Senior Backend Engineer, Grover

• 3+ years experience in developing web applications using TypeScript and Node.js
• Familiarity with NestJS or similar server-side frameworks, plus experience working with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL) and ORM frameworks
• Experience with building real-time data streaming and event-driven systems using Kafka
• Solid understanding of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices
• Proficiency with version control systems (Git) and collaboration tools such as Jira
• Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, or similar) for comprehensive coverage
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, agile environment
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Desirable

• Develop and maintain scalable and efficient backend services using Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to define data models, and service contracts, and ensure optimal performance
• Leverage Kafka as a core messaging platform for event-driven communication, ensuring reliability and scalability
• Build, manage, and integrate APIs (GraphQL and REST) for smooth communication with internal and external systems
• Write efficient and reusable code while following best practices and coding standards
• Perform thorough testing (unit, integration) and debugging to ensure backend functionality meets requirements
• Collaborate with team members to identify and resolve technical issues and optimize application performance
• To spark your curiosity, we currently work with the following tech stack:
• TypeScript for our backend services
• Node.js, NextJS
• PostgreSQL & Redis
• Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Federated GraphQL and REST APIs
• Messaging: Kafka
• DataDog for observability and monitoring
• Ruby on Rails
• Infrastructure as code: Terraform to maintain our AWS infrastructure