Senior Backend Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Europe.

📋 Description

• Design and implement scalable and robust backend systems utilizing NoSQL and event-driven technologies within a cloud-first framework.

• Lead thorough investigations across backend systems and outline clear solutions for resolution.

• Enhance system performance to guarantee reliability and availability.

• Create real-time functionalities using WebSockets.

• Collaborate with product management, QA, and various cross-functional teams to deliver top-notch features and improvements.

• Independently contribute to architectural choices and technical direction.

• Diagnose, investigate, and resolve intricate backend issues.

• Operate in a mobile-first setting with a strong grasp of the product.

• Engage directly with clients through the Extended Team model.

• Utilize the same tools and technologies as the client team while being managed directly by the client.

• Integrate thoroughly into the client's team and foster relationships.

• Take part in client visits, team-building exercises, and after-work activities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in back-end development using Node.js.

• Proven expertise in backend development.

• Skilled in crafting self-documented APIs using NestJS with GraphQL or REST.

• Strong comprehension of event-driven architectures and NoSQL data storage solutions.

• High proficiency in TypeScript.

• Practical experience with AWS services, including ECS, DynamoDB, SQS, EventBridge, and PostgreSQL.

• Experience in building real-time features with WebSockets.

• Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Sentry, DataDog, CloudWatch, and Amplitude.

• Competence in writing effective and reliable unit and integration tests.

• Experience working in a mobile-first organization, with an engineering-focused understanding of the product.

• Full professional proficiency in English.

• Experience in a collaborative environment and adaptability to diverse methodologies.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code using Terraform is a plus.

• Familiarity with Apollo, Firebase Authentication, Stream Chat, Cloudflare, and Snowflake is a plus.

• Interest or experience in globally distributed systems and scalability is a plus.

• Interest or experience with ML/AI recommendation engines is a plus.

• Familiarity with mobile development using React Native is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Health insurance.

• Wellbeing coverage.

• Sport coverage.

• Learning budget.

• Paid vacations.

• Paid sick leaves.

• All public holidays are paid days off.

• Encouraged trips to a client.

• Team-building and after-work activities.