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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Backend Software Engineer - **Company:** Makai Inc - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **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:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-backend-software-engineer-nodejs-typescript-makai-labs-8780093 ## 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. 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