Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript) — Fully Remote

Makai Labs, LLC.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

In-person collaboration opportunities

Generous PTO

Health insurance premium reimbursement

401(k) matching

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Makai is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer for a fully remote role. You will develop features across our Node.js/TypeScript backend services, design scalable systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve usability and performance.

You will work in a regulated environment (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST) focusing on access control, audit logging, and data handling. You will own code quality, tooling, and maintain production services in a distributed microservices architecture.

Qualifications

• Experience with Node.js and TypeScript required.
• 7+ years of professional backend software engineering experience, including strong, current, hands-on experience building and running production services.
• Experience building and running software in a regulated, compliance-heavy environment (e.g., healthcare and PHI, HIPAA, SOC 2, or HITRUST), with the access-control, audit-logging, and data-handling discipline that implies.
• Proven ability to pick up new frameworks and tools quickly, and to reason about systems rather than rely on familiarity with a single specific stack.
• Strong command of relational data modeling and an ORM, and of structured request/schema validation as a general practice.
• Relevant experience using Docker.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and related patterns.
• Solid software engineering skills, with the ability to produce well-structured, maintainable code.
• Familiarity with modern authorization mechanisms.
• Solid experience working from a fully remote position.

Responsibilities

• Develop new features across our Node.js/TypeScript backend services.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Collaborate with frontend developers and product designers to improve usability.
• Write robust, clean, and documented code.
• Maintain and enhance existing applications.
• Conduct performance tests and ensure responsiveness and stability across all platforms.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Backend engineering

ORM

Microservices

Security/compliance

Remote work

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

NestJS/Express/Fastify

Job description

Makai is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer for a fully remote role. You will develop features across our Node.js/TypeScript backend services, design scalable systems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve usability and performance.

You will work in a regulated environment (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST) focusing on access control, audit logging, and data handling. You will own code quality, tooling, and maintain production services in a distributed microservices architecture.