Node.js Developer

Energy Innovation Corp; West Valley City (UT); Remote; USD 85,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentor

Full benefits

Job summary

American Express is hiring a contract Node.js Developer fluent in Django to drive features from concept to production in West Valley City, UT. This role emphasizes uptime, on-call rotation, and end-to-end ownership of backend services using Django and Java dependencies. A remote option is available with relocation flexibility.

You will review code, adhere to engineering standards, and contribute to a fast-moving engineering environment with strong mentorship and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• Contract role experience and ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in Django and comfortable with Node.js stack.
• Willingness to relocate or work remotely with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Take features from whiteboard to West Valley City, UT production without losing momentum.
• Defend uptime and respond to on-call rotations during incidents.
• Own backend services end to end, including Django schema and on-call rotation.
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the team.
• Investigate and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools.

Skills

Self-motivation

Independent work

On-call experience

Tools

Node.js

Django

Java

Job description

We're opening a contract Node.js Developer role for an engineer fluent in Django and allergic to undocumented surprises. At American Express, a contract Node.js Developer earns $85,000 - $124,000, owns meaningful projects, and grows with a team that ships fast.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry features from whiteboard sketch to West Valley City, UT production without dropping the baton
• Defend American Express uptime through the 2 a.m. West Valley City pages nobody volunteers for
• Own a technology service end to end, from Django schema to on-call rotation
• Review pull requests and uphold engineering standards across the technology team
• Respond to on-call rotations and participate in incident postmortems
• Keep American Express's Java dependencies patched before the CVEs become incidents
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Java and Delegation
• Investigate, diagnose, and fix bugs reported by users and monitoring tools

What You'll Bring

• Willingness to relocate to West Valley City, UT, or to make remote work
• A track record of calmly-fast-moving delivery in a contract structure
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable
• Strong multitasking ability without sacrificing quality

American Express is what happens when metrics-driven engineers in West Valley City decide that good enough is the enemy of great Java. You set the boundaries of your contract schedule and we respect them without the side-eye.

You get $85,000 - $124,000, a growth runway, a mentor, full benefits, and a flexible West Valley City, UT setup, no fine print, no catch.

Demand on the technology team has us moving fast to fill this seat.