Node.js Developer

About the job:

Our client is a renowned digital transformation consulting firm specializing in driving digital initiatives for banks, asset managers, and insurance companies globally. With a strong emphasis on digital innovation, transformation, and expertise in business consulting and technology, they empower financial institutions to accelerate their digital growth and stay ahead of the competition.

Role:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Node.js Developer to join our client's team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Node.js, JavaScript, and database management, with hands-on experience in TypeScript. This role involves developing scalable and highly available RESTful APIs, performance tuning, debugging, and monitoring applications. You will also play a key role in ensuring the quality of our technical and application architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, test, and maintain scalable and highly available RESTful APIs using Node.js.
• Implement and maintain GraphQL APIs.
• Utilize CI/CD principles to manage and troubleshoot issues in a distributed services ecosystem.
• Design and deploy containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Integrate API gateways such as 3Scale.
• Implement Single-Sign-On (SSO) and token-based authentication (REST, JWT, OAuth).
• Work with task/message queues including AWS, Microsoft Azure, Pushpin, and Kafka.
• Follow best practices for coding, security, unit testing, and documentation.
• Research and benchmark new technologies against industry standards.
• Ensure the quality of technical and application architecture across the organization.

Requirements:

• Education: Postgraduate degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of coding experience in Node.js, JavaScript, and databases. At least 1 year of hands-on experience with TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience in performance tuning, debugging, and monitoring applications.
• Practical experience with GraphQL and CI/CD principles.
• Proficiency in containerization technologies, especially Docker and Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with API gateway integrations like 3Scale.
• Understanding of SSO and token-based authentication methods.
• Expertise in task/message queue technologies like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Pushpin, and Kafka.