Romania Remote (Country) Employment

Factor Eleven is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer - Node.JS (Romania, remote, f/m/d)

About the Role

Factor Eleven is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to expand and optimize our digital advertisement SaaS suite. You'll be instrumental in developing server-side logic, maintaining data systems, ensuring high performance, and mentoring team members in this high-impact role.

What You'll Do

  • Develop and maintain microservices and backend components.
  • Ensure optimal performance of databases and responsiveness to front-end requests.
  • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders on design and integration.
  • Develop high-performance applications by writing testable, reusable, and efficient code.
  • Implement effective security protocols, data protection measures, and storage solutions.
  • Run diagnostic tests, repair defects, and provide technical support.
  • Document server-side processes, including database schemas, message events, and sagas.
  • Recommend and implement improvements to processes and technologies.
  • Provide mentorship and technical supervision to team members.

What We're Looking For

  • 5+ years experience as a Backend Engineer or similar role.
  • Strong proficiency with NodeJS and TypeScript, web stacks, libraries, and frameworks.
  • Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.
  • Experience with user authentication and authorization across multiple systems.
  • High familiarity with fundamental design principles behind scalable applications.
  • Experience creating database schemas that represent and support business processes.
  • Good knowledge of event-driven architecture, message busses, and/or pub/sub-systems.
  • Proven expert knowledge implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests.
  • Superb interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills.
  • Excellent familiarity with git, npm, docker and Jira.
  • Extensive experience in mentoring teammates in a respectful, educative manner.

Nice to Have

  • Using AI tools such as Junie/Cursor.

Technical Stack

  • NodeJS, TypeScript, NestJS, GraphQL, Docker, AWS, Apache Kafka

Team & Environment

You'll join a cross-functional team under a Product Owner, focusing on elevating engineering standards and driving a forward-thinking, AI-first approach.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Transparent, above-market salaries.
  • 100% remote work within Europe.
  • Flexible work-hours and part-time models.
  • Be part of a fast-growing, highly-skilled team.
  • In person department and company events.
  • Home office, co-working space and work-together allowance.
  • Personal and professional development courses from Udemy.
  • Case by case relocation and visa support.

Work Mode

This is a 100% remote position for candidates based in Romania.

Factor Eleven is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.

Required Skills
NodeJSTypeScriptNestJSGraphQLDockerAWSApache KafkaBackend DevelopmentAPI DesignMicroservicesSystem ArchitectureDatabasesTestingCI/CDAgile Methodologies
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Factor Eleven

Factor Eleven's tech department is the inhouse tech scale-up responsible for its SaaS product suite offering localized digital advertising to enterprises of all sizes and shapes. It powers the engine that Factor Eleven is successfully built upon.

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Category backend
Posted 7 months ago