Senior Backend Engineer - TypeScript/Node.js, SaaS

HighLevel; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a hands-on Backend Engineer to join the Contacts Team, building scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices that power millions of interactions daily within our CRM platform.

You will own high-impact initiatives, collaborate with product and design, and apply best practices in distributed systems, caching, observability, and CI/CD. 5+ years in backend development with TypeScript/Node.js is required; experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on backend software development.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
• Experience designing RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Docker and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD and observability tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Build high-performance microservices capable of large-scale workloads.
• Write clean, production-grade code and reusable components.
• Improve scalability, performance, and availability of services.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and engineers to ship features.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Docker

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Observability

Testing & debugging

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

HighLevel is seeking a hands-on Backend Engineer to join the Contacts Team, building scalable backend services, APIs, and microservices that power millions of interactions daily within our CRM platform.

You will own high-impact initiatives, collaborate with product and design, and apply best practices in distributed systems, caching, observability, and CI/CD. 5+ years in backend development with TypeScript/Node.js is required; experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.