Senior Backend Developer

Summary

Join Leadtech, a company redefining digital businesses since 2009, as a Senior Backend Developer. Oversee external development and maintenance of web applications, ensuring software quality and efficiency. Define and implement software development best practices, track application health metrics, and develop reusable software components. Collaborate with the Product team, enhance team unity, and work in agile environments. Leadtech offers a collaborative and fun work environment with flexible time off, remote work options, and a comprehensive benefits package. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of backend development experience with NodeJS, TypeScript, and JavaScript, along with AWS and PostgreSQL experience.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience developing robust and scalable backend applications
• You are looking for challenges to expand your skills and aspire to technical leadership roles such as Tech Lead, Staff or Principal Developer
• Strong knowledge of Software Engineering design patterns
• You have demonstrable experience working with NodeJS, TypeScript, JavaScript in building web applications and APIs
• You are familiar with and have practical experience with AWS and PostgresSQL
• You master the definition and implementation of software development best practices, ensuring code quality and maintainability
• You feel comfortable and enjoy working in agile and dynamic environments, adapting to changes and actively contributing to planning
• You possess excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to interact effectively with the technical team and other stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Oversee the external development and maintenance of web applications, ensuring software quality and efficiency
• Define and implement software development best practices (such as CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews) across different projects
• Define and track a set of metrics to evaluate the health of applications: monitoring performance, stability, and code quality
• Develop tools and software components for horizontal use across a large number of applications
• Collaborate closely with the Product team to define and estimate new features and products
• Enhancing the importance of team unity so that everyone feels part of the project and the company

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of other web developments technologies is highly valued
• Experience with ´normalized´ data is highly valuable

Benefits

• Top-notch private health insurance — includes dental and psychological services
• Full-time, permanent contract
• Flexible time off, no blackout dates, plus your birthday, Christmas’ Eve and New Year’s Eve off
• Remote work OR come into the office if you prefer!
• Flextime (7 – 9:30 a.m. / 3:30 – 7:30 p.m)
• Free Friday afternoons (a 7-hour workday!) + 35-hour week in July and August (free afternoons here we come!)
• Enhanced career path designed just for you
• External training budget
• Other: ticket restaurant, nursery tickets
• Budget for team-building activities
• We celebrate all company landmarks