Parts Town

Principal Backend Engineer – Hybrid

Parts Town

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: AddisonIllinoisUnited States

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Salary

💰 $133,164 - $179,711 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Design, architect, and optimize scalable microservices that power eCommerce and enterprise platforms.
  • Drive backend architecture and ensure seamless integration across systems like commerce, CMS, ERP, PIM, and marketing.
  • Champion best practices in modularization, API design, and event-driven architectures.
  • Leverage Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, and serverless technologies to create secure, high-performance services.
  • Own backend engineering policies, CI/CD pipelines, and testing automation to ensure reliable deployments.
  • Define logging, observability, and disaster recovery strategies, ensuring high availability.
  • Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and data teams to optimize system performance.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural decisions.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in backend system design, eCommerce, and distributed applications
  • Expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud-native platforms (Azure preferred)
  • Knowledgeable of databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis), microservices, event-driven architectures (Kafka, NATS), and API standards (REST, GraphQL)
  • Experience with unit, integration, and contract testing (Jest, Mocha, Pact) and CI/CD (Terraform, Pulumi)
  • Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), serverless computing, Kubernetes, and containerization
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and collaborate across teams
Benefits
  • Quarterly profit-sharing bonus
  • Hybrid Work schedule
  • Team member appreciation events and recognition programs
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Monthly IT stipend
  • Casual dress code
  • On-demand pay options: Access your pay as you earn it, to cover unexpected or even everyday expenses
  • health insurance
  • 401k/401k match
  • employee assistance programs
  • time away
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
Node.jsTypeScriptmicroservicesevent-driven architecturesAPI designdatabasesunit testingintegration testingCI/CDcloud-native platforms
Soft Skills
mentoringcollaborationarchitectural decision-making