Senior Node.js Backend Engineer

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

📋 Description

• Navigate and develop loosely defined designs and challenges through precise scope definition and delivered features.

• Take the lead on technical and architectural decisions while fostering team alignment.

• Create and uphold customer-facing features across APIs, backend services, and data models.

• Design and enhance database schemas and data models for client-side applications.

• Develop scalable and secure APIs.

• Collaborate with Product, UX, and Data teams to convert user requirements into technical solutions.

• Participate in planning, design, and code reviews.

• Troubleshoot production issues and carry out root-cause analysis.

• Establish and maintain monitoring, alerting, and observability for backend services.

• Mentor colleagues and enhance engineering effectiveness.

• Utilize AI-assisted tools to facilitate development workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of professional experience in software development.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering.

• Proven ability to independently define solutions for ambiguous challenges.

• Strong backend development experience with Node.js.

• Proficient in API design, including aspects of API security.

• Experience with relational databases and schema design, preferably PostgreSQL and SQL.

• Capability to work across API and data layers.

• Strong product-oriented mindset.

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience with metrics, monitoring, and alerting tools such as Grafana, Kibana, and ElastAlert.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts, build consensus, and lead technical decisions.

• Additional backend experience in Python or Java is advantageous.

• Knowledge of modern AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Work remotely.

• Permanent full-time position.

• Autonomy and accountability from the first day.

• Opportunities for hands-on learning and close collaboration.

• Supportive global community.

• Chance to enhance processes, challenge the status quo, and effect meaningful change.