Backend Node.js Engineer

Quick Facts

• Backend role focused on audio/video publishing workflows
• Builds scalable Node.js services and APIs for platform tools

Description

You will develop and maintain backend solutions for an audio and video publishing platform, covering upload, encoding, streaming, and media/player integrations. The role focuses on scalable Node.js services, automation tools, system monitoring, and reliability through testing and incident handling. You will also work with AWS infrastructure and integrate LLM/Generative AI capabilities into production workflows.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain solutions/tools for platform users in the audio/video domain
• Implement and maintain backend applications (Node.js)
• Collaborate on planning, evaluation, technical debt, and AWS/infrastructure cost considerations
• Contribute to project documentation
• Monitor systems and implement optimizations for performance, security, and scalability
• Ensure quality and stability (tests and test execution)
• Maintain systems and handle outages

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer
• Strong JavaScript/TypeScript proficiency
• Experience designing and building scalable Node.js backend applications
• Hands-on ability to build and deploy solutions using LLMs and Generative AI
• Knowledge of AWS and experience designing cloud-based solutions
• Kubernetes knowledge for deployment, configuration, and maintenance
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Understanding of modern software engineering practices, CI/CD, and Agile
• Ability to collaborate effectively and communicate clearly