Senior Node.js Software Engineer

Your mission

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Node.js, your role is instrumental in maximizing the potential of our API-driven solutions.

Focusing exclusively on Node.js, you will collaborate with both internal and external developers within a dynamic cross-functional team.

Our products heavily rely on Node.js for their API backends, and your primary objective is to advance these API layers, ensuring seamless integration and superior performance.

Your expertise will significantly influence technological and architectural decisions.

Your area of responsibility

• Design, develop, and optimize API solutions to power our suite of products, with a strong emphasis on Node.js.
• Maintain, refactor, and scale Node.js-based API solutions to enhance their performance and reliability.
• Develop reusable components and maintain our comprehensive API library, specifically tailored for Node.js.
• Translate architectural blueprints into robust, scalable, and efficient Node.js code structures.
• Prioritize optimal performance and uphold superior code quality throughout every Node.js development cycle.
• Evaluate the consequences of API modifications and strategize for backward compatibility within the Node.js ecosystem.
• Champion the enhancement of our Node.js architectural foundation, ensuring scalability and unwavering reliability.
• Collaborate with and provide support to freelancers on feature integrations and improvements, focusing on Node.js.
• Actively participate in planning sessions and contribute to technical documentation, particularly emphasizing Node.js best practices.

Your profile

IMPORTANT : We only consider applications from the European Union.

• Must-Have Skills
• Minimum of four years of experience in backend development using Node.js.
• Comprehensive knowledge of software design methodologies and software architecture within the Node.js context.
• Mastery of REST APIs, supplemented by a thorough understanding of microservices, with a Node.js perspective.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and a deep understanding of its features, capabilities, and limitations within Node.js.
• Proficiency in databases (Postgres, SQL, Mongo, etc.) with a Node.js focus.
• Familiarity with API frameworks like NestJS for Node.js.
• Expertise in code versioning tools like git, and familiarity with code review workflows, tailored for Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with testing frameworks, notably Mocha and Jest within the Node.js environment.
• Self-starter attitude with the agility to independently rectify issues and innovate feature implementations in Node.js.
• Tenacious problem-solving mindset, with a refusal to surrender to complex challenges, particularly in the Node.js realm.
• A collaborative team spirit : receptive to feedback, willing to distribute workload, and valuing transparent communication and meticulous documentation, specifically for Node.js.
• Exceptional organizational and communication acumen, paired with an appreciation for production standards, timelines, and priorities within the Node.js domain.
• Fluent and fully proficient in English.
• Nice-to-Have Skills
• Familiarity with Cloud services, preferably AWS;
• Prior experience with the Stripe API;
• Knowledge of the Auth0 API.

Why us?

• Dynamic environment with a flat hierarchy, a high level of transparency, and quick decision-making;
• You profit from a group of professional colleagues with many years of experience in the industry;
• Flexible work times and the opportunity to work when and where you’d like;
• Best hardware and software to ensure that work truly is enjoyable;
• The personal annual budget for further education / training measures;
• Regular company events;
• Participation in company success.

Oxolo was founded in 2020 in Hamburg, Germany with the goal of building technology that creates automated video content featuring virtual humans for advertisers, e-commerce, e-learning, e-health, and more.

We take pride in having built a diverse, international team with over 15 nationalities represented and 20 languages spoken.

Our team comprises around 50 people, mostly world-class engineers, and we work 100% remotely. Our Glassdoor rating is consistently 4.

8* and we are one of the most sought-after remote-first companies for top talent. If you are ready to make an impact and play a pivotal role in realizing Oxolo’s vision as the world leader in synthetic media, we invite you to embark on this transformative journey with us.