A Node.js job description typically outlines the responsibilities, qualifications, and expectations for a Node.js developer or related role. Node.js is a popular runtime environment for executing JavaScript on the server-side, making it an essential technology for web and application development. Below is a sample Node.js job description:
Job Title: Node.js Developer
Job Description:
Position Overview:
We are seeking a skilled Node.js developer to join our dynamic team. As a Node.js developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining server-side applications using Node.js. Your primary focus will be on developing scalable, efficient, and high-performance applications while working closely with our front-end and back-end developers.
Responsibilities:
- Develop server-side applications using Node.js and Express.js or other Node.js frameworks.
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
- Build and optimize APIs for mobile and web applications.
- Implement security and data protection measures.
- Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and performance issues.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
- Deploy applications on cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Heroku.
- Stay up-to-date with Node.js and related technologies, and incorporate best practices and emerging trends into development processes.
- Perform code reviews to ensure code quality and adherence to coding standards.
- Participate in the development of technical documentation.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain software applications.
- Support and maintain the application infrastructure, including monitoring, scaling, and performance optimization.
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Node.js developer or similar role.
- Strong proficiency in JavaScript and its core concepts.
- Experience with Node.js and server-side frameworks like Express.js.
- Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Understanding of asynchronous programming and event-driven architecture.
- Knowledge of database systems (e.g., MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
- Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git).
- Basic knowledge of DevOps and cloud platforms.
- Good communication and collaboration skills.
- Problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Additional Skills (Preferred but not required):
- Experience with microservices architecture.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD).
- Understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms.
- Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
Company Culture and Benefits:
- We offer a collaborative and innovative work environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Flexible work arrangements and remote work options.

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We are seeking an experienced and driven Lead Backend Engineer to oversee and elevate our backend architecture. This role will focus deeply on backend systems, collaborating closely with the founder and core team to turn strategic goals into reality through backend excellence. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical expertise with leadership capabilities, driving backend development while ensuring system security, scalability, and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Backend Development Leadership
- Ownership of Backend Systems: Lead the backend development process, aligning it with the company's broader goals. Gain a full understanding of the existing backend infrastructure, especially in the initial phase.
- Roadmap Development: Within the first three months, build a detailed roadmap that addresses backend "must-do" tasks (e.g., major bugs, security vulnerabilities, data leakage prevention) alongside longer-term improvements. Continuously update the roadmap based on strategic directions from board meetings.
2. Strategic Planning and Execution
- Backend Strategy Implementation: Translate high-level strategies into backend tasks, ensuring clarity on how each piece fits into the company's larger goals.
- Sprint and Task Management: Lead the backend sprint planning process, break down tasks into manageable components, and ensure accurate estimations for efficient execution.
3. Team Leadership and Development
- Mentoring and Growth: Lead backend developers, nurturing their growth while ensuring a culture of responsibility and continuous improvement.
- Process Optimization: Regularly assess backend processes, identifying areas to streamline development and ensure adherence to best practices.
4. Security and Quality Assurance
- Security Oversight: Ensure the backend systems are fortified against potential threats, setting the highest standards for security in every aspect of development.
- Quality Assurance: Maintain top-tier backend development standards, ensuring the system remains resilient, scalable, and efficient under load.
5. Innovation and Continuous Learning
- Real-time Strategy Input: Offer insights during strategic discussions on backend challenges, providing quick, effective solutions when needed.
- Automation and Efficiency: Implement backend automation practices, from CI/CD pipelines to other efficiency-boosting tools that improve the backend workflow.
6. Research and Communication
- Technology Exploration: Stay ahead of backend trends and technologies, providing research and recommendations to stakeholders. Break down complex backend issues into understandable, actionable points.
7. Workplace Expectations
- Ownership Mentality: Embody a strong sense of ownership over the backend systems, with a proactive attitude that eliminates the need for close follow-up.
- On-site Work: Work from the office is required to foster close collaboration with the team.
Tech Stack & Skills
Must-Have:
- Programming Languages: Node.js & JavaScript (TypeScript or normal)
- Databases: Firestore, MongoDB, NoSQL
- Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP), AWS
- Microservices: Google Cloud Functions
- Containerization: Docker (creation, hosting, maintenance, etc.)
- Deployment & Orchestration: Google Cloud Run
- Messaging & Task Management: Pub/Sub, Google Cloud Tasks
- Security: GCP/AWS Security (IAMs)
Good-to-Have:
- Programming Languages: Python
Qualifications:
- Proven experience as a Lead Backend Engineer or similar role, focusing on backend systems.
- Expertise in the backend technologies specified.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and backend security best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and an ability to think critically about backend challenges.
- Strong leadership qualities with the ability to mentor and manage backend developers.
- A passion for continuous learning and applying new backend technologies.
- A high degree of ownership over backend systems, with the ability to work independently.

