Backend Developer
Secaucus, NJ, United States
1. This job opportunity is for employment type W2 .
2. Candidates who are willing to apply must hold US work authorization.
Job Title: Backend Developer
Job ID: 2022-11078
Job Location: Secaucus, NJ or remote
Job Travel Location(s):
# Positions: 1
Employment Type: W2
Rate Guidance: $40/hr
Candidate Constraints:
# of Layers: 0
Work Eligibility: All Work Authorizations are Permitted – No Visa Transfers
Key Technology : API, Node.js, MySQL/DynamoDB, Customer Identity and Access Management
Job Responsibilities:
Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
Where applicable, design client-side and server-side architecture and build the front-end of applications through appealing visual design
Provide technical and developmental mentorship to subordinates
Partnering with Product and Content Teams, gather business requirements and design technical solutions to meet those needs
Liaise with, and provide written feedback to technical and business constituents as necessary
Set coding standards and help drive the strategic technical direction of our engineering efforts; develop systems to meet or exceed business KPIs
Understand and modify existing systems as business requirements and consumer behaviors change
Develop system test criteria and participate in systems testing
Respond to, isolate and resolve programming problems
Provide after hours and weekend support for production systems when needed
Skills and Experience Required:
Required Skills/Knowledge:
Proven experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or similar role
Experience developing API focused Node JS applications
Knowledge of Amazon Web Services
Familiarity with common stacks and API/SDK integrations
Familiarity with databases (e.g. MySQL, DynamoDB), web server technologies (e.g. Apache) and web proxies (e.g. Varnish)
Knowledge of Customer Identity and Access Management / IDP providers (i.e. Okta, Akamai, etc.)
Knowledge of Content Delivery Networks (e.g. Akamai) and CI/CD stack
Knowledge of multiple back-end languages (e.g. PHP, Node, Python) and JavaScript frameworks (e.g. Node.js, React, Vue.js)
Strong knowledge of ES6+ and experience with asynchronous operations
Strong knowledge of Amazon Web Services inclusive of Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, EC2, auto scaling and other micro-services
Experience with Unit Testing (e.g. Jest, Mocha, Chai)
Excellent written and verbal skills
Educational Background Required:
BS in computer science, electrical engineering or a related technical discipline.
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