Backend Developer (Node.js / Nest)

Technologies we use

About the project

Your responsibilities

• Designing and implementing efficient backend and data architectures based on functional requirements
• Developing and documenting backend for frontend integrations
• Collaborating with the product designers, frontend developers and project managers to support the agile and collaborative development process
• Writing clean, maintainable and efficient code
• Testing and debugging code
• Staying up-to-date on emerging backend technologies

Our requirements

• Proven commercial experience (at least 2+ years)
• Good knowledge of node.js and Nest
• Good knowledge of MySQL (PostgreSQL is very nice to have)
• Communicative English - most of our projects are for international clients, and developers are often engaged in communication, brainstorming, and meetings. A communicative level of English and good social skills are important
• General understanding of digital product structure and architecture and practical knowledge about efficient backend and data structure implementations
• Good understanding of REST APIs
• Good knowledge of Git version control

Optional

• General Development Operations knowledge as well as cloud infrastructure (AWS and/or GCP)
• PHP Laravel (it's not our primary technology but some of products we worked on still use it)

Division of working time

• 80%

  Backend Development
• 20%

  Communication, requirements clarification, documentation

This is how we organize our work

This is how we work on a project

• Clean Code
• code review
• architect / technical leader support
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration
• DevOps
• active monitoring
• documentation
• issue tracking tools
• functional tests
• performance tests
• manual tests

Development opportunities we offer

• assistance in preparation to public speeches
• conferences abroad
• conferences in Poland
• development budget
• external training
• mentoring
• substantive support from technological leaders
• support of IT events
• technical knowledge exchange within the company

What we offer

• Full-time B2B contract with fully paid days off
• Meaningful position with a direct impact on products and end users experience
• Hybrid model, with flexibility regarding days in the office (at the beginning we expect you to be on-site regularly)
• Well-located office in Krakow, with good coffee and nice dogs on board
• An open and appreciative organisational culture based on trust and respecting work-life balance
• Gear including Macbook Pro M4

Benefits

• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• remote work opportunities
• integration events
• computer available for private use
• no dress code
• video games at work
• coffee / tea
• drinks
• birthday celebration

Recruitment stages

• 1.
  Stage 1 - Initial Introduction Video Call (20-30 min)
• 2.
  Stage 2 (optional) - Follow-up Video Call (30-45 min)
• 3.
  Final Stage - On-site Demo Day (paid)

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