NodeJS Engineer / FinTech Startup

Motion Recruitment
Chicago, IL, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
2 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Big Data Profiling Serialization Software Debugging Distributed Systems Protocol Buffers Monitoring of Systems JSON PostgreSQL Load Testing Node.Js Query Optimization
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Datadog Database Optimization Cloudwatch Terraform Data Pipelines Microservices

Requirements

  • 2+ years of professional Node.JS development experience
  • Solid understanding of
  • Event loop & async architecture
  • Performance bottlenecks in Node.js
  • Experience working with large datasets or high-throughput systems
  • PostgreSQL knowledge:
  • Query optimization
  • Indexing strategies
  • Handling large writes
  • Experience debugging production issues

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience with
  • Performance profiling (CPU/memory)
  • Load testing techniques
  • Distributed systems or microservices
  • Understanding of:
  • Serialization formats (JSON, protobuf)
  • Data pipeline design
  • Familiarity with:
  • Terraform
  • Monitoring tools (Datadog, CloudWatch)
  • Blue-green or zero-downtime deployments

Benefits & conditions

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  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Stock options

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