Senior Back-End Engineer

A well-established company that is reshaping the future of digital financial services with their world-class, next-gen solutions, is looking for a Senior Back-End Engineer. The engineer will be in charge of spotting and quickly fixing problems while keeping an eye on and troubleshooting production systems. The U.S.-based company is building a cutting-edge money transfer platform that enables users to send and receive money in a hassleless, quick, and efficient manner. The company has successfully managed to secure $11mn+ in funding so far. 

Job Responsibilities:

• To promote ongoing improvement, keep abreast of the newest developments in Node.js and back-end development
• Using Node.js, create scalable, dependable, and high-performance back-end systems
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to comprehend project requirements and translate them into technical solutions, including front-end developers, product managers, and designers
• Create RESTful APIs and include other services to improve connectivity and usefulness
• Utilize databases like MongoDB or PostgreSQL to implement effective data storage and retrieval methods
• Maximize the performance and scalability of back-end systems
• Ensure the stability and dependability of the back-end infrastructure, and do thorough testing, including unit testing, integration testing, and performance testing
• Assist DevOps developers in the continuous integration and smooth deployment of back-end services

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• At least 3+ years of relevant experience as a back-end engineer
• Demonstrable experience working with Node.js 
• Thorough understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript for back-end development
• Strong familiarity with the concepts of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and data structures
• Extensive experience in creating scalable and effective RESTful APIs
• Excellent knowledge of storing and retrieving data using databases like MongoDB or PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with front-end technologies and API integration.
• In-depth knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Prior experience working with testing frameworks and methodologies, like Mocha, Chai, or Jest
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent team management and collaboration abilities
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic startup environment
• Nice to have some experience working in the fintech or financial services industry
• Familiarity with serverless architecture and cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud is desirable
• Some understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems is desirable
• Experience with message brokers like Apache Kafka or RabbitMQ is preferred
• Nice to have some open-source project experience or a significant online developer community presence
• Excellent English communication skills, both spoken and written