Core Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain our backend services with a focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features and services.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and testability through comprehensive testing and code review practices.
• Participate in the architectural design and review of software systems, ensuring adherence to best practices.

Essential Skills:

• Proficient in Node.js, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of C++ is considered a bonus.

• Extensive experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, and MongoDB.

• Experience with Automated Deployment Pipelines, Docker & Docker Compose, GitHub Actions, AWS, and familiarity with Heroku is a plus.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of Git for streamlining team collaboration.

• Expertise in developing RESTful APIs and using API development frameworks such as NestJS and ExpressJS. 
• Experience of documenting APIs using OpenAPI specification.

• Experience with Apache Kafka and RabbitMQ.

• Strong background in software architecture & design, with experience in implementing microservices. Knowledge of SaaS and Event-Driven Architecture is a bonus. 

• Experience using New Relic for monitoring and performance optimisation.

• Experience with reverse proxy servers (NGINX or Traefik).

• Familiarity with financial systems is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated expertise in test automation.