Back End Developer

We are building Shopify for education. We want to make quality education affordable, easily accessible and engaging. We help educators to teach online and sell course in their own website and mobile apps.

We are looking for Backend Engineers to build and scale Learnyst Backend servers

We provide complete technology solution required for educators to sell courses on their online academy. Our solution includes website builder, course builder, virtual classroom interface for students, video encryption and streaming service almost everything that is required to launch an online learning academy.

Tech@Learnyst

Learnyst is hosted on GCP cloud with auto scaling infrastructure. More than 50 lakhs learners use Learnyst for streaming course videos and taking mock tests. Our core backend server uses Ruby on Rails with MySQL as database. We have architected Learnyst to be fault tolerant, loosely coupled and scalable system.

Key Responsibilities

You'll be a core member of the team working on important features. You will design and build new features from the ground up. So following skill sets are absolutely required.

• 0-2 years of solid experience in building large-scale applications
• Strong working Knowledge of Ruby on Rails
• Experience in handling infrastructure and scaling on GCP
• Any project on Github, that can showcase your coding skill
• Solid knowledge of SQL and MySQL database
• Eager to learn and passion towards work, listen well and understand problems
• Sense of ownership and willingness to stretch the extra bit whenever needed
• Make good decisions, discover practical solutions for hard problems
• Honest and show consistently strong performance
• Can work with tight yet realistic deadlines. Understand product strategy, market and customers

Interview Process

After the initial screening, shortlisted candidates will be invited for an in-office (offline) technical interview at our office.

On-site interview - Saturday, 14th March, 2026

Please note that all interview rounds will be completed within a single visit (approximately 3–4 hours), and the final decision along with the offer will be communicated on the same day.

(Exact location details will be shared with shortlisted candidates.)

Immediate joiners only

Why Join Learnyst?

• Exposure to understand market opportunities and contribute directly to the growth of company
• Opportunity to work with fastest growing EdTech startup
• Competitive compensation
• Consistent performers will get stock options
• Gain hands on experience in serving direct customers
• Learning 10X times more than what you know now
• We will provide a great work environment and challenging work that helps you take your career to the next level
• Food and Snacks: You’ll never have to worry about your hunger pangs. We provide food & snacks at all times of the day.

You can check our website www.learnyst.com to know more. Don’t forget to see customer testimonials. Talk to us to discuss more.