Backend Developer (Node.js / TypeScript)

Backend Developer (Node.js / TypeScript) **working hours:** EST time zone / Remote **Experience:** 2–3 Years **Employment Type:** Full\-time About the Role We're looking for a Backend Developer with strong experience in **Node.js, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL** to build scalable backend systems and integrations. You'll work on high\-volume data pipelines, third\-party API integrations, asynchronous processing, and backend services powering e\-commerce analytics and automation. If you enjoy solving complex backend challenges, care about data accuracy, and have experience building production\-ready systems, we'd love to hear from you. Key Responsibilities * Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using **Node.js** and **TypeScript**. * Develop and optimize **PostgreSQL** databases, including schema design, migrations, and query performance tuning using **Prisma ORM**. * Build and maintain integrations with third\-party REST APIs, handling OAuth authentication, token refresh, pagination, retries, and rate limits. * Design and maintain asynchronous, event\-driven systems using job queues such as **Inngest, BullMQ, Temporal, or AWS SQS**. * Build reliable queue\-processing pipelines with idempotent handlers, retry strategies, dead\-letter queues, and duplicate message handling. * Investigate and resolve production issues related to data accuracy, aggregations, and timezone handling. * Collaborate with cross\-functional teams to deliver reliable, maintainable, and scalable backend solutions. Must\-Have Skills * Strong hands\-on experience with **TypeScript** and **Node.js**. * Experience with **PostgreSQL** and ORM tools (preferably **Prisma**). * Production experience integrating third\-party REST APIs. * Experience building or maintaining asynchronous queue\-based systems. * Strong debugging and problem\-solving skills with a focus on data correctness. * 2–3 years of backend development experience in production environments. Strongly Preferred