Sr Backend Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and seasoned Senior Backend Engineer to become a valuable member of our expanding team. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be instrumental in crafting, constructing, and upholding the backend infrastructure of our applications. Your collaboration with front-end developers, product managers, and designers will be crucial in ensuring the delivery of exceptional user experiences. Your key responsibilities will include designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable and dependable backend APIs utilizing Node.js and Express.js. It will be essential to implement robust error handling mechanisms and logging procedures while optimizing backend performance for enhanced efficiency and scalability. Writing clean, well-documented, and easily maintainable code will be a significant part of your daily tasks. Furthermore, your collaboration with front-end developers will be vital in achieving seamless integration between the frontend and backend components. Participation in code reviews, knowledge sharing activities, and staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in Node.js and backend development will be essential aspects of your role. The qualifications we are looking for in a candidate include a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience in backend development utilizing Node.js and Express.js. Profound knowledge of Node.js concepts such as the event loop, asynchronous programming, and modules is required. Experience in building RESTful APIs, working with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB), and familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) will be highly advantageous. Exceptional problem-solving and debugging skills, effective communication, and collaboration abilities are essential for success in this role. Both independent work capabilities and effective teamwork skills are necessary. Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Travis CI), unit testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha), GraphQL, and message queues (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) will be beneficial.,