Principal Node Engineer

We’re looking for a Principal Node.js Engineer to lead the extension and improvement of backend services, with a strong focus on scalability, performance, security, and maintainability. You’ll play a key role in transforming a core PHP monolith into a secure, well-architected set of decoupled services while contributing high-quality TypeScript and NestJS code.

You’ll work closely with technical and product leadership to shape the long-term technical strategy, drive architectural decisions, and improve development practices. You’ll also mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and work across APIs, payment systems, data tracking, testing, and cloud infrastructure.

• 7+ years of professional TypeScript/Node.js experience
• Strong experience with service architecture and DDD
• PHP 7/8 experience for working with legacy codebases
• Strong testing experience across unit, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Experience with high-load, multi-server Node.js applications and APIs
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and container technologies
• Cloud experience, ideally GCP
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex or Gemini
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Strong mentoring and technical leadership skills
• Experience working with agile methodologies, particularly Kanban
• Fluent technical and business English

Nice to have:

• Games industry or game development experience
• Full-stack development experience
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Redis, Memcache or Pub/Sub
• Experience with observability tools such as Sentry and Datadog
• Experience with MySQL and PostgreSQL
• Experience integrating APIs, payment systems, or data tracking
• Interest in AI-assisted development and evolving engineering workflows