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About ZumloZumlo is a digital well-being companion that helps people understand themselves better and take small, meaningful steps toward balance every day. It’s not another wellness app — it’s an AI-powered ecosystem that personalizes activities, reflections, and guidance across mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. We’re post-MVP, backed by the Founder Institute, supported by a clinical advisory board, and led by a founder with 20+ years in technology and product innovation.Our goal:build the operating system for well-being — a living, learning system that evolves with every person it supports.The RoleWe’re looking for a Founding Backend & Platform Engineer (India) — a hands-on builder who owns our server side and the Azure foundation it runs on.You’ll manage and design robust .NET APIs, shape our data layer, run Azure DevOps and environments (dev/staging/QA/prod), and use Angular to deliver and maintain web surfaces (admin/ops panels and shared components). We are VM-first today; you’ll also lay the path to IaC and containers as we scale.It’s a rare role that blends reliability, performance, and product sense: part backend engineer, part platform/DevOps, part pragmatic problem-solver.You willOwn APIs: Build and harden .NET 6/7/8 Web API/Core services with clean contracts, auth/RBAC, validation, rate limits, and OpenAPI/Swagger. Shape data: Design schemas, migrations, indexing; tune queries (Azure SQL or SQL Server); set up backups and restore drills. Run CI/CD: Author Azure DevOps (YAML) pipelines for build/test/deploy; approvals, gates, rollbacks; clear release notes. Keep environments healthy: Maintain dev/staging/QA/prod parity and safe promotions; manage Windows Server VMs (golden images, patching, JIT/Bastion, NSGs, TLS/certs); provision team/member VMs with tags, quotas, and cost guards. Make it observable & safe: Dashboards and alerts with Application Insights + Log Analytics; secrets in Key Vault; RBAC, audit trails, and monthly cost snapshots. Build in Angular: Deliver and maintain Angular (TypeScript) admin/ops panels and shared components; integrate APIs, routing/state, access controls; keep it fast and accessible. Prepare tomorrow: Introduce Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Bicep) and ready the path to Azure Container Apps/AKS when the time is right. Collaborate well: Work closely with Product, Mobile (React Native), and AI (Python) to ship small, high-impact increments; write crisp docs/runbooks others can trust.What we’re looking for5+ years total experience, including 3+ years building production .NET Web API/Core services. Strong SQL (Azure SQL or SQL Server): schema design, indexing, query tuning, migrations. Hands-on Azure DevOps (YAML) deploying to IIS on Azure VMs; Windows Server admin basics. Practical Azure ops: Key Vault, App Insights/Log Analytics, Azure Backup, JIT/Bastion, NSGs. Angular (TypeScript) proficiency to build and maintain admin/ops web surfaces. Ownership mindset, clear communication, low-ego collaboration.Preferred background (a plus, not a gate):Tier-1 universities (IIT/NIT/BITS/IIIT) or equivalent; exposure to top global schools (Ivy/Oxbridge/CMU/etc.) and high-performing teams.Nice to haveTerraform or Bicep; Docker and familiarity with Azure Container Apps/AKS; Redis, Service Bus, API Management, Front Door/CDN; OWASP and least-privilege hygiene.Why JoinYou’ll help define how the world experiences Zumlo — building the backbone that powers an experience people rely on every day. It’s a chance to create something meaningful and lasting — from India, with a global team.Compensation & Work Model (India)Competitive for the India market. Additional equity or performance-based rewards may be considered based on impact and long-term fit. Work model: Remote to start, with required periodic in-person days in Ahmedabad; role is expected to transition to hybrid/in-office in Ahmedabad as the team scales.To Apply DM the founder (Harsh Sutaria) or apply here.