Senior Node.js Backend Engineer — Scalable APIs

Shortcut; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

Shortcut is seeking an experienced Back-end Developer to build scalable server-side applications with Node.js. You will design, develop, and maintain back-end services, API endpoints, and microservices, working closely with front-end teams to deliver seamless user experiences.

You’ll collaborate with database experts on SQL and NoSQL data modeling, apply security best practices, optimize performance, and write clean, well-documented code.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with Node.js and back-end development

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain server-side applications and services using Node.js
• Create and manage RESTful APIs and microservices
• Work with databases (SQL and NoSQL) and ensure data integrity and security
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate back-end services with user-facing applications
• Optimize application performance and scalability
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code

Skills

Node.js

Back-end development

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Data modeling

Security best practices

Troubleshooting

Communication

Tools

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Job description

Shortcut is seeking an experienced Back-end Developer to build scalable server-side applications with Node.js. You will design, develop, and maintain back-end services, API endpoints, and microservices, working closely with front-end teams to deliver seamless user experiences.

You’ll collaborate with database experts on SQL and NoSQL data modeling, apply security best practices, optimize performance, and write clean, well-documented code.