Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of highly scalable and robust backend services and applications using NodeJS, Typescriptlanguages. 
• Architect and implement backend solutions, making strategic architectural decisions that align with business goals and scalability requirements. 
• Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers, providing technical leadership, code reviews, and best practices. 
• Drive the adoption of design patterns and SOLID principles to ensure maintainable, extensible, and scalable codebase. 
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and deliver high-quality software products. 
• Design and optimize database schemas and queries for performance, scalability, and reliability. 
• Champion a culture of test-driven development (TDD) and write comprehensive unit tests to ensure code coverage and maintainability. 
• Make architectural decisions regarding technology stack, frameworks, and third-party integrations, considering factors such as performance, security, and maintainability. 
• Lead technical discussions and provide insights into emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices. 
• Troubleshoot complex backend issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions. 
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, best practices, and security guidelines. 
• Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure smooth deployment and operation of backend services. 
• Participate in Agile development processes, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives. 

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. 
• 5-8 years of experience in backend development using NodeJS, TypeScript. 
• Expertise in object-oriented programming concepts, design patterns, and SOLID principles. 
• Proficiency in backend frameworks of NodeJS. 
• Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL queries, with experience in optimizing database performance. 
• Experience with ORM frameworks.  
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and development. 
• Extensive experience in writing unit tests using testing frameworks.  
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail. 
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 
• Ability to make strategic technical decisions and drive architectural discussions. 

Preferred Skills

• Experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems. 
• Knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. 
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. 
• Experience with message brokers like RabbitMQ or Kafka. 
• Exposure to NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra. 
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines. 
• Understanding of software security best practices. 
• Active participation in the developer community through conferences, meetups, or open-source contributions.