Backend Engineer - Node.js & AWS (Remote)

Deel; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 33,306,000 - 49,958,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock grant opportunities

Flexible working office membership

Job summary

Deel is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join our remote-first team. You will build scalable services with Node.js and TypeScript, optimize PostgreSQL data models, and craft secure APIs at scale.

You’ll collaborate across product, design, and QA in distributed teams to deliver robust features for a global payroll platform. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in software engineering, strong security mindset, and a passion for SaaS.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Experience with PostgreSQL and data modeling.
• Design patterns and OOP fundamentals.
• Build scalable, high-volume systems.
• Secure API development with authentication tokens.
• Remote collaboration in distributed teams.
• Minimum 4 years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend features in a scalable service.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and QA teams.
• Design and optimize database schemas and migrations.
• Implement secure, reliable REST/API endpoints.
• Triage bugs and improve performance.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript/JavaScript

PostgreSQL

OOP & Design Patterns

System scalability

APIs & Security

Remote collaboration

4+ years experience

Tools

JWT

Queue-based systems

AWS

Job description

Deel is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to join our remote-first team. You will build scalable services with Node.js and TypeScript, optimize PostgreSQL data models, and craft secure APIs at scale.

You’ll collaborate across product, design, and QA in distributed teams to deliver robust features for a global payroll platform. Ideal candidates have 4+ years in software engineering, strong security mindset, and a passion for SaaS.