Design scalable, fault tolerant, and high availability backend systems using Node.js
Define microservices, event driven, and API first architectures
Create low level and high level design documents (LLD/HLD)
Establish coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines
Evaluate and recommend frameworks, libraries, and tools
Lead complex backend development initiatives using Node.js (Express/NestJS/Fastify)
Review code for performance, security, maintainability, and scalability
Mentor senior and junior developers; conduct design and code reviews
Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, QA, and product teams
Optimize application performance, memory usage, and async workflows
Implement authentication, authorization, and data security best practices
Design logging, monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions
Ensure compliance with security standards and data protection policies
Design cloud native solutions on AWS / Azure / GCP
Work closely with DevOps on CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and deployments
Guide infrastructure design using Docker, Kubernetes, and IaC
Ensure system resilience and disaster recovery strategies

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
8+ years of backend development experience
Proven experience as a Technical Architect or Lead Engineer
Strong system design and problem solving skills
Core Backend
· Node.js (deep understanding of event loop, async patterns, streams)
· Frameworks: NestJS, Express.js, Fastify
· RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets
· Microservices and event driven systems
· Databases & Messaging
· SQL: PostgreSQL, MySQL
· NoSQL: MongoDB, Redis
· Message brokers: Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS/SNS
Cloud & DevOps
· Cloud platforms: AWS / Azure / GCP
· Containers: Docker, Kubernetes
· CI/CD tools (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
· Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, CloudWatch
Security & Quality
· OAuth2, JWT, RBAC
· Secure API design and OWASP best practices
· Testing: Unit, integration, contract testing
· Performance and load testing tools

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsNestJSExpress.jsFastifyRESTful APIsGraphQLWebSocketsSQLPostgreSQLMySQL

Soft Skills

system designproblem solvingmentoringcollaborationleadership

Certifications

Bachelor’s degreeMaster’s degree