Backend Engineer (NestJS)

Avocadoo; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Avocadoo is seeking a backend engineer to build and operate the services behind a large-scale language-learning product. You will develop APIs for learning content, learner progress, and payments, and integrate AI tutoring and speech-feedback features to enhance the user experience.

You will optimize performance for growing usage across markets, work with NestJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, and cloud infrastructure, and implement automated deployments with CI/CD while keeping code clean and

Qualifications

• Proficient in TypeScript and Node.js; NestJS preferred.
• Experience with MongoDB or document databases.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure; Azure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain NestJS services for content, progress tracking, and payments.
• Integrate AI tutoring and speech-feedback capabilities into the learning experience.
• Maintain performance of MongoDB and Redis as product usage grows.
• Automate deployments using cloud infrastructure and CI/CD workflows.
• Write clear, maintainable code that teammates can work with.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Code readability

Tools

NestJS

MongoDB

Azure

Job description

Role overview

Develop and operate the backend services behind a large-scale language-learning product. The work covers APIs for learning content, learner progress, and payments, as well as AI tutoring and speech feedback services, with attention to performance as usage expands across markets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain NestJS services for content, progress tracking, and payments.
• Integrate AI tutoring and speech-feedback capabilities into the learning experience.
• Maintain performance of MongoDB and Redis as product usage grows.
• Automate deployments using cloud infrastructure and CI/CD workflows.
• Write clear, maintainable code that teammates can work with.

Requirements

• Strong TypeScript and Node.js skills; NestJS experience is preferred.
• Experience with MongoDB or another document database.
• Familiarity with cloud infrastructure; Azure experience is preferred.
• Ability to produce readable, maintainable code.

Benefits and work setup

• Full-time, remote-first role open worldwide.