Role overview

Senior Node.js Fullstack Engineer

Requirements and responsibilities

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Fullstack Development

  • Build and maintain backend services using Node.js, including serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda, API Gateway)

Fullstack Development

  • Develop and integrate APIs that support frontend applications and external systems, including institutional platforms and AI-driven services

Fullstack Development

  • Contribute to frontend features using modern state management (e.g., Redux Toolkit with slices, async thunks, memoized selectors) and accessible, interactive UI patterns such as drag-and-drop with keyboard and screen reader support

Fullstack Development

  • Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code, maintaining high test coverage (90%+ across unit and integration tests)

Workflow & System Orchestration

  • Support the development and maintenance of workflows using orchestration tools (e.g., Sequencer / workflow engines, state machines)

Workflow & System Orchestration

  • Contribute to event-driven processes and asynchronous system operations (e.g., message queues, distributed workflows)

Workflow & System Orchestration

  • Assist in improving reliability through better error handling and retries

Backend & API Engineering

  • Develop RESTful APIs and support microservices architecture

Backend & API Engineering

  • Integrate with third-party services and internal systems, including large-scale institutional data platforms

Backend & API Engineering

  • Assist in optimizing performance and scalability of services using patterns such as NoSQL single-table design (composite keys, transactional writes)

Backend & API Engineering

  • Implement secure and reliable data handling practices

System Reliability & Support

  • Troubleshoot issues in production environments with guidance from senior team members

System Reliability & Support

  • Contribute to logging, monitoring, and debugging efforts

System Reliability & Support

  • Support deployment and release processes in cloud-native environments

Collaboration & Growth

  • Work closely with cross-functional teams across global locations, contributing to large-scale platforms such as next-generation degree planning systems for university partners

Collaboration & Growth

  • Participate in code reviews and team discussions

Collaboration & Growth

  • Take ownership of assigned features and tasks, delivering end-to-end solutions from UI to API to database

Collaboration & Growth

  • Continue developing technical skills and learning new technologies

Required Skills & Experience

  • 4–6 years of professional software engineering experience

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience with Node.js

Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience building and maintaining fullstack applications, including delivering features end-to-end across frontend, backend, and data layers

Required Skills & Experience

  • Exposure to workflow orchestration tools (e.g., Sequencer or similar systems)

Required Skills & Experience

  • Solid understanding of API design and backend systems

Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience working with cloud environments (AWS preferred), including serverless architectures

Required Skills & Experience

  • Familiarity with databases (SQL and/or NoSQL, including scalable design patterns)

Required Skills & Experience

  • Experience working in production environments

Nice to haves

  • Experience with Python

Nice to haves

  • Exposure to event-driven architectures

Nice to haves

  • Familiarity with AWS services (Lambda, SQS, Step Functions, etc.)

Nice to haves

  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Nice to haves

  • Exposure to AI/LLM-based systems and data-driven platforms

Nice to haves

  • Experience working in collaborative, distributed teams

Nice to haves

  • Experience building user-centric platforms with modern, accessible frontend architectures
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