Senior Software Engineer (Node.js)

Job Description

Backend Engineer (SDE3/Tech Lead)

Current Stack: Node.js + TypeScript + NestJS + PostgreSQL + Azure

Experience: 4-6 years

As a Software Engineer, you take ownership of projects, learn, and work collaboratively with your colleagues. You constantly design, test, evolve and evaluate the nuts and bolts of our operation while offering a creative and analytical approach.

The high-quality code that stems from your fingertips is robust, readable and understandable. Your pragmatic test coverage allows you to confidently and responsibly practice continuous refactoring.

As a backend specialist, you’re passionate about building scalable, resilient and secure systems. You’re at home writing platforms, and you display an intricate understanding of how each line of code fits into a business plan.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of backend engineers
• Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and reliable backend applications
• Work with a team of engineers to implement new features and improve existing ones
• Have deep knowledge of software architecture principles and best practices
• Participate in the system design process and contribute to the overall architecture of the backend system
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards
• Collaborate with frontend developers and UI/UX designers to ensure seamless integration between the frontend and backend
• Conduct thorough testing and debugging of the backend code
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and proactively suggest improvements to enhance the backend infrastructure
• Manage PODs and set goals for the team
• Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback to team members

Unit Testing

• Strong understanding of unit testing principles and practices
• Experience using a unit testing framework such as Jest or JUnit
• Experience writing unit tests for both Node.js and Java code
• Experience using TDD to build software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 6-8 years of experience in backend development
• Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, PostgreSQL, and Azure
• Experience leading and mentoring a team of engineers
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills