Remote Node.js & AWS Backend Engineer

Stealth iT Consulting; United States; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Stealth iT Consulting in the United Kingdom is seeking a backend developer to design, develop and maintain scalable Node.js services remotely. You will build RESTful APIs, microservices and collaborate with front-end teams while adhering to security and data protection standards.

The role emphasizes asynchronous programming, OAuth2/JWT authentication, SQL/NoSQL databases, Docker, Git, and automated testing with Jest or Mocha, within an agile, DevOps-enabled environment.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Node.js.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Familiarity with Express.js or NestJS.
• Experience with asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerisation.
• Experience using Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including SOLID principles and design patterns.
• Experience writing automated tests using Jest, Mocha, or similar frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable back end services using Node.js.
• Build and consume RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop secure, performant, and maintainable applications following best practices.
• Collaborate with Front End developers to integrate user-facing components.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Write clean, reusable, and well-tested code.
• Create unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Work closely with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines.
• Contribute to technical design discussions and architecture decisions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement performance improvements.
• Ensure solutions comply with government security, accessibility, and data protection standards.
• Strong commercial experience with Node.js.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices.
• Knowledge of Express.js or NestJS.
• Experience with asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth2, JWT).
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerisation.
• Experience using Git and collaborative development workflows.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including SOLID principles and design patterns.
• Experience writing automated tests using Jest, Mocha, or similar frameworks.

Skills

Node.js

REST APIs

Microservices

Express.js

NestJS

OAuth2/JWT

Asynchronous programming

Event-driven architecture

SQL/NoSQL

Testing (Jest/Mocha)

Tools

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Stealth iT Consulting in the United Kingdom is seeking a backend developer to design, develop and maintain scalable Node.js services remotely. You will build RESTful APIs, microservices and collaborate with front-end teams while adhering to security and data protection standards.

The role emphasizes asynchronous programming, OAuth2/JWT authentication, SQL/NoSQL databases, Docker, Git, and automated testing with Jest or Mocha, within an agile, DevOps-enabled environment.