White Bay ยท 2 days ago
Staff Level / Lead JavaScript Engineer (NodeJS / NestJS / TypeScript) | VR Shooting Simulator | Remote (US-based) | $160,000 USD - $225,000 USD + Bonus
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$160K/yr - $225K/yrWhite Bay is redefining how people train with firearms through immersive VR experiences. They are seeking a Staff-level JavaScript engineer to lead a small engineering squad and take ownership of a critical backend migration while remaining an individual contributor.
ConsultingRecruiting
Hiring Manager
Michael Perry
Responsibilities
Lead a small engineering squad, supporting sprint execution, technical decision-making, and code quality
Design, evolve, and maintain scalable backend services using NodeJS, NestJS, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL
Own architectural outcomes for APIs, integrations, and data flows across distributed systems
Improve system reliability, performance, and scalability through thoughtful database design, caching strategies, and service optimization
Establish and uphold engineering best practices around testing, observability, logging, and security
Partner closely with DevOps tooling and cloud infrastructure, including CI/CD workflows and AWS-based services
Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and architectural guidance
Collaborate with product, QA, and leadership to translate business needs into durable technical solutions
Act as a cultural multiplier, reinforcing high standards, pragmatic decision-making, and clean system design
Qualification
Required
Strong preference for prior experience in gaming (AAA or Indie), VR or simulators
Prior experience leading a small team of engineers
Exposure to smaller organisations/the start-up environment will be highly regarded
Extensive backend engineering experience, with deep hands-on expertise in NodeJS and NestJS
Strong command of TypeScript and comfort working across API layers and adjacent frontend codebases when needed
Proven experience designing and operating relational databases, with PostgreSQL strongly preferred
Solid understanding of caching technologies such as Redis or managed equivalents
Demonstrated experience leading small teams or owning large technical initiatives
Strong background in API design, including versioning and backward compatibility
Practical AWS experience across compute, storage, and database services
Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools and cloud-native deployment patterns
Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, including CI/CD, production support, and rollback strategies
Clear, confident communicator who balances autonomy with collaboration
Preferred
Experience with event-driven systems or message queues
Exposure to observability, metrics, or distributed tracing platforms
Background working in both early-stage and scaled product environments
Company
White Bay
White Bay is a technology recruitment and advisory company.
Founded in 2016
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase