Senior Software Engineer (Backend Node .js)

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Never pay for any notarisation, certificate or assessment as part of any recruitment process. When in doubt, contact us Businesses today are adopting the cloud for improved services to their customers. Our purpose is to guide companies on that journey to drive the adoption of DevSecOps so that our clients can remain ahead of the curve. We have an intense focus on engineering fundamentals, whether Developer and Security Operations, Cloud Native Transformation Strategy or So... Read more about this company Senior Software Engineer (Backend Node .js) Job Type Remote Qualification BA/BSc/HND Experience 5 years Location Nairobi Job Field ICT / Computer Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our Engineering team, working within a high-performing backend competency area. In this role you will be responsible for setting and implementing standards that enable the efficient delivery of high-quality, highly available APIs and services. You will be an integral member of a cross-functional team and will report to an Engineering Manager. What you will be doing Designing, building and maintaining the API infrastructure, services and systems that power high-traffic, consumer-facing applications for our clients. Extensively collaborating with Product, Frontend, UX and other engineering stakeholders on requirements, their implementation, process improvements and domain analysis. Implementing backend services that realise customer value, focussing on quality through testing, automation and code review. Critically analysing the systems you work on to identify performance bottlenecks and opportunities for improved scalability, reliability and customer experience. Writing and shipping code that is idiomatic, maintainable and efficient, and debugging and resolving production issues across services. Recognising impediments to team efficiency (technical debt) and proposing and implementing improvements to standards, tooling and processes. What you must have At least 5 years of professional experience building backend services for production systems. Extensive, idiomatic Node.js experience, including building large, highly available APIs and services. A strong understanding of the RESTful API paradigm (GraphQL and event-driven architectures are definitely a plus). Strong working knowledge of JavaScript and/or TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem (Express, NestJS, Fastify or equivalent). Solid relational database experience, particularly with MySQL or PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimisation and indexing. Thorough understanding and extensive experience with automated testing (unit, integration and end-to-end). Working knowledge of caching layers such as Redis, and familiarity with message and queueing systems. Hands-on experience deploying and operating services on AWS and/or Google Cloud, including familiarity with containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes). Good working knowledge of the use of Git. Experience within an agile development environment. A solid understanding of CI/CD concepts and automated release management for backend services. About you For us to achieve our ambitious vision together as a team, It is important for our Martians to lead at all levels, be self starters who take initiative and put their hands up for challenging tasks. A growth mindset is important to us and we encourage all our Martians to openly share knowledge, support and help each other, ask questions, get creative with new technologies and learn from setbacks. Becoming a Martian means Comfortably working and learning from a fully remote, culturally diverse team based predominantly in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. Being an open, honest and respectful communicator. You enjoy asking questions, identifying areas of improvement and proposing solutions, no matter your job title or whether you have been with us for a day, a month or years! You are comfortable taking initiative and operating independently. You thrive in a fast paced environment, where change is constant. You find it exciting to work with various clients, from different industries, each with a different problem for you and your team to solve. Intentionally sharing tech and industry trends that excite you with your peers. Seeking continuous feedback and actively taking steps to continuously grow personally and professionally. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Check how your CV aligns with this job Method of Application Interested and qualified? Go to Deimos on deimoscloud.bamboohr.com to apply Build your CV for free. Download in different templates.