Senior Backend Engineer - Node Js

Description

• Design and implement scalable CDN and caching solutions as part of our Edge Computing strategy

• Contribute to architectural decisions alongside staff and distinguished engineers

• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, DevOps, security, and platform teams

• Ensure CDN configurations adhere to performance, security, and availability standards

• Monitor, debug, and optimize caching strategies and edge delivery pipelines

• Evaluate and recommend improvements to CDN observability and edge performance tooling

• Actively participate in peer code reviews, providing feedback to your fellow engineers to make them better and to improve the quality of the software we ship

• Provide technical support to product teams, advising on best practices and highlighting risks

• Engage in continuous improvement projects within the team

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript

• 5+ years of experience with cloud platforms like GCP (preferred), AWS or Azure

• 3+ years of deep hands-on experience with CDN technologies such as Fastly, Akamai, Cloudflare, or Varnish

• 3+ years of experience working on solutions leveraging caching principles, including TTL, purging, ESI, and stale content strategies

• 3+ years hands-on experience with databases (relational and/or NoSQL), including query optimization and data modelling

• 3+ years of experience delivering projects from inception to completion, demonstrating ownership and accountability throughout the entire project lifecycle

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with edge computing platforms

• Knowledge of Layer 7 routing, WAFs, and edge security patterns

• Experience integrating observability tooling (e.g., logging, metrics, tracing) into CDN workflows

• Strong awareness of web performance optimization techniques (e.g., Lighthouse, Core Web Vitals)

• Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform or Deployment Manager)

• Experience working on a project using mature CI/CD practices

• Exposure to DevOps tools, processes, and culture (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, CircleCI, Git, GitHub Actions, Gitlab runners, etc.)

• Ability to drive architecture and design decisions in collaboration with more senior level (staff, principal, distinguished) engineers

• Familiarity with web application performance and delivery at the edge

• Experience working with a source versioning tool, such as Git

• Experience working as a member of an Agile software development team

• Strong verbal and written communication skills demonstrating technical leadership

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Benefits

• Affordable medical plan options

• 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)

• Employee stock purchase plan

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings

• Tobacco cessation and weight management programs

• Confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Paid time off

• Flexible work schedules

• Family leave

• Dependent care resources

• Colleague assistance programs

• Tuition assistance

• Retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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