Back End Developer (Remote)

Job Description: Senior NodeJS API Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Senior NodeJS API Engineer to join our dynamic development team. As a Senior NodeJS Backend Engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and maintaining high-quality web APIs using NodeJS, AWS Lambda, and other modern technologies. The ideal candidate should be proficient in NodeJS, AWS services, Typescript, Git workflows, REST interfaces, Firebase, Github, and unit testing. If you are passionate about crafting exceptional application APIs and solving complex technical challenges, we invite you to apply.

Responsibilities

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and application developers, to deliver robust and user-friendly NodeJS-based backend systems while adhering to best practices and coding standards.

● Design, implement, and maintain RESTful APIs to support front-end applications and external services.

● Utilize AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and other AWS services to build and deploy scalable serverless applications.

● Implement and maintain data storage solutions using both NoSQL (DynamoDB) and SQL databases.

● Create and execute unit tests and adopt Test-Driven Development (TDD) to ensure the reliability and stability of the codebase.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create and implement solutions adhering to object-oriented design and service-oriented architecture principles.

● Optimize performance and scalability of AWS microservices and REST APIs through proficient problem-solving and code refactoring.

● Develop and maintain efficient Git workflows, including forking, branching, merging, and code reviews, to ensure codebase stability and version control.

● Collaborate closely with product managers and designers to translate product decisions and design mockups into fully functional API interfaces.

● Participate in code reviews to provide and receive constructive feedback and improve overall codebase quality.

● Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, with a commitment to improve the overall quality of the technology with each change.

● Maintaining documentation and API testing environments using tools like Postman.

● Share your knowledge and expertise to foster a culture of learning and growth.

Qualifications

● 7+ years of professional experience building backend services in NodeJS on AWS.

● 5+ years experience in developing microservices with NodeJS (Typescript).

● 5+ years of AWS experience – AWS Lambda, Cognito, API Gateway, S3, SNS, Event Bridge, DynamoDB, CodePipeline, and SQS.

● 5+ years of experience integrating and working with RESTful APIs and a deep understanding of frontend-backend communication patterns.

● 4+ years working with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and data modeling.

● Broad experience with third-party integrations via NPM preferable.

● Strong understanding of object-oriented design and service-oriented architecture principles.

● Experience with synchronous and asynchronous inter-process communication between microservices.

● Deep expertise building large-scale, highly available, low-latency APIs.

● Skilled in software development lifecycle processes and experience with scrum, agile and iterative approaches.

● Solid understanding of Git workflows, branching strategies, and code versioning.

● Proven experience with unit testing frameworks (Mocha.js preferred) and a commitment to writing high-quality, testable code.

● Excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude toward identifying and addressing technical challenges.

● Values architecture and technical design conversations.

● Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.

● Analytical thinking skills with the ability to identify, debug, and resolve technical issues.

● Product-minded with an interest in understanding the end-user.

● Enjoy and thrive working in a dynamic environment and with a high achieving team.

Good to have/Bonus:

● Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.

● Experience with containerization (e.g., Docker), especially in an AWS environment

● Experience with Python and/or event-driven architectures

● Experience with building and maintaining caches on highly active production systems in an AWS environment