Senior Software Engineer Backend (NodeJS)

Posting on behalf of Triple Tree Solutions

Job Description and Desired Candidate Profile:

We are looking for an experienced software engineer with expertise in backend web technologies who is able to own product development, is able to deliver high-quality technical designs and code in fast-paced agile scrum environment and is capable of communicating /working closely with other teams. Youll be part of a cross-functional team thats responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment.

The ideal candidate likes to think outside the box, is constantly improving by education and feedback, loves tackling new problems, deploying frequently, thinking on the feet and coming up with new ideas. Comfort around both front-end and back-end coding languages will be a huge plus. You should also be a team player with a knack for visual design and utility.

Responsibilities

• Deliver features in an end-to-end manner: technical design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance.
• Join a small team of engineers working on Triple Tree's core engineering products, playing a major part in the companys growth.
• Create and maintain backend services, take ownership of key backend engineering projects.
• Design and implement scalable systems. Play a leading role in extending and evolving Triple Tree's analytical data capabilities, enabling data-driven decision making across the business
• Provide technical leadership and own specific areas of the platform.
• Work closely with Product Managers to translate product requirements to engineering specifications.
• Lead code review efforts and quality efforts in your area of ownership.
• Participate in product discussions, taking ownership and initiative.
• Work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers.
  
  
  

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in developing scalable web applications
• Strong computer science and programming fundamentals
• Production experience with NodeJS and Typescript
• Experience with Databases, ORMs and microservices in general
• Experience with GraphQL, TypeORM and Postgres is a nice-to-have
• A good understanding of agile development methodologies and techniques and event-driven programming.
• A proven ability to take projects from ideas and experiments through to robust solutions
• Experience with rxJS (reactive library) is a big plus.
• Experience of working on a medium to large web application and experience of working in at least one of the modern front-end web frameworks such as Angular 2+, React (preferred), Vue, etc. and Node.js for back-end will be very helpful
• Good understanding of modern web architecture behind scalable web applications
• Must have an excellent understanding of how the web works.
• Experience with responsive web design, media queries and delivering functionality that works with range of client devices/browsers from desktops and laptops to mobile platforms.
• Experience with UI design patterns, security, performance and usability.
• Familiar with modern engineering practices: code reviews, continuous-deployment, automated testing.
• Must be willing to constantly learn new things.
• Passionate about joining a small team and building a company.
  
  
  

Nice to haves

• Experience with frontend testing frameworks like Cypress, Jasmin, Karma
• Experience with React, React Hooks / Stateless React, and SSR. Has architected applications utilizing redux or similar state management tools
• Experience working with a distributed cloud platform such as AWS
• experience with implementing a TDD or BDD workflow
• Experience with AWS cloud service platform or similar is a plus
• DevOps Tool & processes, especially CI/CD & test/deployment automation
• You've worked at a startup before.
  
  
  

Personality traits & interpersonal skills:

• Respect for other team members
• Empathetic to customers
• Ambitious & proactive
• Excellent communication & writing skills
• Attention to detail and due diligence will be extremely important
• Learn-it-all-attitude, instead of know-it-all-attitude
• Flexible in working with different personalities and projects
• Adaptable
• Dependable & responsible
  
  
  

Tools you will use:

• Node.js
• Typescript
• PostgreSQL
• GraphQL
• TypeORM
• AWS