As a Senior Backend Developer, you will lead the design and development of scalable backend services using NodeJS and Typescript, mentor junior developers, and make key architectural decisions. You will collaborate with teams, optimize databases, and adopt best practices to ensure high-quality software delivery in an Agile environment.
Join our dynamic and innovative team as a Senior Backend Developer and embark on an exciting journey of transforming a billion-dollar startup into a cutting-edge micro-services domain-driven design powerhouse. As a key member of our engineering team, you will play a crucial role in building the future of our company.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable and robust backend services and applications using NodeJS, Typescriptlanguages.
- Architect and implement backend solutions, making strategic architectural decisions that align with business goals and scalability requirements.
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, providing technical leadership, code reviews, and best practices.
- Drive the adoption of design patterns and SOLID principles to ensure maintainable, extensible, and scalable codebase.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and deliver high-quality software products.
- Design and optimize database schemas and queries for performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Champion a culture of test-driven development (TDD) and write comprehensive unit tests to ensure code coverage and maintainability.
- Make architectural decisions regarding technology stack, frameworks, and third-party integrations, considering factors such as performance, security, and maintainability.
- Lead technical discussions and provide insights into emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices.
- Troubleshoot complex backend issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions.
- Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines.
- Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of backend services.
- Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
- 5-8 years of experience in backend development using NodeJS, TypeScript.
- Expertise in object-oriented programming concepts, design patterns, and SOLID principles.
- Proficiency in backend frameworks of NodeJS.
- Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL queries, with experience in optimizing database performance.
- Experience with ORM frameworks.
- Knowledge of RESTful API design and development.
- Extensive experience in writing unit tests using testing frameworks.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Ability to make strategic technical decisions and drive architectural discussions.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS.
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka.
- Exposure to NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra.
- Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
- Understanding of software security best practices.
- Active participation in the developer community through conferences, meetups, or open-source contributions.
Top Skills
Node.js
Typescript
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