SDE-II/III(Backend)

About Refold:

Refold is building the next-generation AI platform that replaces enterprise integration consultants. We're pioneering autonomous AI agents that understand complex enterprise systems, generate production-ready code, and operate at a scale no consulting firm can match. Today, we're starting with integrations—a $50B market. Tomorrow, we're building towards a world where AI agents handle any complex cognitive work.

Traction: Serving 20+ enterprise customers with Fortune 500 deployments, processing 10M+ API calls/day.

Refold was founded by Jugal Anchalia & Abhishek Kumar, who sold their previous startup to Netmeds; they have also been featured in Forbes 30 under 30. They have experience at organizations such as Nomura, JioMart, InstaMojo, IIT Kharagpur, and IIT Roorkee. We are funded by marquee investors, including Eniac Ventures, Tidal Ventures, Karman Ventures, Ahead VC & Better Capital.

Role: SDE-II/III (Backend)

Location: On-site · Refold AI HQ, Bengaluru, India

Reports to: Co-Founders / Engineering Lead

Job Type: Full-time | Individual Contributor

Compensation: Competitive salary + meaningful equity

Actual compensation is determined by skills, experience, and qualifications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect for scale: Design and build distributed systems that handle millions of operations across enterprise ecosystems
• Build AI-powered systems: Develop autonomous agents that reason, plan, and execute complex multi-step workflows
• Own end-to-end: Take features from design to production—no hand-offs, full ownership
• Ship with velocity: Deploy multiple times a day; iterate fast based on customer feedback
• Build developer experience: Create APIs, SDKs, and tooling that developers love to use
• Drive technical decisions: Influence architecture, establish best practices, and set the technical direction
• Elevate the team: Mentor engineers, lead code reviews, and raise the engineering bar
• Close the loop: Work directly with customers and cross-functional teams to understand problems deeply

Role Information:

• Tech stack: Go, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS
• Deployment cadence: Multiple times per day
• Team: Small, senior engineering team working directly with founders
• Building: Agentic AI systems, high-throughput data pipelines, enterprise integrations
• Customers: CTOs, CPOs at $50M+ ARR software companies and Fortune 500 enterprises

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Pedigree: B.Tech/M.Tech from IIT, BITS, or equivalent Tier-1 institution
• Battle-tested: 3 + years of hands-on software development building production systems at scale
• Technical depth: Expert-level proficiency in Go and Node.js—you've shipped production systems with both
• Systems thinker: Deep understanding of distributed systems, scalable architecture, and system design
• Startup DNA: Experience at a high-growth startup (Series A–C) or have been part of the 0→1 or 1→10 journey
• Technical leader: Demonstrated leadership—you've led projects, influenced architecture, or mentored engineers without needing a manager title
• Data expertise: Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Infrastructure-savvy: Familiarity with message queues (Kafka), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD
• CS fundamentals: Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and performance optimization

Nice to Have:

• Experience building AI/ML-powered products or working with LLMs in production
• Background in platform engineering, developer tools, or integration platforms
• Exposure to enterprise systems (SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow)
• Experience working with US customers across time zones

Why Join Refold:

• Fast-growing seed stage company (raised $6.5M from Eniac Ventures & Tidal Ventures)
• Founding team opportunity to shape engineering culture and technical direction from day one
• Cutting-edge AI + infrastructure tech solving complex, high-value enterprise problems
• Early traction with Fortune 500 clients and high-growth software companies
• Direct line of sight to leadership and future engineering management path
• Meaningful equity in a company on a steep growth trajectory
• Work with a small, exceptional team that ships fast and celebrates bold ideas

Equal Employment Opportunity:

We're a small, fast-growing team, and we're intentional about building an inclusive culture from day one. We welcome teammates of all backgrounds and don't discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race. If you're excited by our mission, you belong here.