Senior Node.js Backend Developer

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend systems and APIs using node.js and npm packages
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Architect efficient and reusable backend components that can be leveraged across different projects and teams.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards in node.js environment
• Optimize backend systems for maximum speed and scalability, ensuring high availability and reliability.
• Implement security best practices to protect sensitive data and prevent security vulnerabilities.
• Conduct code reviews, provide feedback, and mentor junior developers to ensure code quality and foster learning.
• Troubleshoot and debug backend issues, identify bottlenecks, and propose solutions to optimize performance.
• Stay up-to-date with backend technologies, trends, and best practices, and evaluate their potential impact on our systems and processes.
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to deploy and manage backend services in production environments.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance Node.js backend applications.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Implementing scalable and reliable cloud-based solutions on AWS.
• Optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Implementing security and data protection measures, including end-to-end encryption.
• Troubleshooting and debugging issues to ensure seamless operation of backend systems

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Backend Developer, with at least 5 years of experience in designing and implementing backend systems using node.js.
• Solid understanding of database technologies such as SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, Redis) databases.
• Experience with designing and implementing scalable backend architectures
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
• Experience with message queue systems such as Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in Node.js and JavaScript, with a deep understanding of its ecosystem and asynchronous programming.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, etc.
• Familiarity with real-time messaging protocols and frameworks (e.g., WebSockets, Socket.io).
• Understanding of software development methodologies such as Agile and Scrum.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Experience with End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) is a plus, but not mandatory.