Sr Nodejs Developer

💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-26

Core

Design, build, and maintain scalable, real-time, high-performance server-side applications and distributed systems for social media and live streaming products.

Role type

Senior Node.js Backend Engineer

Builds

Scalable backend services, real-time APIs, and distributed systems for social media and live streaming platforms

Domain

Social Media / Live Streaming / Entertainment

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Node.js, NestJS, Express.js, REST APIs, WebSockets, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, BullMQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ, microservices, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Git, security best practices

Preferred skills

GraphQL, serverless architectures, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools, monitoring and observability tools, cloud platforms

Technologies

NestJS, Express.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, BullMQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Jest, Mocha, Chai, GraphQL, AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, AWS, Azure, GCP

Responsibilities

Design and build server-side applications and APIs; Develop real-time features using WebSockets and event-driven architectures; Integrate databases, caching systems, and third-party services; Optimize backend performance, reliability, and scalability; Implement business logic, data storage, and server-side processing; Ensure code quality through testing, reviews, and best practices

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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## About the role We are looking for a proficient Node.js Developer to join our development team. You will leverage your backend expertise to build scalable, real-time, high-performance applications and distributed systems for our products. ## Responsibilities - Design, build, and maintain server-side applications and APIs using Node.js. - Develop real-time features using WebSockets and event-driven architectures. - Integrate databases, caching systems, and third-party services. - Optimize backend performance, reliability, and scalability. - Implement business logic, data storage, and server-side processing. - Ensure code quality through testing, reviews, and best practices. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Agile environments. ## Must-have Technical Skills - Strong proficiency in Node.js with good coding practices (modular design, asynchronous programming, error handling, design patterns). - Hands-on experience with NestJS and Express.js frameworks. - Strong understanding of REST APIs, authentication and authorization mechanisms (JWT, OAuth, RBAC). - Strong understanding of WebSockets, real-time communication, event-driven systems, and real-time APIs. - Experience with PostgreSQL/MySQL including query optimization, indexing, transactions, schema design, and performance tuning. - Hands-on experience with Redis for caching, Pub/Sub, session management, and rate limiting. - Experience with BullMQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar queueing technologies. - Experience building scalable and high-performance backend systems. - Understanding of microservices and distributed systems. - Unit and integration testing using Jest, Mocha, or Chai. - Git version control and code review practices. - Strong debugging and problem-solving skills. - Security best practices for backend systems including input validation, encryption, authentication, and authorization. - Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. ## Nice to have - GraphQL experience. - Serverless architectures (AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions). - Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and containerization. - CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI. - Monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK). - Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). - Jira, Trello, and Confluence. - Experience with OTT, live-streaming, social media, or high-concurrency applications.

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