Sr Backend Engineer - NodeJS

Zipdev is looking for a Sr Backend Engineer - NodeJS engineer for a leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning to the entertainment industry. The software is used by thousands of casting directors in Hollywood and other places across the world on a daily basis.
The Senior Backend Engineer role is responsible for leading the development and maintenance of server-side infrastructure and backend systems. This includes designing and implementing scalable, efficient, and secure systems, as well as integrating with various databases, APIs, and other third-party services. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the backend technologies such as Node.js, as well as experience leading a team of developers and implementing agile development methodologies.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with fellow BE Team members, ensuring that we use industry-accepted best tools and practices

• Develop new features and maintain existing ones

• Adhere to and improve internal code guidelines

• Improve Codebase, write tests

• Code refactoring

• Participate in code reviews

• Participate in team meetings and bring your ideas to the table

• Take part in Scrum ceremonies

Our process

• 15-minute Initial Call

• 20-minute take-home skills test

• 30-minute Call with Recruiter (project, benefits etc.)

• Interviews directly with the client (depending on the project the # of interviews may vary, this may include a code assessment)

• Final Offer

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience as a software engineer.

• At Least 4 years of experience in Nodejs

• Expert knowledge and production experience with Nodejs, TypeScript.

• Production experience working with Apollo GraphQL Server.

• Strong knowledge in data access layer especially the ability to work with stored procedures and PostgreSQL

• Production experience with AWS stack

• Production experience working with NestJS framework.

• Experience working with OOP languages.

• Experience designing and developing Microservices and SOA.

• Experience working with AWS Kinesis, Lambda, SQS, S3, ElastiCache, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Docker & Terraform

• Experience designing and building high-performance scalable web services.

• Experience in REST API design and implementation.

• Experience in unit testing, test automation, and continuous delivery.

• Experience with stream processing and message-broker software.

• Good written and verbal communication skills (strong English)

• Currently living in Latin America

Benefits

• Work remotely Monday - Friday, 40 hours a week (no weekends)

• Vacation: 10 business days a year

• Holidays: 5 National Holidays a year

• Company Holidays: 5 Company Holidays a year (Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Zipdev Day)

• Parental Leave

• Health Care Reimbursement

• Active Lifestyle Reimbursement

• Quarterly Home Office Reimbursement

• Payroll Deduction Purchase Plans

• Longevity Bonus

• Continuous Learning Bonus

• Access to Training and Professional Development Platforms

• Did we mention it's REMOTE?!!