Wakapi
Backend Engineer (Node)
Remote Backend Development role with clear candidate location fit.
PostedJun 18, 2026
Eligible countries1 accepted country
Seniority signalMiddle
Work settingRemote
Accepted candidate locations
USA
Role overview
Backend Engineer (Node)
Requirements and responsibilities
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Responsibilities:
- Own backend features end-to-end, from architecture decisions to deployment
- Design and build RESTful APIs with a focus on performance and scalability
- Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS (ECS Fargate, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, S3)
- Write and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
- Work with containerized environments using Docker
- Diagnose and resolve production issues independently
- Collaborate asynchronously with a small, distributed team
- Contribute clean, well-documented, maintainable code
Responsibilities:
- 3–6+ years of experience with Node.js (Express, Fastify, or similar)
- TypeScript — required
- PostgreSQL — required
- Strong RESTful API design and system design fundamentals
- Experience with auth patterns: JWT, OAuth
- Microservices architecture experience
- Real-time systems experience (WebSockets, streaming, pub/sub) — a plus
- DynamoDB and/or Redis experience — a plus
Responsibilities:
- Hands-on experience deploying and managing services on AWS
- Familiarity with IAM, networking basics, and cloud cost awareness
- Ability to write and maintain CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency with Docker
Responsibilities:
- Strong Git workflow
- Experience shipping production consumer apps
- Comfortable working async in distributed, cross-timezone teams
- Clear communicator — written English required
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