Backend Engineer – Freelance

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Backend Engineer crafting large-scale software using AI-first techniques. Building backend services with TypeScript and Node.js while collaborating in a remote-first environment.

Posted 7/21/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and maintaining backend services using TypeScript and Node.js, with a strong focus on integrating third-party APIs and employing AI tools to enhance development workflows. Proficient in identifying and resolving issues proactively while communicating effectively in a remote-first environment.

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Backend DevelopmentTypeScriptNode.jsAI Tools ExperienceProactive Problem Solving

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Hard Skills

Backend DevelopmentTypeScriptNode.jsAPI IntegrationClean Code PracticesTestingLarge-Scale System DevelopmentPerformance OptimizationDebuggingRefactoring

Soft Skills

Excellent CommunicationProactive MindsetOwnership-Driven

Tools & Technologies

CursorClaude CodeCodex

Industry Keywords

AI-First MindsetRemote WorkAsynchronous Communication

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaScriptNode.jsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join a team of AI-first engineers
Build and maintain backend services using TypeScript and Node.js
Integrate backend functionality with third-party APIs and external data services
Write clean, readable, and well-tested code
Use AI tools daily to streamline development, debugging, refactoring, and documentation workflows without compromising quality
Work closely with other engineers in a remote-first environment, proactively communicating progress, blockers, and risks
Identify issues proactively, spotting bugs, performance bottlenecks, or architectural risks early and taking ownership of solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

+5 years of backend experience
+2 years of Node experience
An AI-first mindset
Hands-on experience using Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex
Hands-on experience building at least one large-scale system from scratch
Excellent communication skills and comfort working in an asynchronous, remote environment
A proactive, ownership-driven mindset: you see problems, raise them early, and help solve them
Comfort operating in a 100% operational role, managing priorities and complexity independently

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time availability is required ( Aug through Dec 2026)