Lead Engineer (NodeJS)

About Velotio :

Velotio Technologies is a product engineering company working with innovative startups and enterprises. We have provided full-stack product development for 110+ startups across the globe building products in the cloud-native, data engineering, B2B SaaS, IoT & Machine Learning space. Our team of 400+ elite software engineers solve hard technical problems while transforming customer ideas into successful products.

We are looking for a versatile Javascript developer with proficiency in Node.js. You will get to design, architect and develop complex backend systems for enterprise software and SaaS applications leveraging modern Node.js frameworks and stacks.

• Design, build, test and ship highly scalable, high performance, customer-facing applications. Our teams use Node.js, Express.js, Nest.js, Elastic search, Redis, RabbitMQ, Kafka and AWS.
• Participate in engineering discussions, technical evaluations, design reviews and retrospectives.
• Provide database schema, API designs and micro-service implementations.
• Mentor team members and peer review code. Focus on best practices for engineering processes and code quality.

You will enjoy this role if you...

• Are a Javascript geek with a desire to stay ahead of the curve by working with modern Node.js frameworks.
• Like building beautiful well-architected software products with millions of users leveraging advanced engineering concepts like micro-services, event-driven architectures, Redis and Lambdas.
• Work collaboratively as part of a close-knit team of geeks, architects and leads.

Desired Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of production experience in building backend servers using Node.js.
• Minimum 7 years of JavaScript (and preferably Typescript) experience including asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6/ES7. Also needs to have experience with associated tooling (Jest, REPL, Crypto, Debugger Process)
• Thorough understanding of Node.js and its core principles including Event loop, CommonJS modules, ES6/ES7 modules, Event emitters and listeners, HTTPS, Util
• Experience in collaborating with frontend to develop scalable APIs using modern Node.js frameworks such as Express or Nest.js.
• Should be comfortable with database schema design and leveraging SQL & NoSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, DynamoDB)
• Experience in developing with different ORMs such as sequelize or TypeORM or Prisma
• Experience in at least one cloud platform (AWS, GCP or Azure).
• CI/CD or test automation frameworks.
• Experience with code quality and reusability practices (eslint, prettier, CI/CD for Node.js apps)
• Solid foundation in data structures, algorithms, distributed systems, design patterns.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices, including unit testing, code reviews, design documentation, debugging, troubleshooting, and agile development
• Communication: You like discussing a plan upfront, welcome collaboration, and are an excellent verbal and written communicator.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Bonus points if you...

• Have experience with advanced Typescript
• Have some frontend experience using React.js
• Experience in working and developing serverless Node.js frameworks built on AWS Lambdas, AWS Cognito and API Gateway
• Experience with implementation of container technologies like Docker, Kubernetes. Knowledge of continuous integration, continuous delivery and enterprise DevOps concepts

• We have an autonomous and empowered work culture encouraging individuals to take ownership and grow quickly.
• Flat hierarchy with fast decision making and a startup-oriented “get things done” culture.
• A strong, fun & positive environment with regular celebrations of our success. We pride ourselves in creating an inclusive, diverse & authentic environment.

We want to hire smart, curious and ambitious folks so please reach out even if you do not have all of the requisite experience. We are looking for engineers with the potential to grow!

At Velotio, we embrace diversity. Inclusion is a priority for us, and we are eager to foster an environment where everyone feels valued. We welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.