Software Development Engineer III – Custom Objects, Backend

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

📋 Description

• Design and enhance Node.js / NestJS services that support large-scale systems.

• Make architectural choices that consider scalability, cost-effectiveness, and long-term maintainability.

• Create well-typed, carefully considered REST contracts for high-volume transactions.

• Approach versioning, backward compatibility, and clean boundaries with strategic thinking.

• Model and optimize MongoDB / Firestore schemas to handle high read/write workloads effectively.

• Develop atomic updates and consistency strategies tailored for distributed systems.

• Implement queues, caching layers, and rate limiting to manage burst traffic seamlessly.

• Prepare for potential failure modes before they occur.

• Deliver modular Vue 3 user interfaces that effectively utilize APIs.

• Enhance real-time updates and state management (Pinia).

• Elevate Core Web Vitals and perceived performance metrics.

• Instrument logs, metrics, traces, and alerts for better monitoring.

• Engage in on-call responsibilities.

• Troubleshoot real issues in a production environment.

• Lead post-mortems to ensure meaningful resolutions (beyond mere documentation).

• Conduct thorough code reviews.

• Provide support and mentorship to junior engineers.

• Uphold and advance engineering standards within the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 4 years of professional engineering experience.

• Strong background in backend-heavy full-stack development.

• Proficient in Node.js and TypeScript.

• Experience in building and scaling microservices (NestJS / Express).

• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies (Vue 3 or comparable).

• Comprehensive understanding of:

• - API design

• - Data modeling

• - Trade-offs in distributed systems

• - Concurrency and rate limiting

• Practical experience in debugging production systems.

• Comfortable working in cloud-native environments (GCP / AWS).

• Familiarity with CI/CD processes and containerization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Ownership of significant systems.

• Engaging with complex problems that require innovative solutions.

• Opportunity for exposure to large-scale operations.

• High standards in engineering practices.

• A team that prioritizes thoughtful design over hasty fixes.