Lead Backend Engineer (typescript)

On Shop

London, United Kingdom
On-site
5-6 years backend experience
Nodejs typescript ecosystem
Distributed system design
You will build and maintain the Customer platform by providing APIs, real-time events, and documentation to enable stream-aligned teams

Job Summary

  • You will build and maintain the Customer platform by providing APIs, real-time events, and documentation to enable stream-aligned teams.
  • The role involves owning and evolving the architecture that scales for millions of customers across the globe through RFCs.
  • You will collaborate effectively with diverse cross-functional Digital teams located in Berlin, Zurich, and London.

Matching Summary

You will build and maintain the Customer platform by providing APIs, real-time events, and documentation to enable stream-aligned teams.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • 5-6 years backend experience
  • NodeJS TypeScript ecosystem
  • Distributed system design
  • Event-driven architecture with Kafka
  • AWS or GCP infrastructure operations
  • Kubernetes containerized workloads

Nice-to-have

  • GraphQL API development
  • NestJS framework experience
  • TDD and automated testing mastery
  • Product mindset for feature ownership
  • Mentoring and team collaboration skills

Key Requirements

  • 5-6 years of backend engineering experience
  • Strong problem-solving mindset
  • Hands-on experience with AWS or GCP

Work Rights

Not specified

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