

• Architect resilient, observable, and cost-effective systems that scale smoothly.
• Develop and optimize robust APIs to support frontend experiences, ML systems, and external integrations..
• Lead backend design for video streaming, LLM pipelines, and large-scale data processing.
• Follow and champion backend best practices around security, privacy, and performance.
• Participate in architectural decisions and help set long-term engineering direction.

What We’re Looking For:

• Years of experience building backend systems at scale, ideally in high-throughput or high-availability environments.
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud-native architecture, and microservices.
• Comfortable with relational and/or NoSQL databases like Postgres, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
• Skilled at profiling, debugging, and optimizing systems for scale and speed.
• High security standards, and ready to iterate and quickly get things to production.
• Experience working with Node.js, AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB / SQL acceptable), AI API integration, GPU-hosted model experience, and low-latency video streaming systems.
• Ready to step in and put out fires whenever something breaks.

Bonus Points:

• Been a start-up founder or worked in an early-stage environment before
• You thrive in high-ownership, high-speed, no-hand-holding environments

General Notes:

• Availability

  : <4 weeks

• Work Type:

  Full-time, in-office, 6 days per week (Delhi)
• Prior startup experience or a passion-led approach to work is highly valued.
• Candidates will start with a one-month review period to determine long-term fit.
• The culture is highly intense and not aligned with strict 9–5 expectations.

• Compensation Range:

  Competitive and market-aligned. The final package depends on skills, experience, and qualifications.