Senior Full Stack Engineer (Node/React) - Remote

Kake is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer to build and own scalable software across Node.js backends and React frontends. The role includes designing APIs and system architecture, working with relational and NoSQL databases, and shipping reliable, well-tested features through deployment.

Responsibilities:

• Build and ship production features end-to-end across Node.js backends and React frontends, owning your work from implementation through deployment
• Design, build, and version REST or GraphQL APIs that serve as the contract between frontend and backend systems
• Make architecture decisions around data modelling, service boundaries, and component design, applying event-driven thinking where it fits
• Model and query data across relational and NoSQL stores, choosing the right database and structure for each use case
• Write clean, well-tested code and set up the observability needed to catch and debug issues in live systems

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, with hands-on work in Node.js and React
• Hands-on experience designing and versioning REST or GraphQL APIs
• Experience with modern git workflows, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure such as GCP , AWS , or Azure
• Strong system-design instincts: data modelling, component architecture, and event-driven thinking
• Comfortable with relational databases and SQL , plus familiarity with NoSQL such as MongoDB or similar
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills across distributed systems
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment
• AI-forward mindset with active use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to accelerate delivery, while staying the engineer who judges correctness
• Experience with e-commerce, payments, video platforms, or other correctness-critical domains is a strong plus