Back End Engineer

Kyra

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.

• Implement and optimise PostgreSQL databases, ensuring performance and reliability.
• Integrate and manage queue systems (e.g. BullMQ) for efficient task processing.
• Containerize applications with Docker for consistent deployment.
• Collaborate with product and front-end teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, well-documented code with strong test coverage.
• Maintain and extend CI/CD pipelines to support smooth releases.
• Ensure backend security, reliability, and observability best practices.

What We re Looking For

• 4+ years of professional experience in backend development.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and frameworks such as Express.js.
• Deep experience with PostgreSQL (schema design, query optimisation).
• Background working with queue systems like RabbitMQ or BullMQ.
• Familiarity with AWS services and deploying in a cloud environment.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Proven experience setting up and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of backend security best practices.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools.

Nice to Have

• Experience with ElasticSearch for search functionalities.
• Familiarity with ClickHouse for analytical data processing.
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and related patterns.
• Broader AWS expertise (EC2, S3, Lambda).