Senior NodeJS Developer

Smart Working

Senior NodeJS Developer joining Smart Working's Engineering team to deliver scalable, data-driven applications. Collaborate with various stakeholders and drive engineering excellence.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇵🇰 PakistanSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDistributed SystemsDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and maintain scalable applications using NodeJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, Docker, and related technologies
Contribute hands-on across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support
Collaborate closely with developers, designers, QA, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality product features and enhancements
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and estimation sessions
Review technical designs, requirements, and specifications to provide constructive feedback and ensure engineering quality
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and architectural considerations early in the development process
Drive engineering best practices across CI/CD, testing, observability, security, and code quality
Contribute to architectural strategy and support scalable, maintainable system design decisions
Build and support real-time, event-driven, and data-intensive platform capabilities
Participate in an on-call support rota and contribute to incident resolution and operational stability
Collaborate across business and technical teams to align engineering delivery with commercial and customer objectives
Promote knowledge sharing, documentation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organisation
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and delivery efficiency

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong professional experience with NodeJS and TypeScript in production environments
Strong experience with MongoDB and NoSQL database design, including:
- Schema modelling
- Indexing strategies
- Aggregation pipelines
- Performance optimisation
Hands-on experience with Docker and containerised application development
Experience designing and building scalable backend systems and APIs
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems
Experience working with real-time, data-driven SaaS platforms
Solid understanding of software architecture and ability to contribute to architectural decision-making
Strong understanding of engineering best practices, including:
- CI/CD pipelines
- Code reviews
- Automated testing
- Observability and monitoring
- Performance optimisation
- Security practices
Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques
Experience working within Agile software development environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Ability to troubleshoot issues through to resolution in production systems
Experience integrating AI development tools into engineering workflows with measurable impact
Strong ownership mindset with a collaborative and delivery-focused approach

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

NodeJSTypeScriptMongoDBNoSQLDockerCI/CDevent-driven architecturedistributed systemsAPI designperformance optimisation

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationownership mindsetdelivery-focusedconstructive feedbackknowledge sharingcontinuous improvementproblem-solvingcross-functional teamworkAgile participation