Software Engineer – Backend & DevOps
Sourgum · Jersey City, NJ · 12 mo ago
Engineering$100/hrFull-time
What You'll Be Doing
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
- Collaborate with frontend engineers (React) to build clean, reliable integrations across the stack
- Manage and optimize PostgreSQL databases for performance, scalability, and reliability
- Develop infrastructure and deployment automation on AWS and GCP
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling for faster, safer releases
- Monitor and improve system performance, uptime, and observability
- Help evolve our architecture as we scale to handle increasing traffic and data
The Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer
- Strong proficiency with Node.js and TypeScript
- Experience building and maintaining RESTful or GraphQL APIs
- Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
- Solid understanding of AWS and/or GCP infrastructure
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform or similar)
- Comfort working in a collaborative startup environment, taking ownership and moving quickly
- Strong communication skills and a mindset of continuous improvement