Senior NodeJS Developer

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Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior NodeJS Developer to join a high-performing Product & Engineering team focused on delivering scalable, real-time, data-driven applications. You will play a key part in driving engineering excellence across modern SaaS products, contributing hands-on to the design, development, and delivery of platform enhancements. You will help shape architectural decisions, champion engineering best practices, mentor peers, and contribute to a strong culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Backend Development: Develop and maintain scalable applications using NodeJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, Docker, and related technologies.
• Lifecycle Management: Contribute hands-on across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support.
• Agile Collaboration: Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, retrospectives) and collaborate with QA, designers, and product stakeholders.
• System Architecture: Contribute to architectural strategy, support scalable system design decisions, and build real-time, event-driven platform capabilities.
• Engineering Quality: Drive best practices across CI/CD, testing, observability, security, and code reviews, ensuring mitigation of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Operational Support: Participate in an on-call support rota, contributing to incident resolution and operational stability.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong professional experience with NodeJS and TypeScript in production environments.
• Deep expertise with MongoDB and NoSQL database design (schema modelling, indexing strategies, aggregation pipelines, performance optimisation).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, containerised application development, and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to design and build scalable backend systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and real-time data-driven SaaS platforms.
• Strong background with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into engineering workflows with measurable impact.
• Location Context: 100% remote working flexibility for qualified professionals located across Pakistan (Faisalabad, Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Abbottabad).

Preferred Strategic Indicators (Nice to Have)

• Experience with NestJS backend frameworks and exposure to React or mobile development (iOS/Swift).
• Experience working with message brokers or event-streaming technologies.
• Familiarity with GCP-native infrastructure and advanced observability platforms.