Sr. Backend Software Engineer (NodeJS)

PAR Technology Corporation is a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend systems primarily written in Node.js, while collaborating across teams to enhance product experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain backend services and API
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to deliver end-to-end solutions
• Investigate and resolve production issues and customer-reported bugs with a focus on root-cause analysis and long-term maintainability
• Contribute to system design discussions and architectural decisions
• Continuously improve code quality, testing practices, and development processes

Requirements:

• Strong background in Node.js/Typescript, PostgreSQL
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical issues efficiently
• A proactive mindset with a strong commitment to understanding and meeting customer needs
• Excellent teamwork skills, coupled with an ownership mindset and the ability to work independently
• Proven expertise in Node.js (Typescript) and database management (PostgreSQL)
• 8+ years of backend development (with distributed systems and microservices) experience
• Proficiency with GraphQL, TypeORM, and Nest.js
• Hands on experience working with (and administering) K8S, message brokers (RMQ), APIs, especially proprietary hardware or device integrations is a plus
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills across software and hardware domains
• Ability to self-organize and manage tasks in a fast-paced, ticket-driven environment
• Ability to write clean code and effective automated tests to deliver high-quality system improvements
• Ability to break down larger requirements into small, self-contained changes to the system
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Experience in the retail and/or fuel & convenience industries a plus
• Ruby/Rails experience a big plus
• Experience implementing or consuming GraphQL APIs a plus