Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Node.JS

Summary

The job is for a Senior Backend Engineer at Factor-Eleven to expand and optimize their digital advertisement SaaS suite of applications using NodeJS with TypeScript, federated GraphQL, Docker, AWS, and Apache Kafka. The role involves designing microservices, integrating data storage, monitoring, and protection solutions, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to front-end requests.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as Backend Engineer or similar role
• Strong proficiency of NodeJS with TypeScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3
• Experience with user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• High familiarity with fundamental design principles behind scalable applications
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Good knowledge of event-driven architecture, message busses, and/or pub/sub-systems
• Proven expert knowledge Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Excellent familiarity with git, npm, docker, and Jira
• Extensive experience in mentoring teammates in a respectful, educative manner

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining microservices and back-end components
• Ensuring optimal performance of databases and responsiveness to front-end requests
• Collaborating with developers, product owners, and stakeholders on the design and integration of elements
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions
• Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support
• Documenting server-side processes, including database schemas, message events and sagas, as well as preparing reports
• Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies
• Provide mentorship and technical supervision to team-members

Benefits

• Transparent, above-market salaries
• 100% remote within Europe
• Flexible work-hours and part-time models
• Be part of a fast-growing, highly-skilled team
• In person department and company events
• Home office, co-working space and work-together allowance
• Personal and professional development courses from Udemy
• Case by case relocation and visa support