Job description – Senior Backend Developer

Node.js • MongoDB • GIS Concepts and Technologies • SaaS Platform & Cloud Computing

Position Location: Israel, Modi’in Hybrid

Our Mission

BlueGreen Water Technologies is leading the charge in helping preserve and promote life on Earth by restoring, safeguarding, and optimizing the health, and safety of waterbodies worldwide – including their wildlife and aquatic biodiversity, ecosystems, and economies – by pioneering and applying proven scientific ingenuity and deep tech solutions.

Our technology suite includes an AI-based software platform with near-real-time remote monitoring of water bodies to enable intelligent, precision-based treatments using our patented nature-based products.

Objectives of this role

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be crucial in the design, develop and maintain scalable and reliable backend services using mainly nodejs and mongodb.

You will lead the end-to-end design of features from the architectural phase through development, collaborate with frontend developers, product managers and other stakeholders to deliver high-quality features and services.

Responsibilities include

• Strong understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures.
• Write clean, efficient and well-documented code.
• Proficient in database development such as SQL and NoSQL databases.
• High standards for code quality, testability, maintainability, security, and performance.
• Implement best practices and standards for code quality, testing, security and performance.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues across the backend stack.
• Integrate with external APIs and services.
• Optimize the performance and scalability of the backend services.
• Stay updated with the latest trends and technologies in the backend development domain.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or any related degree or certification from a recognized industry body or learning institution
• At least 6 years of professional experience in hands-on development as a backend developer using mainly nodejs.
• Strong knowledge of GIS concepts and technologies, such as geospatial data, spatial analysis, map projections, map tile services, etc.
• Experience with SaaS platforms, cloud computing, microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, git, CI/CD tools and testing frameworks.
• Ability to see the bigger picture and carry out system architecture planning
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent writing and speaking communication in English
• Collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Self-motivated, flexible, curious by nature and a quick learner.
• Preference given to those experienced with:
• MongoDB and modeling data
• GIS systems – tile services, mapbox, ARCGIS.
• Reporting engines
• Software architecture
• Proven Cloud computing, DevOps pipelines and Infrastructure experience
• Experience working remotely.