Senior Backend Developer (Node / Nestjs) PAK

Wizdaa; Pakistan; Remote; PKR 2,000,000 - 2,750,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech company is hiring a Senior Backend Developer to lead technical initiatives. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience with Node.js and databases like MongoDB and MySQL. This fully remote position requires strong skills in API development and microservices architecture. Compensation will be provided in USD with flexible work hours aligned to EST.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Node.js, Express.js and Nest.js.
• Production experience with backend frameworks in high-scale environments.
• Advanced knowledge of MongoDB and/or MySQL with strong database design, administration, and optimization skills.

Responsibilities

• Write and maintain backend and API code to support platform functionality.
• Ensure seamless data integration and manage relationships across complex data tables.
• Create and consume RESTful APIs.

Skills

Node.js

Express.js

Nest.js

MongoDB

MySQL

RESTful APIs

Microservices architecture

JavaScript

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Job description

Overview

Job Description: Senior Backend Developer

Let's be direct: We're looking for a technical powerhouse. If you're the developer who:

• Is the clear technical leader on your team
• Consistently solves problems others can't crack
• Ships complex features in half the time it takes others
• Writes code so clean it could be published as a tutorial
• Takes pride in elevating the entire codebase

Then we want to talk to you.

This isn't a role for everyone, and that's by design. We're seeking developers who know they're exceptional and have the track record to prove it.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience with Node.js, Express.js and Nest.js
• Production experience with backend frameworks in high-scale environments
• Expertise in relational and non relational databases.
• Write and maintain backend and API code to support platform functionality.
• Ensure seamless data integration and manage relationships across complex data tables for various user roles.
• Advanced knowledge of MongoDB and/or MySQL, with strong database design, administration, and optimization skills.
• Strong experience in creating and consuming RESTful APIs and working with microservices architecture.
• Proficient in client-side scripting, JavaScript frameworks, and handling cross-browser compatibility issues.
• Experience with version control systems like Git and an understanding of CI/CD pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in TypeScript.
• Experience in database infrastructure setup and optimization.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Familiarity with automated testing platforms, unit testing, and end-to-end testing.
• Strong appreciation for clean, well-documented, and maintainable code.

Additional Information

• This is a fully remote position.
• Compensation will be in USD.
• Work hours are aligned with the EST time zone (9 AM to 6 PM EST / 6 PM to 3 AM Pakistan time), or PT Time Zone.