Senior Back-end Engineer - API, Express.js, Typescript

  • Closed
  • US Company | Micro (1-10 employees)
  • LATAM (100% remote)
  • 5+ years
  • Full-time (40h)
  • Software Development
  • Full Remote

Required skills

  • API Gateway
  • Open-source
  • AWS
  • Express.js
  • Typescript
  • PostgreSQL
  • Terraform

Requirements

Must-haves

  • 7+ years of software development experience
  • 5+ years of experience developing API products
  • Proficiency in OCR technologies, data structuring, and authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth2)
  • Experience in API design, development, and documentation
  • Experience with distributed messaging systems (e.g. AWS SNS, Pusher, etc.)
  • Experience with serverless architecture (AWS Lambda)
  • Skills in TypeScript, Express.js, and Postgres
  • Strong communication skills in both spoken and written English

Nice-to-haves

  • Knowledge of Terraform for infrastructure management
  • Startup experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

What you will work on

  • Design and implement effective data models that are clear and robust to future changes
  • Develop and maintain secure authentication systems with a solid foundation in OAuth2 and related protocols
  • Reverse engineer and integrate with leading tax prep software websites
  • Master private APIs to integrate with them without official support
  • Utilize OCR technology to convert tax documents into structured JSON
  • Craft detailed, accessible API documentation to aid developer integration
  • Integrate distributed messaging systems to enhance product scalability and performance
  • Advocate for best practices in infrastructure setup

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