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Senior Node.js Backend - Flatgigs
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Senior Node.js Backend Developer responsible for designing, building, and scaling high-performance backend services, integrating with front-end teams, optimizing for speed, ensuring security, and maintaining a robust technology stack in a remote environment.
About the role
Position Overview AHOY is on the lookout for a Senior Node.js Backend Developer to join our dynamic remote team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and implementing high-performance backend services that drive our applications. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver top-notch solutions and elevate our technology stack.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable backend services using Node.js.
- Collaborate with frontend developers to ensure effective integration of user-facing elements with server-side logic.
- Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
- Implement security and data protection measures
- Participate in code reviews, mentoring junior developers, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
- Troubleshoot, debug, and upgrade existing systems while keeping documentation up to date.
Requirements
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in backend development with a strong focus on Node.js.
- Proven expertise in building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Solid understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
- Experience working with databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and deployment processes.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, especially CI/CD and containerization (Docker).
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, especially in a remote work setting.
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