Position: Middle/Senior Node.js Backend engineer (6-month contract)
Company: CodeSpace
Experience required: 5y

Hi there, our recruitment team is looking for a Node.js Backend engineer for one of our customers, who is developing a new product from scratch.
It is a new way to think of how your communication channels are established. The main goal of the project is to disrupt the B2C & B2B collaboration ecosystems using cutting-edge technologies and approaches. The mobile-first application will reconnect you with your colleagues and family members providing a smooth, borderless experience.

Requirements:
- 4+ years of proven software development experience
- Solid understanding of the modern SDLC
- Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript
- Knowledge of Node.js and frameworks available for it (Express, StrongLoop, etc)
- Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
- Good understanding of server-side templating languages (Jade, EJS, etc)
- Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
- Understanding accessibility and security compliance
- User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
- Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
- Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
- Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
- Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
- Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline or the equivalent in education and work experience

As a plus:
- Familiarity with Agile, GraphQL, Docker
- Experience with Unit tests development, TDD/BDD
- Ability to work at the product development level
- Hands-on experience with AWS/Digital Ocean

Responsibilities
- Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic
- Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code
- Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications
- Implementation of security and data protection
- Integration of data storage solutions Postgresql, Redis, Kafka

Please note, that it is a 6-month duration cooperation.