Node.js Developer

Energy Innovation Corp; New Haven (CT); On-site; USD 82,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor program

Job summary

Subway in New Haven, CT is seeking a Node.js Developer to accelerate the product roadmap. The role emphasizes ownership, mentoring teammates, and delivering regular code improvements with a focus on performance.

The candidate should comfortably defend recommendations, manage dependencies across Rust services, and optimize cloud spend. The role requires a related degree or equivalent practical experience and is based in the New Haven office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Ability to mentor mid-level teammates and support teammates under deadlines.
• Comfort defending recommendations in front of skeptics.

Responsibilities

• Ship incremental improvements to Subway's New Haven platform on a regular cadence.
• Trace a technology number back through Rust services until it adds up.
• Translate Rust metrics into the dashboard Subway leadership checks each morning.
• Trim Subway's cloud bill by right-sizing the Scrum infrastructure in New Haven, CT.
• Reach into legacy GitLab CI modules and leave them cleaner than you found them.
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that subway users feel every click.
• Own data integrity across Subway's GitLab CI stores so New Haven numbers never lie.

Skills

Defensive presenting

Mentoring teammates

Collaboration with Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Scrum

GitLab CI

Job description

Subway is looking for a $82,000 - $119,000 Node.js Developer to join our New Haven, CT office and accelerate our product roadmap. What makes this Subway role different is the ownership; the $82,000 - $119,000 and temporary hours are just the entry fee.

Key Responsibilities

• Ship incremental improvements to Subway's New Haven platform on a regular cadence
• Trace a technology number back through Rust services until it finally adds up
• Translate Rust metrics into the one chart Subway leadership checks each morning
• Trim Subway's cloud bill by right-sizing the Scrum infrastructure in New Haven, CT
• Reach into legacy GitLab CI modules and leave them cleaner than you found them
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Subway users feel every click
• Own data integrity across Subway's GitLab CI stores so New Haven numbers never lie

What You'll Bring

• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• Comfort navigating ambiguity when the brief arrives half-written
• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong rapport-building skills and a genuinely positive presence
• Track record that proves you can relentlessly-kind ship under deadline pressure
• Mid-level fluency in Collaboration, with Scrum on your roadmap

The story of Subway is really the story of New Haven, CT betting on a problem-solving idea about technology and being proven right. We prize follow-through: when someone here commits to something, the team can count on it.

For this Node.js Developer role we offer $82,000 - $119,000, a mentor who has walked the path, and benefits designed for life outside Subway.

This role is being actively staffed, with offers expected before the quarter closes.