Senior Node.js Developer

encora10; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

encora10 is seeking an experienced backend engineer to design, develop and operate cloud-native services for streaming platforms. You will own modules end-to-end, deploy across AWS regions with ECS/EC2, S3, DynamoDB, and related services, and continually improve reliability with caching and scalable policies.

The role requires strong Node.js/TypeScript or equivalent backend experience, hands-on AWS skills, and a solid foundation in algorithms, data structures, and observability within an Agile

Qualifications

• Around 4–5 years building and operating production software services.
• Strong Node.js and JavaScript or TypeScript experience, or backend experience in another language with ability to ramp up on Node.js.
• Practical AWS experience, especially with ECS and EC2.
• Understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployments across environments.
• Strong grounding in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and performance tuning.
• Experience with distributed systems, REST or WebSocket APIs, observability, and Agile practices.
• Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex service modules and own components through operation.
• Deploy and run services across AWS regions using services such as ECS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Redis, Lambda, and CloudFront.
• Improve resilience and throughput with caching, retry and recovery mechanisms, and scaling policies.
• Investigate production incidents, identify root causes, and implement fixes.
• Contribute to architecture, technical planning, and roadmap discussions.
• Find opportunities to automate engineering workflows, including through AI assisted development tools.

Skills

Node.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

Backend development

AWS ECS/EC2

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Distributed systems

REST APIs/WebSocket

Observability

Agile practices

Algorithms & data structures

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Jenkins

Harness

Docker

Kubernetes

Monitoring tools

HTTP/2

QUIC

Rust

Job description

Role overview

Build and operate backend components for cloud based streaming services, with ownership spanning design, implementation, deployment, and production support. The work emphasizes reliable distributed systems, performance tuning, and delivery across multiple cloud regions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex service modules and own components through operation.
• Deploy and run services across AWS regions using services such as ECS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Redis, Lambda, and CloudFront.
• Improve resilience and throughput with caching, retry and recovery mechanisms, and scaling policies.
• Investigate production incidents, identify root causes, and implement fixes.
• Contribute to architecture, technical planning, and roadmap discussions.
• Find opportunities to automate engineering workflows, including through AI assisted development tools.

Requirements

• Around 4–5 years building and operating production software services.
• Strong Node.js and JavaScript or TypeScript experience, or backend experience in another language with ability to ramp up on Node.js.
• Practical AWS experience, especially with ECS and EC2.
• Understanding of CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and deployments across environments.
• Strong grounding in algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and performance tuning.
• Experience with distributed systems, REST or WebSocket APIs, observability, and Agile practices.
• Degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice to have

• Terraform or CloudFormation; Jenkins or Harness.
• Memory mapped files, RocksDB, caching algorithms, or pager and streaming reader design.
• 3D model, geometry, mesh, point cloud, compression, or streaming pipeline experience.
• CDN or global distribution experience; Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring tools, HTTP/2, QUIC, or Rust.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote role listed for candidates in Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, or Bolivia.