Node.js Developer (5–10 Years of Hands-on Experience in Node.js, TypeScript, Data Migration, and Messaging Systems such as Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, or similar)

Accountabilities

• Lead the analysis of existing Erlang-based services, understanding API logic, data flows, and Riak-based storage patterns to identify modernization opportunities.
• Design and develop scalable backend APIs using Node.js and TypeScript, ensuring clean contracts for frontend and service consumption.
• Drive end-to-end migration of legacy systems into modern cloud-native architectures, including redesigning data models and moving from Riak to AWS services such as RDS and DocumentDB.
• Implement event-driven communication between services using messaging systems such as Kafka, SQS, or RabbitMQ.
• Ensure system reliability, performance, observability, and security across APIs and backend services in an AWS environment.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, code reviews, documentation, and agile delivery cycles within a collaborative engineering setup.

Requirements

• 5–10 years of hands-on backend development experience with strong expertise in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Proven experience designing APIs for frontend consumption using REST and/or BFF patterns.
• Strong background in legacy system modernization, large-scale refactoring, or migration programs.
• Solid understanding of data modeling and database migration, especially from NoSQL systems to RDS or DocumentDB.
• Hands-on experience with messaging systems such as Kafka, SQS, RabbitMQ, or equivalent event-driven technologies.
• Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture principles.
• Experience with backend security practices including authentication, authorization, JWT, OAuth, and IAM.
• Strong testing mindset with experience in unit, integration, and migration testing strategies.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills in distributed team environments.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with experience and industry benchmarks
• Opportunity to work on large-scale cloud-native transformation programs
• Exposure to modern backend architectures including microservices and event-driven systems
• Flexible and collaborative engineering culture with global teams
• Career growth opportunities in advanced backend engineering and cloud technologies
• Learning exposure across AWS, distributed systems, and modern data architecture

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