MMD Services · 1 day ago
Lead Backend Developer (Must have Java and Node.js!)
Greater Chicago Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$70/hr - $90/hrMMD Services is a fast-growing logistics and distribution company in the Chicagoland area, known for exceptional customer service and a strong engineering culture. The role involves leading the design and evolution of backend systems for a large-scale e-commerce platform, focusing on transitioning to a scalable, cloud-native architecture.
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Responsibilities
Design and evolve a cloud-native backend architecture, decoupling a monolithic commerce platform into scalable microservices
Build and review backend services using Java, Node.js, and TypeScript
Lead migration to containerized services running on Kubernetes
Design high-performance, secure APIs and integration patterns
Optimize performance through caching, async processing, and system tuning
Design systems that handle traffic spikes, high concurrency, and growing transaction volume
Implement fault-tolerant, highly available architectures
Set backend engineering standards and guide platform-wide best practices
Provide hands-on technical leadership from design through production
Qualification
Required
Must have Java and Node.js experience
Experience in designing and evolving cloud-native backend architecture
Experience in decoupling a monolithic commerce platform into scalable microservices
Experience in building and reviewing backend services using Java, Node.js, and TypeScript
Experience in leading migration to containerized services running on Kubernetes
Experience in designing high-performance, secure APIs and integration patterns
Experience in optimizing performance through caching, async processing, and system tuning
Experience in designing systems that handle traffic spikes, high concurrency, and growing transaction volume
Experience in implementing fault-tolerant, highly available architectures
Experience in setting backend engineering standards and guiding platform-wide best practices
Experience in providing hands-on technical leadership from design through production
Benefits
Health coverage
401(k)
Profit sharing
Company
MMD Services
MMD Services is an IT company providing career counseling services.
Founded in 2006
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Dan Olas
Director, Accounting & Finance Practice
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