Senior Backend Engineer (Node.JS/AWS) | Remote

Appliscale is an independent Technology Consultancy specializing in bespoke, cloud-based systems and full-cycle engineering - from business analysis to architecture design, development, and deployment. They work across industries such as gaming, proptech, legaltech, and adtech, partnering with startups, scaleups, and Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Their current focus is on building intelligent agents that drive automation, streamline operations, and enable scalable agentic ecosystems. The company has a flat structure, remote-first culture, and self-organized teams.

• 5+ years of production software development experience in backend
• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, testing, data structures and algorithms
• Expert hands-on experience in technologies such as Typescript / Node.js
• Experience in developing Cloud and Infrastructure solutions with AWS and CI/CD processes supported by tools like Terraform, CircleCI, Docker, Datadog
• Strong knowledge of DBMS like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB
• Expertise in REST APIs
• Experience in event driven architecture
• Proficiency in OO design patterns, SOLID principles, Clean Code and solving architectural problems
• Computer Science degree
• Experience working with Agile methodologies such as SCRUM and/or Kanban
• Good communication and collaboration skills
• Self-motivation, proactive attitude
• Proficiency in English

Nice to have:

• Exposure to frontend development in React
• Working experience with one of the object-oriented and/or functional languages such as C#, Python, Java, Golang, Kotlin

• Designing, writing, testing functionalities for a backend system written in TypeScript, Node.js
• Deploying and maintaining microservices in AWS using Terraform
• Designing software architecture between backend, frontend and mobile apps
• Maintaining system on production used by consumers from several European countries
• Debugging issues
• Scoping and assessing the complexity of features
• Participating in sprint planning, daily sprints and meetings with product owners for grooming new features
• Recruiting and mentoring team members
• Collaborating with other team members and teams that depend on the functionalities that you develop