Senior Back-End Engineer – Forward Deployed
Deel
CloudJavaScriptNode.jsPostgresSQLTypeScript
Senior Backend Engineer, Forward Deployed
Deel
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
Tech Stack
JavaScriptNode.jsPostgresSQLTypeScript
About the role
- Engage directly with customers to understand their technical requirements and business objectives
- Design and implement tailored technical solutions, often using Deel's and partner Accounting and HCMs' APIs, webhooks, and backend infrastructure
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Managers, Solutions Engineers, and Backend/Frontend Engineers to deliver both customer-specific and scalable product improvements
- Contribute to product planning by feeding real-world customer use cases back into the roadmap
- Build and enhance product features, debug issues, and improve reliability
- Provide exceptional technical support during onboarding, implementation, and post-sale expansion
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, helping enterprise customers unlock the full power of Deel
Requirements
- Excellent communication skills, especially with non-technical stakeholders and external clients
- Experience delivering client-facing solutions, whether in implementation, consulting, or embedded technical roles
- 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack software engineer, ideally in SaaS or B2B platforms
- Fluency in Node.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, with deep understanding of software engineering best practices
- Strong SQL skills, particularly with PostgreSQL — including query optimization, migrations, and modeling
- Hands-on API development experience, validation, and performance tuning
- Ability to speak, read, and write English fluently (application form asks)
- Authorization to work in the country of residence is required (application form asks)
Benefits
- Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
- Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
- The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
ATS Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Node.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptSQLPostgreSQLAPI developmentquery optimizationmigrationsmodelingsoftware engineering best practices
Soft skills
communication skillsclient-facing solutionstechnical supportcollaborationproblem-solvingcustomer engagementtechnical advisorycross-functional teamworkcustomer use casestrust building
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