Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and data pipelines
Architect and build scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript
Own end-to-end delivery of complex integration projects
Contribute to AI-powered features and initiatives
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, and business partners
Champion best practices in architecture, security, testing, monitoring, and deployment
Provide mentorship and support your team across backend architecture
Join a rotating on-call schedule

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience building production-grade software
At least 3 years writing production-level Node.js code using modern frameworks like Fastify or Express
Backend expertise using TypeScript and Node.js (required)
Experience integrating AI/ML services into production applications (highly desired)
Product-minded engineering approach
Can contribute to frontend work when needed
Database proficiency with RDBMS and SQL (MySQL or PostgreSQL)
Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals
Cloud infrastructure experience with major cloud providers (AWS preferred)
Belief in creating diverse, equitable, and inclusive practices

Benefits

Top tier medical, dental, & vision benefits for full time employees starting on the first day of employment
Flexible Paid Time Off for full time employees
Paid parental leave for all full time employees: 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing parent
Paid parental leave for non-birthing parent: 6 weeks
One thousand annually for professional development
Life, AD&D and Disability insurance for full time employees
401K (noncontributory by Knock) for all employees
$75 monthly allowance for health & wellness
Up to $400 monthly for a co-working space for eligible employees
$100 monthly allowance for home internet, mobile phone or other communication devices
$2,500 referral bonus for eligible employees

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsTypeScriptFastifyExpressAI/ML integrationRDBMSSQLMySQLPostgreSQLcloud infrastructure

Soft Skills

mentorshipcollaborationproduct-minded engineeringbest practicescommunicationteam supportdiversity and inclusion