ExecutivePlacements.com · 23 hours ago
Senior Backend Developer (CONTRACT) REMOTE
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expBroadridge is a company dedicated to empowering others and is seeking an experienced Backend Developer to join their team working on a sophisticated financial services platform. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining microservices, architecting scalable solutions, and optimizing database performance among other responsibilities.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain microservices within our Lerna-managed monorepo (Express.js, NestJS)
Architect scalable solutions for high-throughput financial data processing
Optimize database performance across MySQL instances using both Prisma and Sequelize ORMs
Implement robust message queue systems using AWS SQS and BullMQ/Redis
Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers on best practices
Collaborate on API design and maintain OpenAPI specifications
Ensure system reliability through comprehensive testing (Jest)
Participate in CI/CD pipeline improvements using Jenkins
Debug and optimize production issues across distributed services
Qualification
Required
5+ years of production Node.js experience
Expert-level TypeScript knowledge with strong understanding of type inference and advanced patterns
Database expertise: MySQL optimization, query performance tuning, migration strategies
ORM experience: Familiarity with both modern (Prisma) and legacy (Sequelize) ORMs
Message queuing: Production experience with SQS, Redis/BullMQ, or similar
Monorepo management: Experience with Lerna, Yarn workspaces, or similar tools
Testing expertise: Unit, integration, and E2E testing strategies
Docker & containerization: Multi-stage builds, orchestration, optimization
Preferred
Experience with Yarn 4 and modern package management strategies
NestJS framework expertise with GraphQL and REST API development
Financial services or fintech background
Experience with AWS services (SQS, S3, LocalStack for local development)
Familiarity with conventional commits and semantic versioning
Experience migrating legacy codebases while maintaining production stability
Knowledge of Redis for caching and job queue management
Understanding of Zero-Install strategies and workspace protocols
Company
ExecutivePlacements.com
Online recruitment
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase