Senior Backend Engineer

About go2work

go2work is a dynamic and innovative platform that connects job seekers and employers. At go2work, we are excited to expand our team as we continue to grow our website and app, serving individuals looking for job opportunities and employers seeking qualified candidates. Our founders are based in Texas, USA, and we are on a mission to transform the job search experience.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong DevOps skills with 4 years of experience to join our growing product and engineering team. You’ll play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services, while also ensuring smooth deployment processes and infrastructure management.

This is a hands-on, cross-functional role where you’ll work closely with product managers, frontend developers, and other stakeholders to bring product ideas to life, while maintaining a robust and secure infrastructure.

Note: Please only apply after reading the whole JD and if you meet the criteria.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop and maintain Node.js‑based APIs and microservices using TypeScript and Express.js

• Containerize services with Docker and deploy/manage them on Kubernetes clusters

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions

• Integrate and operate AWS services: Lambda, S3, CloudFront, IAM, EventBridge, ECR, RDS (PostgreSQL), ElastiCache (Redis)

• Design real‑time features using Socket.io and work with MongoDB and PostgreSQL data stores

• Implement and enforce unit/integration testing with Jest

• Integrate payment (Stripe), search (Algolia), notifications (Firebase)

• Implement observability solutions with Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, and Sentry

• Integrate AI services and build generative AI features using OpenAI and similar platforms

• Troubleshoot production issues and perform performance tuning

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years professional backend experience in Node.js

• Strong TypeScript knowledge and experience in type-safe application development

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and Kubernetes

• AWS proficiency: Lambda, S3, CloudFront, IAM, EventBridge, ECR, RDS, ElastiCache

• Solid database skills in PostgreSQL and MongoDB

• Expertise in RESTful API design and microservices patterns

• CI/CD experience (GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible)

• Proficient in Jest and testing methodologies

• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience with AI integrations, particularly OpenAI APIs and generative AI models

• Python knowledge for data processing and AI model integration

• Go (Golang) experience for high-performance microservices

• GraphQL experience

• RabbitMQ or similar message‑broker knowledge

• Familiarity with Prometheus, Grafana dashboards

• Security best practices: OWASP, IAM policies

• Serverless design patterns

• Contributions to open‑source or technical publications

• Experience hosting and managing Strapi CMS

Skills

Core Languages & Frameworks

• Node.js, Express.js

• TypeScript (strong knowledge required)

• JavaScript (ES6+)

• Python (beneficial)

• Go/Golang (plus)

Databases & Persistence

• PostgreSQL

• MongoDB

• Redis

• RabbitMQ

Cloud & Infrastructure

• AWS services

• Docker & Kubernetes

• CI/CD: GitHub Actions

AI & Integrations

• OpenAI API integration

• Generative AI implementation

• Socket.io

• Third-party APIs (Stripe, Revenuecat, Algolia, Firebase)

Testing & Monitoring

• Jest

• Prometheus, Loki, OpenTelemetry, Sentry

Benefits

- Fully remote position offering flexibility and work-life balance.
- Opportunity to work with a talented and diverse team from around the globe.
- Room for career advancement and skill development.
- Competitive compensation package of $1800 USD per month.

If you have a passion for ensuring the quality of software applications and are eager to contribute to the success of go2work, please apply with your latest resume. Join us in revolutionizing the job search experience and helping job seekers and employers find their perfect match