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# Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js)

- **Company:** Stratus Stores, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Adobe After Effects, Data Structures, DevOps, Modular Design, Node.Js, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Standard Sql, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Visual Effects, Okta, Backend, Vue.js, Gitlab-ci, Graphql, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pfe170s7ix

## About the Role

Key Requirements:

 * 5+ years of hands-on experience delivering products with TypeScript (and JavaScript)
 * Strong backend development skills with Node.js
 * Solid experience designing and integrating REST and/or GraphQL APIs
 * Comfortable working in monorepo environments and modular architectures
 * Proficient in data modeling and working with SQL/NoSQL databases
 * Familiar with testing practices, performance tuning, and scalable design principles
 * You're proactive, result-driven, and excited to work in a fast-growing tech scale-up
 * Confident in making architectural decisions and communicating trade-offs
 * Comfortable mentoring and supporting engineers to help them grow
 * You're a strong team player who values collaboration and shared success
 * Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have:

 * Have experience supporting Keycloak (or other identity management solutions)
 * Have experience with Vue.js (or other front-end frameworks) to occasionally support frontend tasks
 * Have affinity with rendering technologies (like ffmpeg)
 * Have affinity with motion graphics and visual effects software (like After Effects)
 * Experience with Gitlab CI/CD, DevOps, public cloud (like GCP).

## Description

* Build and ship robust backend services with real product impact
 * Ensure systems are scalable, performant and easy to maintain
 * Collaborate across teams to integrate services and deliver end-to-end value
 * Model business domains into clean, performant data structures
 * Coach and mentor other engineers on best practices to help them grow
 * Collaborate with other engineers and lead technical delivery on initiatives within a domain or project
 * Lead by example in engineering excellence, pragmatism and shared ownership


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