Backend Developer (Node JS and TypeScript)

hudsonmanpower; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

hudsonmanpower seeks a Senior Full Stack Developer to design, code, test, debug, and document device communication middleware for monitoring and controlling the devices we manufacture. You will shape software architecture across desktop, mobile, browser, cloud, and embedded environments, focusing on high performance, maintainability, and cross‑platform reuse.

Responsibilities include implementing middleware in Node.js and TypeScript, exposing APIs via GraphQL/REST, and collaborating with teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of software development experience.
• Proven Node.js backend experience with a strong focus on TypeScript.
• Experience designing and documenting Web-based APIs for asynchronous systems.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Understanding of asynchronous programming, multi-threading, and reactive patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, testing, and deployment best practices.
• Experience with Git version control.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement platform-independent device communication middleware.
• Develop software using Agile methodologies on cross-functional development teams.
• Collaborate with marketing, test and system engineering to define software use cases and requirements that drive end user value.
• Implement device communication business logic in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Expose functionality to consuming applications via GraphQL and/or REST APIs.
• Research, model and standardize device interaction capabilities across our broad product ecosystem, providing device-agnostic interfaces for client applications.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

GraphQL

REST APIs

Web APIs

Asynchronous programming

CI/CD

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

We seek a Senior Full Stack Developer to design, code, test, debug, and document device communication middleware solutions for monitoring and controlling the devices we manufacture. Affect change in applications deployed in various environments, such as cross‑platform desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), mobile, browser‑based, cloud, and embedded. Advance the evolution of our software architecture to improve code reuse in the above environments, write high performance code where milliseconds matter, and increase maintainability. You'll also collaborate with other developers to enhance, modify and maintain the numerous applications consuming the device communication middleware, as well as with business partners to define requirements for application behaviors from user interfaces to embedded device behavior.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement platform‑independent device communication middleware solutions that control and manage state‑of‑the‑art products and networking technologies.
• Develop software using agile development methodologies on high‑performing, cross‑functional development teams.
• Collaborate with marketing, test and system engineering to define software use cases and requirements that drive end user value.
• Implement device communication business logic in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Expose functionality to consuming applications via GraphQL and/or REST APIs.
• Research, model and standardize device interaction capabilities across our broad product ecosystem, providing device‑agnostic interfaces for client applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience.
• Proven experience as Node.js backend developer with a strong focus on TypeScript.
• Proficiency in designing and documenting Web‑based APIs for asynchronous systems.
• Demonstrates problem‑solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Understanding of operating system fundamentals, asynchronous programming, multi‑threading, and reactive programming.
• Understanding of industry standard software development practices, such as:
  • Software Design Patterns and Principles, such as separation of concerns, cohesion vs coupling, SOLID.
  • Continuous integration, testing, and deployment.
  • Unit and Integration Testing.
• Experience with software version control systems, preferably with git.
• Software development experience with the following technologies are strongly preferred:
  • Authoring and consuming RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs.
  • Distributed Systems.