Backend Engineer, NodeJS

Description

• You'll be at the forefront of transforming complex data and business logic into seamless and efficient backend services.

• Your role is pivotal in ensuring that our API and web applications not only deliver robust functionality but also perform reliably and securely across various platforms.

• You will collaborate closely with design and frontend teams, you'll have the opportunity to innovate and implement cutting-edge backend technologies to help build the future of Open Data here at Raidiam.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in cross-functional teams on production-grade systems

• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js and TypeScript in backend development

• Javascript skill

• Comfortable working in an established codebase: patching, upgrading, and refactoring with minimal supervision

• Familiarity with API/REST development using tools like OpenAPI or Swagger to support frontend-backend collaboration

• Strong communication and collaboration skills – able to understand context and raise blockers

• Solid understanding of code quality practices, including clean architecture, unit testing, and error handling

• Proactive mindset with the ability to identify and resolve issues independently - not just execute on assigned tasks

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability for the systems they maintain

• Desirable: Experience with OpenID Connect (OIDC) flows, token validation, and IdP integrations

• Exposure to cloud development (e.g., AWS, Azure) and deploying stateless services (e.g., Lambdas)

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (increasing with length of service), plus Bank Holidays

• Enrolment in company equity share option scheme

• Company paid Health Cash plan via Medicash

• Company Sick pay

• Life Assurance (4x Annual salary)

• Employee Assistance Programme (with access to Virtual GPs)

• Vivup Benefits portal (with access to Lifestyle savings, cycle to work, additional annual leave purchase option, additional mental health support)

• Pension contribution of 5% on qualifying earnings

• Learning and Development budget

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