We are a small international team working on an innovative SaaS product that will disrupt its niche. We’re looking for a NodeJS developer who will help us expand an existing backend for a new product. You will be an independent contractor and this is a fully remote job. Start time would be immediate.

Requirements:

• 5 years in webdev with at least 2 years in JavaScript and NodeJS
• Proficient in TypeScript
• Experience with relational databases and ORMs
• Experience with NestJS or similar web frameworks
• At least 3-4 hours of work time overlap with UTC-3, available for team meetings around 13:00 UTC ±2 hours
• Fluent in English for daily standup calls

Nice to have:

• Experience with TypeORM is welcome
• Experience with building and/or maintaining complex REST APIs
• Experience with Test-Driven Development, understanding mocks, stubs, spies, etc.
• We are using AWS, understanding AWS is welcome
• Understanding of storage solutions: in-memory DBs, Big Data, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Building internal REST APIs for web services
• Taking ownership and take tasks from feature requirements to release
• Using JIRA for task tracking and GitLab
• Documenting the codebase with descriptive comments and possibly articles
• Daily video calls for standup and when collaborating or problem solving

We believe you will be successful in this role if you have these qualities:

• Result oriented
• Self-motivated professional
• Collaboration is key, be proactive, ask questions
• Care about the success of your team members, be a team player
• Continuously looking at how we can improve our stack and development environment
• Dedicated to maintaining current best practices

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Salary and compensation

$30,000 — $50,000/year