Deel

Senior Backend Engineer, Node.js, AWS

Deel

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇮🇹 Italy

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresSQLTypeScript

About the role

  • Deel is the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams, supporting workers in 150+ countries
  • Collaborate in cross-functional teams with Frontend Engineers, Product, Designers, and QA
  • Participate in product planning from discovery to deployment
  • Develop and enhance features, APIs, and continuously improve products
  • Find and fix bugs quickly and deliver a customer-centric experience
  • Extra: SaaS 24/7 product experience, serverless architecture on AWS, FinTech domain knowledge

Requirements

  • Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript best practices
  • Experience in at least one other server-side language
  • SQL expertise, particularly with PostgreSQL (query optimization, data migrations, modeling)
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
  • Experience designing systems for scalability
  • Proven expertise optimizing systems for high-volume transactions, concurrency, idempotency, and performance under load
  • Skilled in building APIs, including input validation, JWT tokens, security, and queue-based systems
  • At least 8 years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • Experience working in distributed/remote teams and strong asynchronous communication skills
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Business-focused approach to software development