Senior Software Engineer

Digital Waffle; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the tech industry is seeking a Senior Software Engineer proficient in Node.js and TypeScript to join their team in Nottingham. This role involves designing and maintaining scalable backend systems, with a strong focus on quality, performance, and technical leadership. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years of experience and excellent collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development.
• Advanced proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of software development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain robust backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Participate in system architecture design and provide technical leadership.
• Own features end-to-end, ensuring quality, performance and reliability.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Code Reviews

Automated Testing

Performance Optimisation

Communication

Job description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer - Node.js, TypeScript & AWS
Location: Nottingham
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £65k-75k

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer with expertise in Node.js and TypeScript to join our growing engineering team. In this role, you'll play a key part in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems that power our products and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain robust backend systems using Node.js and TypeScript
• Be a critical part of our R&D team
• Ensure code quality, performance, and reliability through code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration
• Participate in system architecture design and provide technical leadership on complex projects
• Own features end-to-end, thinking through everything from user experience, data models, scalability, operability and ongoing metrics

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development
• Advanced proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript
• Familiarity with containerisation and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud services - AWS
• Strong understanding of software development best practices (testing, code reviews, performance optimisation)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

If you would like to be considered, interviews are taking place as of next week so please get in touch asap

Apply online.

Please note: Due to the high volume of exceptional CVs we receive, we may not be able to respond to each candidate individually. However, we'll carefully review your CV to see if it aligns with our current job openings. If your skills are a perfect match, a recruiter will be in touch to discuss the opportunity further.