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# Senior Backend Software Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript

- **Company:** Makai Inc
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Application Frameworks, Microsoft Azure, Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Relational Databases, Design of User Interfaces, Node.Js, Software Engineering, TypeScript, Workflow Management Systems, Data Logging, Performance Testing, Backend, Kubernetes, Data Management, Front End Software Development, NestJS, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ea8d0f7c4d05201d

## About the Role

* Experience with Node.js and TypeScript required
 * 7+ years of professional backend software engineering experience, including strong, current, hands-on experience building and running production services
 * Experience building and running software in a regulated, compliance-heavy environment (e.g., healthcare and PHI, HIPAA, SOC 2, or HITRUST), with the access-control, audit-logging, and data-handling discipline that implies
 * Proven ability to pick up new frameworks and tools quickly, and to reason about systems rather than rely on familiarity with a single specific stack
 * Strong command of relational data modeling and an ORM, and of structured request/schema validation as a general practice
 * Relevant experience using Docker
 * Understanding of microservices architecture and related patterns
 * Solid software engineering skills, with the ability to produce well-structured, maintainable code
 * Familiarity with modern authorization mechanisms
 * Solid experience working from a fully remote position

Nice-to-haves

 * Experience with a Node.js application framework such as NestJS, Express, or Fastify
 * Cloud-native experience on Azure, particularly containers and Kubernetes (AKS)
 * Workflow orchestration with Temporal or a comparable durable-execution runtime
 * Multi-tenant SaaS architecture: tenant isolation, row-level security, and attribute-based access control (ABAC)
 * Legacy modernization or migration experience, carrying a live production system onto a new platform, Small senior teams, real ownership. We'd rather have one engineer who understands a platform top to bottom than several who each own a slice., * Be a flexible, innovative and creative thinker
 * Be congenial and a team player
 * Be self-sufficient
 * Be self-driven with an ownership mentality
 * Have a strong work ethic

Employment Type Full Time

 * Fully remote role

## Description

This is a full-time remote role for a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Makai. This person will be responsible for backend app development and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions that enhance user experiences and drive business outcomes., * Develop new features across our Node.js/TypeScript backend services

 * Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
 * Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
 * Collaborate with frontend developers and product designers to improve usability
 * Write robust, clean, and documented code
 * Maintain and enhance existing applications
 * Conduct performance tests and ensure responsiveness and stability across all platforms


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