Position: Node.js Engineer
Company: Alcor
Experience required: 3y
Category: Node.js
English level: intermediate
Published: 2021-11-01T00:00:00+02:00

Sift is looking for a Node.js developer to join our growing team in Ukraine. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with our front-end application developers, design back-end components, and integrate data storage and protection solutions.

As a Node.js developer, you have extensive knowledge of Node.Js based services and experience in a similar role. As an accomplished Node.js developer your expertise and results will show in the stable, fast, and secure exchange of data between servers and end-users.

About the team:

Sift’s Dispute Management, integrations team handles all incoming data integrations in Sift’s newly acquired Dispute Management business. This role will help us migrate existing Ruby applications to Node.js, focused on but not limited to our Real-time Resolution(RTR) product. RTR helps customers deflect disputes before they are created.

This role will require product and architecture research, leading implementation of new applications Sift Dispute Management. As such, strong skills in dealing with ambiguity are required.

What you'll do and the impact you’ll make:

Read, write, test and deploy node.js based services
Work as part of a team developing applications and services using Agile development methods
Contribute to team and organizational improvements in process and infrastructure
Build customer-facing UI and back-end services for payment processing administration and management
Effectively use tools and ingenuity to identify and fix defects before they become a problem

Your knowledge and expertise:

5+ years working as a backend developer in Node.js
BA in computer science or similar relevant field
In-depth knowledge Javascript, Typescript, REST, and GraphQL
Hands-on experience with HTML, CSS, and AJAX
Development experience designing object-oriented JavaScript and SVG
Applicable knowledge of web libraries and frameworks such as React, Polymer, and Closure
Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques
Strong analytical skills and problem-solving aptitude

Nice to have (or excited to learn):

Experience with Ruby and/or Ruby on Rails
At Sift, we are looking for people with passion, integrity, curiosity and kindness. If your experience is this close to what we’re looking for, please consider applying. Experience comes in many forms – skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. Diverse teams make better decisions, which is why we’re dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage you to apply.

A little about us:

Sift is the leading innovator in Digital Trust & Safety.  Hundreds of disruptive, forward-thinking companies like Airbnb, Zillow, and Twitter trust Sift to deliver outstanding customer experience while preventing fraud and abuse.

The Sift engine powers Digital Trust & Safety by helping companies stop fraud before it happens. But it’s not just another anti-fraud platform: Sift enables businesses to tailor experiences to each customer according to the risk they pose. That means fraudsters experience friction, but honest users do not. By drawing on insights from our global network of customers, Sift allows businesses to scale, win, and thrive in the digital era.

Benefits and Perks:

Competitive total compensation package
Medical, dental and vision coverage
Wellness reimbursement
Education reimbursement
Flexible time off

Sift is an equal opportunity employer. We make better decisions as a business when we can harness diversity in our experience, data, and background. Sift is working toward building a team that represents the worldwide customers that we serve, inclusive of people from all walks of life who can bring their full selves to work every day.