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Senior Backend Engineer, Node.js
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full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $130,000 - $160,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
JavaScript.NETNode.jsOpen SourceTypeScript
About the role
- Estimate, develop, test, and deploy high-quality Node.js applications in TypeScript and JavaScript for our clients.
- Debug, troubleshoot, and optimize the performance of Node.js-based applications using a variety of development tools.
- Lead team efforts on complex projects and drive projects forward via direct, individual contributions.
- Write clean, maintainable, secure, and efficient code in Typescript and JavaScript, and serve as a role model for the engineering team.
- Maintain, support, and actively develop internal resources like documentation, patterns, templates, and libraries.
- Contribute to full-stack design discussions, ensuring data structures (API contracts, endpoint naming, etc.) across the entire scope of a project are consistent with industry best practices.
- Design, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to ensure efficient, reliable, and automated build, test, and deployment workflows for Node.js applications.
- Stay current with changes in the Node.js ecosystem, including framework updates, runtime improvements, and security patches, to ensure client systems remain stable, secure, and future-ready.
- Support business development estimation efforts above and beyond client work (e.g., for prospective projects).
- Actively lead code reviews, hold the team accountable to our engineering standards, and provide constructive feedback and guidance that brings out the best in the team.
- Collaborate closely with front-end and mobile teams to design API endpoints that support engaging and intuitive user interfaces.
- Frequently present at team events, sharing knowledge and insights.
- Mentor team members regarding best practices and community contributions.
- Actively participate in community events.
- Frequently contribute to the broader engineering community through writing, public speaking, or open source.
- Communicate complex ideas with clarity and confidence, guiding clients toward well-informed decisions that elevate their products.
Requirements
- At least 7 years of relevant experience, including a strong track record of senior or lead roles, ideally in a consulting environment or as part of an in-house, cross-functional product team.
- Experience building scalable, maintainable Node-based web APIs using TypeScript and JavaScript, and backend services and related technologies.
- Mastery of TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js, and related tools.
- Work samples showcasing performant, neatly organized code with clean, well-structured endpoints, and thoughtful API design.
- Broad skillset spanning disciplines or platforms beyond Node.js. For example: scripting, DevOps, experience with another backend platform like .NET, etc.
- Mastery of modern software development best practices, tools, and workflows.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A track record of strong leadership and mentorship abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and initiatives effectively.
- A demonstrated hunger for personal and professional growth.
- A self-evident love and care for the craft of software development.
Benefits
- We go out of our way to evaluate all employees and job applicants equally based on merit, competence, and qualifications.
- We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and consider all qualified applicants.
- Don't worry, every application will be reviewed by a human.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Node.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptAPI designCI/CD pipelinesperformance optimizationbackend servicesscriptingDevOps.NET
Soft skills
leadershipmentorshipcommunicationpresentationcollaborationproject managementproblem-solvingfeedbackcommunity engagementpersonal growth
