Senior Backend Developer - Node.js/TypeScript Remote German

Bytamic GmbH; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote or Office - Your Choice

Flexible Working Hours

Home-office Regulation

Employee Referral Programme

Private Medical Insurance

Team Events

Job summary

Bytamic GmbH is seeking a Senior Backend Developer with strong TypeScript and Node.js skills and practical German communication abilities to join a long-term enterprise project. You will work on backend services, develop features, improve performance, and ensure reliability within a Kubernetes-based environment.

The role involves collaborating with an international team and regularly communicating with German-speaking colleagues and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript
• Solid experience with Node.js and backend application development
• Experience with NestJS or a similar Node.js framework
• Good understanding of REST APIs and backend development principles
• Practical German language skills at B1 level or higher
• Confidence in discussing in German in everyday technical discussions
• Ability to read German-language documentation and tickets
• Experience working with Git and collaborative workflows
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases
• Good English communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance backend services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Work with NestJS or similar backend frameworks to implement business logic and new functionalities.
• Design, develop, and maintain REST APIs and system integrations.
• Analyze and refactor existing code to improve performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Investigate and resolve bugs, technical issues, and application performance problems.
• Write and maintain unit and integration tests.
• Participate in code reviews and promote clean code and good engineering practices.
• Work with PostgreSQL and SQL to support application functionality and data processing.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers, and software architects.
• Communicate with German-speaking colleagues and stakeholders to clarify requirements and discuss technical solutions.
• Contribute to modernization and stabilization of a large-scale enterprise application.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

REST APIs

German (B1+)

English communication

Tools

NestJS

PostgreSQL

Git

Job description

Bytamic GmbH is seeking a Senior Backend Developer with strong TypeScript and Node.js skills and practical German communication abilities to join a long-term enterprise project. You will work on backend services, develop features, improve performance, and ensure reliability within a Kubernetes-based environment.

The role involves collaborating with an international team and regularly communicating with German-speaking colleagues and stakeholders.