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# Node.js Back-End Engineer

- **Company:** In The Pocket
- **Location:** Belgium
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.Js, NoSQL, OAuth, Open Web Application Security, RabbitMQ, Redis, Openid Connect, Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), TypeScript, Cloud Platform System, Backend, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Claude, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Docker
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/inthepocket/jobs/8248628

## About the Role

* Solid knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js (2+ years of experience).
 * Experience building REST or GraphQL APIs.
 * Hands-on experience with at least one relational or NoSQL database (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
 * Familiarity with Docker; exposure to Kubernetes is a plus.
 * Some experience with a cloud platform, ideally AWS, or a strong motivation to learn it.
 * Basic understanding of authentication concepts (e.g. OAuth, OpenID Connect).
 * Awareness of security best practices (OWASP) and testing.
 * Interest in, or some exposure to, messaging systems (e.g. SQS, SNS, RabbitMQ, Kafka) and DevOps practices like CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
 * Good problem-solving and debugging skills.
 * Eagerness to learn, take feedback and grow toward more ownership.
 * Good communication and collaboration skills.
 * You use AI tools (e.g. Claude, Codex) to support your daily development work.
 * You communicate fluently in English.

## Description

In this role, you'll build and maintain the backend services that power our applications. You'll work closely with senior engineers, frontend engineers and DevOps colleagues, who will support you as you take on more ownership and grow your technical skills.

 * Build and maintain backend APIs in TypeScript and Node.js, following secure and clean coding practices.
 * Contribute to cloud infrastructure on AWS, with guidance from more experienced colleagues.
 * Work with infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines to help automate deployments.
 * Apply security best practices (OWASP) in your daily work.
 * Investigate, debug and fix backend issues, and learn how to tackle more complex ones over time.
 * Write tests and take part in code reviews, both giving and receiving feedback.
 * Use AI tools (e.g. Claude, Codex) in your development workflow to write code, support reviews and work more efficiently.
 * Keep learning: stay curious about new backend and cloud technologies and share what you learn with the team.