Backend Developer - Node.js/Express.js

Backend Developer - Node.js/Express.js

As a Backend Developer, you'll collaborate with the development team to build and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing backend systems for SaaS products. You'll play a key role in designing and implementing microservices architectures, integrating databases, and ensuring seamless operation of cloud-based applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Backend solution design, development, and maintenance using modern frameworks and tools are core to this role.
• Microservices architecture creation, management, and optimization, ensuring efficient communication between services, are essential.
• RESTful API development and integration to support frontend and third-party systems are required.
• Database schema design and implementation, along with performance optimization for SQL and NoSQL databases, are critical.
• Support for deployment processes by aligning backend development with CI/CD pipeline requirements is necessary.
• Security best practices implementation, including authentication, authorization, and data protection, is a key responsibility.
• Collaboration with frontend developers to ensure seamless integration of backend services is expected.
• Application performance, scalability, and reliability monitoring and enhancement are ongoing tasks.
• Staying up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends to improve backend practices is crucial for continuous improvement.

Technical Skill Requirements

• Proven experience as a Backend Developer with expertise in modern frameworks such as Node.js, Express.js, or Django is mandatory.
• Expertise in .NET frameworks, including development in C++ and C# for high-performance databases, is required.
• Strong proficiency in building and consuming RESTful APIs is essential.
• Expertise in database design and management with both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra) databases is a must.
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes is necessary.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud for deployment, monitoring, and management is required.
• Proficiency in implementing security best practices (e.g., OAuth, JWT, encryption techniques) is essential.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps is required.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and participation in sprint planning and reviews is necessary.

Education

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field is required.

General Requirements

• Employment Type:

  This is a Full Time, Permanent position.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills are essential.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities are required.
• Adaptability to evolving technologies and industry trends is expected.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams are vital.
• Ability to thrive in self-organizing teams with a focus on transparency and trust is crucial.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with time-series databases like TimescaleDB or InfluxDB is a plus.
• Experience with monitoring solutions like Datadog or Splunk is beneficial.
• Experience with real-time data processing frameworks like Kafka or RabbitMQ is desired.
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and tools like Azure or AWS Lambda Functions is a plus.
• Expertise in Java backend services and microservices is an asset.
• Hands-on experience with business intelligence tools like Grafana or Kibana for monitoring and visualization is preferred.
• Knowledge of API management platforms like Kong or Apigee is beneficial.
• Experience with integrating AI/ML models into backend systems is a plus.
• Familiarity with MLOps pipelines and managing AI/ML workloads is desirable.
• Understanding of iPaaS (Integration Platforms as a Service) and related technologies is beneficial.