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Node JS / Typescript Backend Developer

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Summary

Backend developer building real-time services in Node.js and TypeScript — WebSockets via socket.io, Redis pub/sub and caching, MySQL on AWS RDS, and message queues like SQS — deployed on AWS with solid logging, metrics and alerting practices.

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  • 5+ years of professional backend development experience
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  • Strong Node.js + TypeScript skills — this is your primary tool
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  • Solid experience with WebSockets / socket.io
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  • Good grasp of REST API design: auth, error handling, versioning
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  • Comfortable with Redis (pub/sub, caching, queues)
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  • SQL and relational database experience — AWS RDS / MySQL preferred
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  • Experience with message/job queues (Bee Queue, SQS, or similar)
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  • Solid logging and observability practice (structured logs, metrics, alerting)
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  • Proven experience with AWS services and a real understanding of AWS networking
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  • Comfortable working at pace in a small, high -trust team
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    • Exposure to IoT systems — firmware interaction, physical device constraints, debugging connectivity
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    • Experience with real -time mobile app communications
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    • API versioning and backward compatibility experience
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    • Monitoring and alerting setup experience
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    • A track record of scaling systems through periods of significant growth
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