Sr. Software Engineer (Node)

Roles and Responsibilities

• System Architecture & Design: Lead the design and implementation of scalable and maintainable systems, ensuring alignment with business requirements and technical standards.
• Development & Coding: Write efficient and maintainable code using Node 20 LTS (back-end), Next 15+ (Backend + Front end), React 19+, React Native 0.80+, and Expo SDK 54+ technologies, following best practices for software development, including test-driven development and continuous integration. Primary focus will be on backend services, RESTful API development, Next.js API routes, and SQL database design and optimization.
• Backend & Database Development: Design and optimize SQL database schemas, write complex queries, and implement ORMs (Prisma, TypeORM, Sequelize, or similar). Build and maintain robust backend services using Express.js, Fastify, or similar Node.js frameworks.
• API Design & Documentation: Create well-documented RESTful APIs using OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, ensuring consistency and ease of integration for frontend and mobile applications.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, conducting code reviews, and ensuring adherence to established coding standards and practices.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in systems, databases, and APIs, ensuring high availability and reliability of services.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including .NET core developers and product managers, to deliver software solutions.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation for systems, processes, and codebases to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.
• Security & Compliance: Implement and enforce security best practices, ensuring that backend systems are secure and compliant with relevant regulations and standards.
• Problem Solving: Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, providing timely and effective solutions to minimize downtime and ensure smooth operation of systems.
• Cloud & DevOps: Deploy and manage applications on Azure cloud platform, implement CI/CD pipelines, and work with containerization technologies (Docker). Familiarity with GitHub actions and workflows. 

Experience and Skills Desired

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on Node and React technologies, primarily in backend development.
• Strong backend expertise: Deep proficiency in Node.js 20 LTS for backend development, including experience with Express.js, Fastify, NestJS, or similar frameworks.
• Database proficiency: Advanced SQL skills with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or SQL Server, including schema design, query optimization, indexing, and performance tuning. Experience with ORMs such as Prisma, TypeORM, or Sequelize.
• API development: Proven experience designing, building, and documenting RESTful APIs. Familiarity with GraphQL or tRPC is a plus.
• Experience with full-stack development and back-end technologies (.NET core, Azure, C#, etc.)
• Proficiency in Node 20 LTS (back-end), Next 15+ (Backend + Front end), React 19+, React Native 0.80+, and Expo SDK 54+ technologies.
• Azure cloud platform: Experience with Azure services (App Service, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, Blob Storage, API Management, etc.).
• DevOps & containerization: Hands-on experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions), and Azure Container Instances or Azure Kubernetes Service.
• Testing: Experience with backend testing frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Supertest) and test-driven development practices.
• Version control: Strong Git workflow experience, including pull request reviews, branching strategies, and collaborative development.
• Understanding of services architecture, distributed systems, and microservices patterns.
• Authentication & security: Experience implementing authentication and authorization (JWT, OAuth, Azure AD, or similar).
• Monitoring & logging: Experience with Sentry for error tracking and Azure Application Insights for application monitoring and performance analysis.
• Caching & message queues: Experience with Redis for caching and BullMQ for job queue management.
• Bonus: Healthcare software development experience

Telecommuting Requirements

• This is a remote position. Our whole company works remotely. Company headquarters are in Dallas, Texas. While this position is remote, candidates must live in EST or CST time zones.
• Company business hours are weekdays 9-5 CST. 
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separate from other living areas and provides information privacy.
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure.
• Must live in a location that receives an existing high-speed internet connection/service.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance as well as life and disability
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Generous time off/vacation
• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible work environment