About This Position:We seek an experienced and highly skilled Backend and Integration Lead to join our dynamic and innovative software development team. As a crucial team member, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and architecting high-performance, scalable, and maintainable Node.js applications. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction of our projects and driving engineering excellence across the organization.
What You Will Be Doing:- Architecture Design: Lead the architectural design and decision-making process for applications and integrations with external products, ensuring they are robust, scalable, and maintainable.
- Full-stack Development: Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, from ideation and design to implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
- Node.js Expertise: Showcase deep expertise in Node.js, using it to build efficient, secure, and scalable server-side applications, APIs, and services.
- Performance Optimization: Optimize the performance and scalability of Node.js applications, identifying bottlenecks and implementing solutions for improved efficiency.
- Code Quality: Champion and enforce best practices for code quality, code reviews, and codebase maintenance to ensure the delivery of high-quality, well-tested software.
- Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and other developers, to drive successful project outcomes.
- Mentoring and Coaching: Mentor junior developers, providing guidance and fostering their growth as Node.js engineers.
- Technology Research: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in Node.js and related technologies, evaluating and integrating new tools and frameworks where appropriate.
- System Security: Ensure the security of Node.js applications and implement measures to protect against potential vulnerabilities.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify areas of improvement in development processes, tools, and methodologies and drive initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity.
What You Need For The Role:- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field with at least eight years of hands-on experience in developing Node.js applications.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js, JavaScript, and related frameworks (e.g., Express.js) is essential.
- Architectural Design: Proven experience in architecting and designing scalable, distributed systems.
- Full-stack Knowledge: Solid understanding of front-end technologies, including HTML, CSS, and React.
- Extensive experience in integrating with external systems through RESTful APIs is a plus.
- Experience implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions is a plus.
- Database Experience: Strong proficiency in PostgreSQL and its integration with Node.js applications.
- DevOps Knowledge: Experience with deployment, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) for efficient application deployment.
- Testing Practices: Proven experience in writing unit tests, integration tests, and end-to-end tests for Node.js applications.
- Problem-solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Team Player: Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of successfully working in a team-oriented, Agile development environment.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing circumstances.