Node.js Engineer

Job Roles & Responsibilities:

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.

Duties and responsibilities:

• 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
• Integration of data storage solutions {may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc.}
• Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods
• Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure
• Build customer-facing UI and back-end services for payment processing administration and management Code, teste and operate node.js based services
• Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem

Technical skills that you should have:

• Previous working experience as a Node.js Developer
• In-depth knowledge of Node.js & its Frameworks
• Development experience designing object-oriented JavaScript and SVG
• Applicable knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as AngularJS, Polymer, and Closure
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques
• Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds.
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Strong grasp of software engineering principles with ample experience using Node, Express, and Nest.js with Typescript.
• Excellent DB architecture skills. Should be familiar with MySQL/Postgres and Mongo at the minimum.
• Knowledge of how to set up and deploy apps to AWS
• Scale applications to serve thousands of users
• Completed, scaled projects under their belt - from dev to launch and support.

Traits that would make you an ideal fit:

• Hungry to learn and make yourself better
• Independent thinker
• Pragmatic problem-solver
• Natural leader

Must-have skills

• At least 2 years of experience using Node/Express in production apps
• JS, c
• AWS deployment - EC2, RDS, API Gateway
• Databases - MongoDB, Post Gres or MySQL
• Git/Git hub
• Postman

Nice-to-have

• Nest.js, Objection.js
• Docker/Kubernetes
• Front-end experience with React.js

If you are excited to find that the mentioned criteria match your individual qualities. Then you're the one we are searching for. You will be part of the Multi-Channel Platform Web & Mobile Development Team at the Sciflare Technologies Pvt Ltd office in Chennai. (careers@sciflare.com), The role is office-based, working from Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 07:00 PM & work on alternate Saturdays.