Nodejs Developer

Minimum 5+ years in backend engineering with strong system design expertise

Experience building scalable systems from scratch

Expert-level proficiency in Node.js

Deep understanding of distributed systems

Strong NoSQL design skills

Hands-on AWS cloud experience

Proven leadership and mentoring capability

Preferred candidates from SAAS/Software/IT Services based startups or scaleup companies

Responsibilities:

● Design and build scalable APIs and microservices in Node.js (or equivalent backend frameworks).

● Develop and optimize high-performance systems handling large-scale data and concurrent users.

● Ensure system security, reliability, and fault tolerance.

● Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and frontend engineers for seamless delivery.

● Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code with a focus on best practices.

● Contribute to architectural decisions, technology choices, and overall system design.

● Monitor, debug, and continuously improve backend performance.

● Stay updated with modern backend technologies and bring innovation into the product.

Desired Qualifications & Skillset:

● 2+ years of professional backend development experience.

● Proficiency with Node.js, Express.js, or similar frameworks.

● Strong knowledge of web application architecture, databases (SQL/NoSQL), and caching strategies.

● Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) is a plus.

● Ability to break down complex problems into scalable solutions.

● Strong logical aptitude, quick learning ability, and a proactive mindset

What you will be doing

● Building and maintaining micro services.

● Develop new features and improve existing features of the application.

● Coding, Implementing, Unit Testing and Documenting Typescript and Javascript based services.

● Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code.

● Code reviews and ensuring adherence to software development standards.

● Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure.

● Participating in requirements gathering and functional specification activities.

● Resolving and helping to mitigate production issues.

Your Impact:

•                 Implements Digital Consumer experiences based on a foundation of SFCC (Salesforce commerce cloud) to meet expected quality standards

•                 Ensures functional requirements and high-level solution designs are understood and are translated into detailed technical design

•                 Implement proofs of concept to prove any new technologies, application flows or integration scenarios and identify customizations needed to SFCC platform for meeting client requirements

•                 Guides the performance tuning and scalability of the ecommerce solution

•                 Diagnose and solve technical problems during implementation and support phases

Your Skills & Experience:

•                 4-8 Years with 2+ years of implementing commerce application on any eCommerce platform in last 3 years

•                 If you have not worked in eCommerce platform, we can still discuss with you if you are expert in Java/.Net and understand REST/SOAP webservices.

•                 Demonstrate proficiency in build and release management using CI/CD strategies (leveraging tools like Jenkins and DevOps practices), implement Mocha/Chai unit and functional test cases in order to reduce costs while ensuring quality

•                 Contributes to designing, implementing and documenting the build release process as well as system configuration and deployment characteristics of the applications

•                 Participates in technical walkthroughs/ code reviews of other team members’ components, test plans and results and help them with gaps

•                 Collaborate with architect to define implementation processes and quality gates and standards

•                 Identifies risks and issues, and help monitor them

•                 Guides the development of reference and resource materials

•                 Mentors developers in improving their platform knowledge and development skills

•                 Communicate technical design to the developers and help/guide them in the implementation

•                 Participates in Agile sprints

Set Yourself Apart With:

•                 eCommerce platform certification

•                 Security considerations – OWASP, CSRF, reCAPTCHA etc. – Basic knowledge or experience

•                 Git Development workflow – Proficient

•                 Visual Studio Code IDE or Eclipse IDE - Proficient

•                 Knowledge on Agile methodology and desired tools like Jira, confluence etc.

•                 Scripting/development experience with Node.js, Mocha/Chai

•                 Experience working in any Salesforce cloud environment like SFMC, SFSC etc.

•                 Excellent written, verbal communication and articulation skills & Good team player

•                 Self-starter and self-learner with keen interest to grow

•                 Process orientation and the ability to define and setup processes

•                 Ability to provide necessary coaching to bring team members up to speed on the technology

•                 Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks

•                 Excellent and innovative approach to problem solving and finding solutions

•                 Flexible and proactive/self-motivated working style with excellent personal ownership of problem resolution

We're looking for Senior Node js backend developers with over 2+ years of experience and strong expertise in Javascript based development using Node js and Express. We are looking for cadidates who are go-getters and are leaning towards leadership positions. Candidates must have a proven history of building, scaling, optimising and securing Node js based backends and APIs using a microservice architecture.

Bonus Skill : Experience with ReactJs, Postgres

We would prefer candidates who can join immediately or are currently serving their notice period.

Key Skills Required

1. A passion for Javascript based solutions and an extremely strong understanding of JavaScript

2. Proficiency in Node js and Express based development

3. Stong experience in building scalable REST APIs

4. Experience in implenting API security using tokens, encryptions keys and other methods

5. A proved history of building scalable and secure web applications and APIs with Node js using a microservice architecture

6. Working experience with API Gateways

7. Experience with Docker

8. Experience in maintaining code via Git workflows

9. Ability to work independantly or as a part of a team

10. Ability to work in an Agile environment

Responsibilities

1. Understanding requirement and congributing to engineering solutions at a conceptual stage to provide the best possible solution to the task/challenge

2. Building high quality code using coding standards based on the SRS/Documentation

3. Building component based, maintainable, scalable and reusable backend libraries/modules.

4. Building & documenting scalable APIs on the Open Spec standard

5. Unit testing development modules and APIs

6. Conducting code reviews to ensure that the highest quality standard are maintained

7. Securing backend applications and APIs using industry best practices

8. Troubleshooting issues and fixing bugs raised by the QA team efficiently.

9. Optimizing code

10. Building and deploying the applications

Requirements:

• Passion for building and delivering great software with a strong sense of ownership.
• Good understanding into .Net Core and PS
• Minimum of two years of experience in building web applications using ASP.NET MVC and .NET platform in general.
• Should have strong UI development skills using HTML, CSS/JavaScript frameworks.-

     Good understanding of IIS configuration

• Strong experience with Build and Release, Agile processes and Estimation/Planning-
  
  Exposure to New Relic or similar tools to optimize web application performance
  Strong expertise in SQL programming, with experience of writing & optimizing queries that access/process millions of records-
  Experience of architecting and designing web applications and servicesTeam TA,LeadSquared (ref:hirist.com)