Distributed Backend Engineer — PostgreSQL & GraphQL

Grant Thornton; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 56,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton in Concord, NH seeks a Backend Developer specialized in PostgreSQL to tackle real distributed systems. You will decode an undocumented Node.js service, organize GraphQL config across environments, and optimize queries for high-throughput workloads.

This temporary on-site role pays $56,000–$81,000 with flexible scheduling and an opportunity to grow PostgreSQL expertise while contributing to Concord operations.

Qualifications

• 1+ years building trust in a fast-paced, real-world setting.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team.
• Comfort defending recommendations in front of skeptics.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Node.js, and GraphQL is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Decode the undocumented Node.js service for maintenance and improvement.
• Wrangle GraphQL config across environments so staging matches production.
• Catch GraphQL regression in staging before it reaches users.
• Tune database queries and schemas for high-throughput workloads.
• Drive Python incident postmortems to prevent outages.
• Prototype rough Spring Boot ideas and evaluate them for stack inclusion.

Skills

Rapport-building

Team collaboration

Independent work

Communication

Tools

PostgreSQL

Node.js

GraphQL

Spring Boot

Python

C#

Job description

Grant Thornton in Concord, NH seeks a Backend Developer specialized in PostgreSQL to tackle real distributed systems. You will decode an undocumented Node.js service, organize GraphQL config across environments, and optimize queries for high-throughput workloads.

This temporary on-site role pays $56,000–$81,000 with flexible scheduling and an opportunity to grow PostgreSQL expertise while contributing to Concord operations.