As a Backend Developer, you'll be an integral member of the software engineering team that designs and develops world-class applications with Node.js, Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
You'll be working on mission-critical software applications that are relied on by our customers to be highly reliable and performant.
You'll be working closely with other engineers and team members to work on delightful applications and features that make a big impact on users.
We're looking for people that share our passion for writing great software; love making use of best practices in our software development process; have fantastic attention to detail; and who love to learn.
Responsibilities
Architect, design, develop, and maintain web based applications and services with a focus on Node.js-based backend development.
Design and implement high quality RESTful APIs.
Collaborate with the engineering team at large in software design sessions, code reviews, teaching, and other engineering activities.
Collaborate with other team members including the mobile development team and design team.
Participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle for our projects.
Requirements
3 or more years of a mix of frontend and backend development experience.
Demonstrable passion in full stack development.
Focus on continuous knowledge seeking and improvement.
Ability to think critically, analyze and break down problems into manageable components.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to communicate and work well with others.
Backend Skills
Strong knowledge and experience with developing RESTful APIs.
Strong knowledge and experience with one or more backend development stacks: .NET, NodeJS + Express, PHP + Laravel, Rails, or similar.
Strong knowledge and experience with one or more of PostgreSQL, MySQL or other relational databases.
Knowledge and experience with one or more cloud infrastructure providers: AWS, GCP, Azure.
Strong knowledge and experience of integration of third party services.
Experience utilizing various third party backend frameworks and libraries.
Frontend Skills
Strong knowledge and experience with frontend fundamentals: HTML, CSS, JS.
Strong knowledge and experience with one or more web oriented development languages: JS, TypeScript, PHP, Ruby, or other.
Strong knowledge and experience in at least one frontend framework: Vue.js, React, Angular, or other.
Experience utilizing various third party frameworks and libraries.
Advantages
Experience with e-commerce platforms: Magento, WooCommerce, etc.
Experience with content management systems: Drupal, Wordpress.
Experience with self-hosting cloud services (e.g. NextCloud, Gitlab, Gitea), or other SysAdmin-related tools/services (e.g. Wireguard).
Experience with containerization and orchestration solutions, e.g. Docker and Kubernetes.