Backend Developer – Typescript

Marc Ellis; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company seeks an experienced Backend Developer to write server-side web application logic in JavaScript using Node.js. Responsibilities include ensuring high performance, managing data interchange, and developing efficient applications. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Computer Science, extensive knowledge in Node.js, and a strong software engineering background with 7+ years of experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in Node.js, JS frameworks.
• Overall 7+ years of development experience.
• Extensive knowledge in software engineering.

Responsibilities

• Write server-side application logic in JavaScript using Node.js.
• Manage data interchange between the backend and application.
• Ensure high performance and responsiveness to front-end requests.

Skills

Extensive knowledge of JavaScript

Node.js

Web stacks, libraries, and frameworks

AWS services

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

APIs for integrations

Microservices

CI/CD best practices

Kubernetes

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related Engineering subjects

Tools

Node.js

React.js

NestJS

TypeScript

HTML5 and CSS3

Docker

Nginx

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Backend Developer – Software Engineering

JOB CODE: TBC

DEPARTMENT: Group IT

BUSINESS UNIT: AGI

REPORTS TO (TITLES): –

NUMBER OF DIRECT REPORTS: –

PURPOSE: The role purpose is a brief description of the position’s main functionality

Back-end developers will be responsible for writing server-side web application logic in JavaScript using Node.js. Responsibilities include managing the interchange of data between the backend and the application, developing all server-side logic, defining and maintaining the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. Other duties include integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic, writing reusable, testable, and efficient code, designing and implementing low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications, implementing security and data protection, integrating data storage solutions (databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.), and implementing cache mechanisms.

Key Responsibilities

OPERATIONAL

• Champions a structured approach to business application solutions.
• Assures solutions not only fit for specific purposes but also align with the standards guidelines of business solutions.
• Influences changes to standards when necessary.
• Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
• Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
• Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
• Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability.
• Ability to read code done by any developer and update that code.

COMMUNICATION

• Internal: Business Process owners, Subject Matter Experts; Group IT Team
• External: Product and Solution Providers, Implementation Partners

Qualifications and Experience

EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related Engineering subjects
• Minimum of 5 years in Node.js, JS frameworks
• Overall 7+ years of development experience
• Experience with software engineering, customer experience
• Experience developing engineering applications for a large corporation
• Developing and maintaining all server-side components

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL

• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, Node.js, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks
• Knowledge of technologies such as Node.js, React.js, NestJS, TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3
• Knowledge of AWS services and Azure DevOps pipelines
• Deep knowledge of MongoDB, including Aggregation Pipelines
• Experience with PostgreSQL (design, queries, optimization)
• Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude
• Hands-on experience with APIs for integrations
• Understanding of Microservices and Event-Driven architecture
• Understanding of CI/CD best practices and infrastructure-as-code
• Experience on OAuth, Social accounts
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like Enzyme and Jest
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Docker, Nginx
• Relational DB, NoSQL DB
• Familiarity with Storage queues/service bus
• Familiarity with REST API design pattern
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Familiarity with caching mechanisms like Redis
• Experience with serverless technology (Nice to have)
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like Mocha and Chai
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like GitHub

EXPERIENCE

• 7+ years as a Back-End Developer, JavaScript-based
• 5+ years of experience on Node.js, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery/Bootstrap and JSON