Node.js/Typescript Engineer

Responsibilities

The team creates REST and event-driven microservices that focus on using caching and reporting to improve our customers’ experience
The team works at scaling, handing many millions of REST and Kafka events each day
Projects are usually of considerable complexity and require a mastery of development tools
Actively and consistently supports all efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience
Code and perform unit and integration testing of software to ensure proper and efficient execution and adherence to business and technical requirements
Code, test, debug, and enhance software
Write programs according to specifications, and define specifications for complex programs
Monitor and repair critical systems on an as needed basis
Develop and maintain technical documentation
Serve as final escalation point to resolve incidents and problems for production applications and web services supported by the team in accordance with identified Service Level Agreements
Collaborate with internal customers, technical and architecture teams to solve complex software problems
Provide system users and management with system analysis and improvement recommendations
Identify and recommend system design/requirements needs for software enhancements
Implement, monitor, test, and audit new software programs to maximize efficiency of software systems
Participate in continuous performance improvement sessions to discuss opportunities to improve processes and/or standards
Coordinate with technical teams to analyze and resolve software related problems causing operational difficulties, advising on specialized features and functions
Maximize the efficiency of the various software systems by implementing, monitoring, testing and auditing new software programs
Follow established configuration/change control processes
Collaborate with customers and internal/external technical teams to identify software problems and communicate remediation plans
Mentor and coach junior team members

Skills

Strong experience with Node.js and Typescript
Understanding of DynamoDB or other key-value stores and NoSQL databases
Experience using AWS managed services
Experience with caching architectures, particularly Redis
Strong experience with containerization and container orchestration, (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Argo, etc)
Experience with monitoring technologies (Splunk, Instana, Datadog, Prometheus, etc)
Knowledge of API documentation, especially Swagger (OpenAPI)
Experience using CI/CD automation (Jenkins, Gitlab)
Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
Strong experience working with DevOps engineers to build and deploy infrastructure with cloud deployment technologies
Strong Understanding of Scrum/Agile development methodologies
Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
Experience with building and designing REST APIs
Experience with building and designing event-driven systems
Experience with software security principles and patterns
Ability to collaborate with and contribute to a common culture of excellence
Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks

Qualifications

Engineers are expected to design and implement scalable, dependable systems as needed
As this is a small team, engineers must be self-starters, capable of handling responsibility and making decisions
Education: BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Benefits

🚀 Engineers are expected to design and implement scalable, dependable systems as needed
🛠 As this is a small team, engineers must be self-starters, capable of handling responsibility and making decisions
🌟 Strong experience with Node.js and Typescript
🔒 Understanding of DynamoDB or other key-value stores and NoSQL databases
💼 Experience using AWS managed services
🔄 Experience with caching architectures, particularly Redis
🐳 Strong experience with containerization and container orchestration, (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio, Argo, etc)
📊 Experience with monitoring technologies (Splunk, Instana, Datadog, Prometheus, etc)
📖 Knowledge of API documentation, especially Swagger (OpenAPI)
🛠 Experience using CI/CD automation (Jenkins, Gitlab)
🌐 Ability to read, write, speak and understand English
🛠 Strong experience working with DevOps engineers to build and deploy infrastructure with cloud deployment technologies
🔄 Strong Understanding of Scrum/Agile development methodologies
🎯 Capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
🛠 Experience with building and designing REST APIs
🛠 Experience with building and designing event-driven systems
🔒 Experience with software security principles and patterns
🌟 Ability to collaborate with and contribute to a common culture of excellence
🧪 Experience with test-driven development and automated testing frameworks
🎯 Must be capable of delivering on multiple competing priorities with little supervision
🎓 Education: BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent combination of education and experience