Senior Backend Engineer- Node.js (Remote)

RemoteStar; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job description

Remote working is the new norm. Do you want to avoid a daily commute, reduce stress, achieve work-life balance, spend more time with your family, be more creative, and improve productivity? At RemoteStar, we follow a remote-first work policy. If you're passionate about working from home or a nearby co-working space with leading start-ups and scale-ups, RemoteStar can be a great fit. We help both employers and employees to build a great remote-team culture, reduce overheads, and improve productivity.

About Role: Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js) - Remote

About Client: A UK-based startup founded by a team of Google and Rocket Internet alumni is looking for a Back-end Engineer to join their team to build and scale their collaborative product.

As our Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js), you'll be responsible for:

• Champion a strong architecture: design and implement scalable and robust B2B back-end architectures for building highly scalable and secure applications.
• Build robust integrations: enhance and maintain native API integrations with third-party tools such as Jira, Asana, and Slack, ensuring smooth data flow, scalability, and robustness.
• Uphold security compliance: ensure all systems meet enterprise-level security requirements, including data encryption, secure authentication, and authorization protocols.
• Optimize database design: optimize database architecture and queries for fast, real-time interactions within the application.
• Drive feature development: lead the development, in collaboration with the front-end team, of new features and improve existing functionalities, ensuring high code quality and performance.
• Provide mentorship: provide guidance and mentorship to back-end engineers, reviewing their code and fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Guard the codebase: maintain and enhance the codebase, adhering to best practices, coding standards, and ensuring code quality through code reviews and documentation.

What do we value?

• +5 years of experience in back-end development, working with scale-ups, and being exposed to a growing number of users.
• Advanced experience in Node.js, Express.js, and the MEAN stack.
• Strong experience with MongoDB and other database technologies.
• Expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and integrating third-party APIs (e.g., Jira, Asana, Slack).
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and real-time data processing (WebSocket implementation).
• Experienced with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Deep understanding of security best practices, including encryption, secure authentication, and authorization protocols.
• Self-starter comfortable with ambiguity in entrepreneurial environments.
• Deep experience and proven track record building scalable B2B SaaS systems handling high traffic.
• Commitment to quality and details as well as deep experience and care for performance, scalability, and security topics as we scale.
• Great communication and collaboration skills adapted to a remote-first working environment.
• Proactiveness to drive their own roadmap and improvements.

What will you get?

• A chance to be an early member in a startup focused on redefining cross-functional interactions within the future of work.
• Ability to solve problems with a team that deeply cares about velocity and making an impact.
• Remote-first working environment.