Staff Engineer – Full Stack, Node.js

Dotmatics

Join Dotmatics as a Staff Engineer responsible for driving improvements in R&D AI-Powered platform. Work on Node.js and TypeScript ecosystem for scientific research.

Posted 4/20/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $121,078 - $163,811 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsJavaScriptKubernetesNode.jsPostgresReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and drive system architecture for services within a Node.js/TypeScript ecosystem.
Contribute to and improve engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for distributed systems, observability, and reliability.
Architect and implement serverless and event-driven data processing pipelines for high-volume scientific data.
Guarantee the scalability, maintainability, and security of software solutions.
Provide technical guidance to Software Engineers, conduct code reviews, and raise the bar for design, code quality, and operational excellence.
Help shape user interfaces that are intuitive and accelerate scientific research.
Collaborate with other teams to build scientific solutions on top of a best-in-class scientific data engine.

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years experience in engineering preferably in a SaaS environment
Strong engineering background with Node.js and React
Proven experience designing and implementing distributed, event-driven systems and high-level web applications
Experience implementing automated testing platforms, unit tests, and integration tests
Professional experience with PostgreSQL and building/consuming RESTful APIs
Hands-on experience with AWS in production environments and a solid understanding of Kubernetes for orchestrating workloads
Proficiency with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and AWS CodePipeline
Knowledge of Agile software development practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision, Insurance
Health Spending Accounts
Wellness Benefits (Mental Health Apps and Fitness Perks)
Company-paid Life and Disability Insurance
401k Retirement Plan (with 4% company match; immediate vesting)
Flexible Time off Plan (for US exempt employees)

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsTypeScriptReactPostgreSQLRESTful APIsAWSKubernetesCI/CDautomated testingevent-driven systems

Soft Skills

technical guidancecode reviewsdesign qualityoperational excellencecollaborationuser interface design