Senior Backend Engineer (Remote) - TypeScript & PostgreSQL

Planet Depos, LLC; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Health Savings Account

Voluntary Term Life Insurance

Voluntary Long-Term Disability

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Planet Depos, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to help replace the legacy system with a new in-house platform. You will design and implement backend services and data models, migrate data from the old system, and work with a small team including an architect and frontend lead to move production workflows without disruption.

You will write tests, review code, mentor engineers, and ensure reliable, scalable services running in a modern stack with TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL

Qualifications

• 7+ years building and running backend services.
• Strong data modeling with relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Delivery habits: tested, small, reviewed changes shipped regularly.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Degree in computer science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain backend services and APIs in TypeScript and Node.js.
• Design and evolve relational database schemas (PostgreSQL) and migrate data from legacy systems.
• Build and consume event-driven integrations over a message broker (RabbitMQ).
• Partner with product and engineering leads to translate requirements into deliverable work.
• Write automated tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Review code and mentor other engineers.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement permanent fixes.
• Document systems to enable others to run and extend them.

Skills

Backend development

Data modeling

Delivery discipline

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

PostgreSQL

RabbitMQ

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

GraphQL

REST

WebSockets

API gateway

Job description

Planet Depos, LLC is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Backend to help replace the legacy system with a new in-house platform. You will design and implement backend services and data models, migrate data from the old system, and work with a small team including an architect and frontend lead to move production workflows without disruption.

You will write tests, review code, mentor engineers, and ensure reliable, scalable services running in a modern stack with TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL