Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js AWS)

Responsibilities

Gathering functional requirements, developing technical specifications, and project & test planning 
Designing/developing web, software, mobile apps, prototypes, or proofs of concepts (POC's) 
Act in a technical leadership capacity: Mentoring junior engineers, new team members, and applying technical expertise to challenging programming and design problems 
Resolve defects/bugs during QA testing, pre-production, production, and post-release patches 
Contribute to the design and architecture of the project 
Experience with Agile Development, SCRUM, or Extreme Programming methodologies 
Scope & Impact: Responsible for complex features or multiple simple features. Executes proficiently within a generally established architecture through technical solution design and delivery. 
Actively stay abreast of industry best practices, share learnings, and experiment and apply cutting edge technologies.

Qualifications

5+ years experience developing web, software applications 
5+ years of experience in mid-tier and Backend APIs with NodeJs 
BS/MS in computer science or equivalent work experience 
5+ years experience in the Software design/architecture process 
Experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) 
5+ years experience with web services (consuming or creating) with REST or SOAP 
Solid communication skills: Demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences 
Strong understanding of the Software design/architecture process 
Experience with unit testing & Test Driven Development (TDD) 
Experience developing, maintaining, and innovating large scale, consumer facing web or mobile applications 
Experience with social, mobile, cloud/SaaS, big data, or analytics 
Experience designing and developing distributed scalable and highly reliable applications in Cloud. Experience with AWS or equivalent services is required. 
Familiar with the development challenges inherent with highly scalable and available web applications 
Always Be Learning: Experience with open source technologies (if no practical work experience w/ Big Data, or cutting edge front-end technology-you're prototyping and/or researching the up and coming technology and solutions 
Experience with various, modern web frameworks