Backend engineer
Sunrise, Florida, United States of America
Contract
2 days ago
$50 - $55 USD
Key skills
JavaScriptTypeScriptAIRAGNode.jsExpressFastifyAWSAzureTerraformKubernetesDockerGitHub ActionsServerlessLambdaAzure FunctionsPrometheusGrafanaDatadogOpenTelemetryREST APIGitHubCI/CD
About this role
Job Description
- Deep expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js.
- Hands-on experience with backend frameworks such as Fastify or Express.
- Proven ability in designing, developing, and maintaining microservices architectures.
- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines specifically using GitHub Actions and Workflows.
- Solid experience with serverless architectures and cloud platforms like AWS Lambda, Azure Functions.
- In-depth understanding of REST API design principles and best practices.
- Strong grasp of backend security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
- Knowledge of observability, telemetry, and performance monitoring tools (e.g., OpenTelemetry, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
- Experience in building and scaling platform-level systems including API gateways, rate limiting, and service orchestration.
Bonus Skills
- Understanding of AI platform concepts like Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Exposure to infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
- Experience working in environments focused on developer productivity and internal platform development.