Lead Backend Engineer - Node.js & API Architect | Remote

Hiretruss; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Work with Modern Tech

Remote-Friendly Flexibility

International Experience

Pathway to U.S. Market Opportunities

Stable, Growing Industry

Job summary

A B2B SaaS company is looking for a Backend Developer / Tech Lead to lead the backend architecture of a platform servicing financial institutions. Key responsibilities include designing RESTful APIs, managing PostgreSQL databases, and maintaining AWS infrastructure. Applicants should have 4+ years of backend development experience, strong skills in Node.js, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and security best practices. This role offers remote-friendly flexibility and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as a backend developer.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js for building server-side applications.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL including database design, optimization.
• Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, RDS, etc.).
• Proven ability to design and build RESTful APIs.
• Experience building scalable, high-availability applications.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the backend architecture of the core platform.
• Design and build scalable, secure RESTful APIs for integration.
• Manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases for growing data.
• Architect and maintain AWS infrastructure for performance and security.
• Lead the technical direction and decision-making.

Skills

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS infrastructure

RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Security best practices

Microservices architecture

Tools

Docker

Bitbucket Pipelines

Job description

A B2B SaaS company is looking for a Backend Developer / Tech Lead to lead the backend architecture of a platform servicing financial institutions. Key responsibilities include designing RESTful APIs, managing PostgreSQL databases, and maintaining AWS infrastructure. Applicants should have 4+ years of backend development experience, strong skills in Node.js, and familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and security best practices. This role offers remote-friendly flexibility and opportunities for career growth.