Responsibilities

• Work closely with frontend developers to design and develop functional, robust APIs to support internal and customer needs
• Write both unit and integration tests, and develop automation tools for daily tasks
• Develop high quality, well documented, and efficient code 
• Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in the cloud
• Optimize internal and external applications for performance and scalability
• Develop automated tests to ensure business needs are met, and write both unit and integration tests
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on long-term technology roadmap
• Recommend systems solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchased alternatives

Key Skills (Domain Expertise)

• 0-2 years of experience as a backend developer in common languages and frameworks (Java Spring Boot, NodeJS, python, etc.), functional programming in Scala 
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or Engineering

Technical Skills

• Experience with database systems, with knowledge of SQL and NoSQL stores (e.g. MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Couchbase, etc.)
• Significant experience writing and utilizing autonomous services oriented RESTful API services and performance tuning largescale apps
• Proficiency in NodeJS and TypeScript for backend development.
• Experience with NestJS (optional but advantageous) for scalable server-side applications
• Experience integrating with JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular JS, etc… is a plus
• Ability to write effective unit, integration, and API tests
• Deep knowledge of Object-Oriented programing and engineering principles like SOLID 
• Nice to have knowledge of immutable infrastructure, infrastructure automation and provisioning tools

Mindset and Attributes

• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate complex technical concepts and align organization on decisions
• Sound problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly process complex information and present it clearly and simply
• Utilizes team collaboration to create innovative solutions efficiently