About Smart Working
At Smart Working, we believe your job should not only look right on paper but also feel right every day. This isn’t just another remote opportunity - it’s about finding where you truly belong, no matter where you are. From day one, you’re welcomed into a genuine community that values your growth and well-being.

Our mission is simple: to break down geographic barriers and connect skilled professionals with outstanding global teams and products for full-time, long-term roles. We help you discover meaningful work with teams that invest in your success, where you’re empowered to grow personally and professionally.

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About the Role
We are looking for a Senior NodeJS Developer to join a high-performing Product & Engineering team focused on delivering scalable, real-time, data-driven applications.

In this role, you will play a key part in driving engineering excellence across modern SaaS products, contributing hands-on to the design, development, and delivery of platform enhancements and core system improvements. You will work closely with Developers, Product Managers, Designers, and QA teams to build reliable, scalable, and secure software solutions aligned with business and customer needs.

This is a highly collaborative senior engineering role where you will help shape architectural decisions, champion engineering best practices, mentor peers through knowledge sharing, and contribute to a strong culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is someone who combines strong backend engineering expertise with architectural thinking, product awareness, and a pragmatic approach to modern software delivery.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain scalable applications using NodeJS, TypeScript, MongoDB, Docker, and related technologies
Contribute hands-on across the full software development lifecycle, from design through deployment and support
Collaborate closely with developers, designers, QA, and product stakeholders to deliver high-quality product features and enhancements
Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and estimation sessions
Review technical designs, requirements, and specifications to provide constructive feedback and ensure engineering quality
Identify technical risks, dependencies, and architectural considerations early in the development process
Drive engineering best practices across CI/CD, testing, observability, security, and code quality
Contribute to architectural strategy and support scalable, maintainable system design decisions
Build and support real-time, event-driven, and data-intensive platform capabilities
Participate in an on-call support rota and contribute to incident resolution and operational stability
Collaborate across business and technical teams to align engineering delivery with commercial and customer objectives
Promote knowledge sharing, documentation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organisation
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and delivery efficiency

Requirements

Strong professional experience with NodeJS and TypeScript in production environments
Strong experience with MongoDB and NoSQL database design, including:
Schema modelling
Indexing strategies
Aggregation pipelines
Performance optimisation
Hands-on experience with Docker and containerised application development
Experience designing and building scalable backend systems and APIs
Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems
Experience working with real-time, data-driven SaaS platforms
Solid understanding of software architecture and ability to contribute to architectural decision-making
Strong understanding of engineering best practices, including:
CI/CD pipelines
Code reviews
Automated testing
Observability and monitoring
Performance optimisation
Security practices
Understanding of OWASP Top 10 security vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques
Experience working within Agile software development environments
Strong communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams
Experience working with cloud environments such as AWS or GCP
Experience with container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Ability to troubleshoot issues through to resolution in production systems
Experience integrating AI development tools into engineering workflows with measurable impact
Strong ownership mindset with a collaborative and delivery-focused approach

Nice to Have

Experience with NestJS
Front-end development experience with React
Exposure to iOS or Swift development
Experience working with message brokers or event-streaming technologies
Experience operating high-scale, real-time distributed systems
Familiarity with GCP-native infrastructure and tooling
Experience mentoring developers and improving engineering maturity within teams
Exposure to observability platforms and advanced monitoring tooling
Experience working in fast-paced SaaS or product engineering environments

Benefits

Fixed Shifts: 12:00 PM - 9:30 PM IST (Summer) | 1:00 PM - 10:30 PM IST (Winter)
No Weekend Work: Real work-life balance, not just words
Support That Matters: Mentorship, community, and forums where ideas are shared
True Belonging: A long-term career where your contributions are valued
5-Day AI Training: Hands-on AI Academy onboarding to get you building with AI from day one

At Smart Working, you’ll never be just another remote hire.

Be a Smart Worker - valued, empowered, and part of a culture that celebrates integrity, excellence, and ambition.

If that sounds like your kind of place, we’d love to hear your story.

Originally posted on Himalayas

Senior Backend Engineer - Node.js (Remote, Contractual) [HR176]

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