Backend Engineer (Node.JS)

• Build and maintain applications and related system components.

• Design, plan, and implement services capable of dealing with huge volume of transactions.

• Develop secure and reusable APIs for internal and external use.

• Actively participate in code reviews and deployments.

• Implement automation tools for various utilities such as testing, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and alerts.

• Perform load testing benchmarks, analyze results, and identify areas for optimizations

• Actively participate in architecture design and be a key contributor on defining products and features

• Evaluate the suitability of new tech stacks for existing and new platforms.

• Collaborate closely with frontend and other backend development teams to ensure the platform supports their needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

• Minimum of 4 years of experience in application development using Node.js

• 5+ years of experience in backend development

• Extensive experience in building and consuming RESTful web APIs

• Proficiency with Relational Databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and exposure to NoSQL Databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra, Dynamo, Redis)

• Familiarity with unit testing using frameworks such as Jest, Mocha and utilities such as Chai, Istanbul

• Strong grasp of version control tools (Git)

• Experience with creating, maintaining and deploying containerized applications (e.g., Docker, K8s, ECS, EKS)

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Gitlab CI, Jenkins, or anything similar)

• Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architecture

• Experience with Amazon Web Services or similar cloud service providers

• Experience with Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)