Senior Backend Engineer, Infra Engineering, Node.js/AWS/K8s

Jobgether; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech recruitment service is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for Infra Engineering, responsible for building scalable backend services using Node.js, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role offers flexibility to work remotely across EMEA, emphasizing collaboration and professional growth in an innovative environment. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience and strong problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Stock grant opportunities

Flexible remote work

Access to co-working spaces

Professional growth opportunities

Scalable benefits and perks

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in backend engineering.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and experience building scalable backend services.
• Proficiency with AWS or similar cloud environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.
• Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and messaging systems (RabbitMQ/NATS/Kafka).
• Strong system design and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills to coordinate across multiple teams.
• Hands-on troubleshooting ability.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-load backend services with Node.js.
• Collaborate with DevOps and product teams to enforce standards.
• Develop internal tooling, libraries, and frameworks.
• Respond to production incidents and troubleshoot issues.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate projects across multiple engineering teams.

Skills

Node.js

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Postgres

MySQL

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Overview

This position is posted by Jobgether on behalf of a partner company. We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer, Infra Engineering, Node.js/AWS/K8s in EMEA. This is a remote position across EMEA, offering both freedom and responsibility in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your work directly impacts the platform's scalability, reliability, and performance.

Accountabilities

As a Senior Backend Engineer in Infra Engineering, you will drive architectural excellence and operational efficiency across the platform. Key responsibilities include:

• Build and maintain high-load backend services with Node.js, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with DevOps and product teams to enforce standards, best practices, and architectural guidance.
• Develop internal tooling, libraries, and frameworks to streamline engineering workflows.
• Respond to production incidents and troubleshoot complex system issues across distributed environments.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from discovery to deployment, contributing to system design and implementation.
• Coordinate projects and initiatives across multiple engineering teams to achieve business and technical goals.

Requirements

The ideal candidate combines technical mastery with problem-solving skills and cross-team collaboration experience. Required qualifications include:

• 7+ years of experience in backend engineering.
• Strong expertise in Node.js and experience building scalable backend services.
• Proficiency with AWS or similar cloud environments.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker.
• Familiarity with relational databases (Postgres/MySQL) and messaging systems (RabbitMQ/NATS/Kafka).
• Strong system design, problem-solving skills, and the ability to tackle complex, "unknown" challenges.
• Excellent communication skills to orchestrate initiatives across 20+ teams.
• Hands-on troubleshooting ability and readiness to handle production incidents.

Nice to Have

• Experience building internal tooling such as npm packages or frameworks.
• Previous work on developer platforms or infrastructure libraries.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and stock grant opportunities based on role, employment status, and location.
• Flexible remote work with optional co-working space access (e.g., WeWork).
• Scalable benefits and perks based on employment status and country, supporting work-life balance and well-being.
• Opportunity to work in a high-growth, globally distributed team across multiple countries.
• Professional growth in a fast-paced, innovative, and collaborative environment.