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Experience in Spring Boot, Jenkins, Git, Hibernate, Kubernetes, and Docker
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Experience in the development of scalable and extensible systems using Java
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Proficiency in Database technology such as MySQL, Oracle and MongoDB
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Routines Sync & Async
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Solid and fluent understanding of algorithm and data structures
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Excellent software design, problem-solving and debugging skills
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Demonstrated high ownership in previous projects
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Excellent Communication Skills
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Good understanding of Elastic Search, Redis
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Experience working in the cloud environment, preferably AWS*.
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Write unit tests and run automated tests through CI/CD
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Ability to learn new and existing technologies
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Experience in building cloud SaaS or PaaS solutions/products
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Skills And Qualification:-
- Must have experience with any scripting language (JavaScript/NodeJS preferred)
- Experience with API-driven and highly scalable application is a plus
- Good knowledge of non-relational DB (MongoDB preferred)
- Good with data structures and algorithms
- Good to have an experience with testing framework and CI/CD pipeline
- 1+ years of experience in software development preferably B2C experience.
- Basic understanding of Frontend and client side frameworks like React, Angular, Vue will be plus
- Experience in building scalable Restful APIs & Services.
Education requirement:-
• B.Tech (computer science preferred)
Responsibilities:-
• Clarify feature requirements with product team
• Design end to end feature flow
• Write scalable and bug free code
• Take care of test and deployment pipeline
• Maintaining the existing products
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Our client is the Health-tech initiative of India's largest business house. Started in 2015, it empowers healthcare providers and consumers in India. All healthcare monitoring services are made available through an app that will help connect doctors, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories and consumers, enabling preventive and predictive healthcare. It helps the care-givers to track the entire patient journey from the initial appointment and maintaining their records, generating lab test reports to providing virtual consultation and home-care solutions. It is expected that this futuristic guide will strengthen doctor-patient relationship and enhance the in-clinic experience.
As the Java Developer, you will be responsible for developing cutting edge health-tech applications that include high scale transaction processing, intelligent bot based programs and data analytics.
What you will do:
- Building components for the company's advanced health tech platform using Java, Solr, SpringBoot, DialogFlow
- Communicating effectively in a cross-functional product development team and present ideas and solutions effectively
- Participating in technical planning and requirements gathering phases including design, code, test, troubleshoot, and document engineering software applications
- Developing the Code as per the requirements
- Working with product team and constructing the tech roadmap
- Designing, building and scaling the company's backend microservices
- Maintaining code integrity and organization
- Applying all quality requirements to make the code production ready
- Developing and deploying new features to facilitate related procedures and tools if necessary
- Developing documentation related to technical aspects and to facilitate current support, development, upgrades, or migrations
- Designing and building efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code
- Pro actively catching and fixing bugs, and providing support for the back end services
- Managing servers and infrastructure by keeping the lights on and refining the deployment architecture
What you need to have:
- Expert at hands on programming in JAVA and J2EE
- Must be from Product based companies (Should have developed Web Apps)
- Proven expertise in Java interfaces with MongoDB (or similar noSQL databases) as well as relational databases (mySQL, Postgres etc)
- Key contributor in atleast one 6+ months development project involving SpringBoot and Hibernate
- Strong understanding of application server infrastructure
- Good working knowledge of Maven based build systems
- Good understanding of build and deployment pipelines that involve ANT and Jenkins
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git or SVN
- Good knowledge of working on Rest APIs , Webservices
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Hands on experience with Lucene/Solr
- Familiarity with DiagFlow based chat bot building
- Knowledge of NLP
- Learnt AI/ML systems
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build good working relationships.
- Must be self-motivated to prioritize and manage workload and meet critical project milestones and deadlines.
- Able to effectively collaborate with a team as well as take initiative and work independently to solve problems
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition, and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.
- 2+ years of experience with Node.js/Express.js or similar framework
- 1+ years of experience with MongoDB
- 1+ years of experience creating REST APIs and backend systems
- Experience with Docker is a plus
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- Server Setup/AWS/GCP experience is a plus
- Creating APIs and backend systems
- Scraping sites and creating backend dashboards for data management
- Backend infrastructure management and deployment
Responsibilities:
- Developing and maintaining all server-side network components.
- Ensuring optimal performance of the central database and responsiveness to front-end requests.
- Collaborating with front-end developers on the integration of elements.
- Designing customer-facing UI and back-end services for various business processes.
- Developing high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
- Implementing effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
- Running diagnostic tests, repairing defects, and providing technical support.
- Documenting Node.js processes, including database schemas, as well as preparing reports.
- Recommending and implementing improvements to processes and technologies.
- Keeping informed of advancements in the field of Node.js development.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, or similar.
- At least two years of experience as a Node.js developer.
- Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
- Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving aptitude.
- Great organizational and time management skills.
- Availability to resolve urgent web application issues outside of business hours.

Job description
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
Responsibilities:
Have the passion and experience for building responsive, elegant and engaging experiences with future friendly web technologies
Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic
Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code with proper documentation
Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performance applications
Implementation of security and data protection
Integration of data storage solutions
Continually keep yourself and your design team updated with the latest changes in your industry’s standards
Requirements
1+ years Experience
Strong proficiency with JavaScript
Knowledge of Node.js, Express.js and other frameworks required to create a scalable and effective application
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
Good understanding of basics of SQL and/or NoSQL databases
Very strong understanding of working with at least one SQL or NoSQL database in node js(Without ORM preferably)
Understanding of commonly used node modules
Good understanding of server-side templating languages
Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors such as SASS, LESS, etc.
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
Understanding accessibility and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments using OpenID, OAuth2.0, etc.
Creating secure and scalable APIs using standards like REST API, GraphQL, etc.
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimising output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemes that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as GIT Critical thinker and problem-solving skills Team player Good time-management skills Great interpersonal and communication skills.
We are looking for a Node.js Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You may also need to integrate the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application. Therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is desirable, but not essential.
We are a top-quality boutique software development company. Delivering solutions that meet customers’ needs, business expectations. We combine proven techniques, industry knowledge and our technology expertise of skilled software developers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods.
- Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.
- Code, test and operate node.js based services.
- Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem.
Requirements and qualifications:
- Previous working experience as a Node.js Developer for 2 years or more.
- In depth knowledge of Node.js.
- Hands on experience with HTML, CSS, and AJAX.
- Applicable knowledge of web libraries and frameworks.
- Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques.
- Strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude.
- Ability to work with stakeholders and fellow developers.
- Good understanding of SQL databases.
- Good understanding of REST APIs.

