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Node.js Developer (Remote)

About the role

We are hiring a remote Node.js Developer to build and run reliable APIs and background jobs in Node.js.

You will report to the founder.

What you will do

  • Design and build REST or GraphQL APIs in Node.js and TypeScript
  • Write background jobs, queues, and scheduled tasks
  • Integrate third-party APIs and webhooks
  • Model data and write efficient queries
  • Write unit and integration tests

What success looks like in the first 90 days

  • APIs documented and covered by tests
  • Errors logged with enough context to fix them quickly
  • Integrations that retry and recover on their own

Tools you will use

  • Node.js and TypeScript
  • Express, Fastify, or NestJS
  • PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Redis
  • Docker
  • GitHub

What we are looking for

  • Three or more years building Node.js services in production
  • Strong understanding of async code, error handling, and retries
  • Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases
  • Writes tests and documents endpoints

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours a week, remote. Working hours overlap with U.S. Eastern Time business hours.

How to apply

Send your resume and a short note on the most relevant work you have done. Tell us which of the tasks above you have done before and the tools you used. Applications without a note will not be reviewed.

More tasks you can add

  • Add logging, metrics, and alerts to services
  • Handle authentication, permissions, and input validation
  • Keep API documentation current

Interview questions for this role

  1. How do you structure a Node.js service so a new developer can find things in a day?
  2. A webhook from a payment provider arrives twice. How do you make sure you only process it once?
  3. When would you put work on a queue instead of doing it in the request?
  4. How do you roll out a breaking change to an API that a mobile app already uses?
  5. What do you log, and what do you never log?

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