Senior Javascript Engineer (Contract)

MRJ Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

UK-based remote working

2 days a week in a major UK city

Job summary

MRJ Recruitment is seeking a Senior Node.js Engineer to join a fast-growing digital business. You will help build and evolve high-scale backend services using Node.js and TypeScript, and collaborate across Product, Engineering and Platform teams to drive architectural decisions.

The role requires a polyglot mindset with exposure to other languages and a strong understanding of APIs and microservices in agile environments. UK-based remote working with 2 days a week in a major UK city is offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' commercial software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Polyglot mindset with exposure to other languages (Java, Go, Python, C#, Kotlin or similar).
• Excellent understanding of APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working within modern Agile product teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve high-scale backend services with Node.js & TypeScript.
• Design clean, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering and Platform teams.
• Contribute to architecture and technical decision-making.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Polyglot mindset

Mentoring

Agile methodology

Communication

Tools

Java

Go

Python

C#

Kotlin

Job description

We're supporting a fast-growing digital business that's investing heavily in its engineering capability and is looking for an experienced Senior Node.js Engineer to join a high-performing product team.

This isn't a role for someone who only knows one language. They're looking for polyglot engineers who understand software engineering fundamentals and are comfortable working across different technologies to solve complex problems.

You'll be:

• Building and evolving high-scale backend services with Node.js & TypeScript
• Designing clean, scalable and maintainable solutions
• Working closely with Product, Engineering and Platform teams
• Contributing to architecture and technical decision-making
• Writing high-quality, well-tested code
• Mentoring engineers and driving engineering best practice
• 10+ years' commercial software engineering experience
• Strong expertise with Node.js and TypeScript
• A polyglot mindset with exposure to other languages (Java, Go, Python, C#, Kotlin or similar)
• Strong understanding of APIs, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience working within modern Agile product teams
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative approach

What's on offer:

• UK-based remote working
• 2 days a week in a major UK city.

If you're an experienced contractor who enjoys solving complex engineering challenges and wants to work alongside some exceptional engineers, I'd love to hear from you.