GovCIO · 13 hours ago
Senior Backend Engineer (Remote)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
12+ years expGovCIO is currently hiring for a Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve core backend services that power a secure, event-driven digital intake and processing platform. This role involves designing, implementing, and maintaining backend services while partnering with frontend, DevOps, and product stakeholders to deliver durable backend solutions.
ConsultingIT InfrastructureIT ManagementManagement Consulting
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain backend services in a modern TypeScript/Node.js ecosystem
Build and evolve event-driven pipelines, task orchestration, and asynchronous workflows
Own relational data modeling and migrations using PostgreSQL and ORM-based schema management
Develop robust APIs (REST and WebSocket) with clear versioning and backward-compatibility guarantees
Implement and enforce security, authentication, and authorization patterns appropriate for regulated environments
Partner closely with frontend, DevOps, and product stakeholders to translate requirements into durable backend solutions
Establish and uphold engineering standards around testing (unit, integration, BDD), code quality, and documentation
Diagnose and remediate production issues, including performance bottlenecks, data integrity issues, and deployment failures
Independently scope, design, and deliver complex backend features with minimal supervision
Make principled architectural decisions and clearly articulate tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Anticipate failure modes and design systems that degrade gracefully
Proactively identify technical debt and propose pragmatic remediation plans
Mentor mid-level engineers and raise the overall backend engineering bar
Operate comfortably in environments with compliance, auditability, and security constraints
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and 12+ years (or commensurate experience)
10+ years of Backend engineering experience in production systems
Strong experience with relational databases and transactional data modeling
Proven track record designing event-driven or workflow-oriented systems
Deep familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and production operations
Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments (government, finance, healthcare) is a strong plus
Language & Runtime: TypeScript, Node.js
Frameworks & Tooling: Modular service architecture, Jest (unit/BDD testing), Drizzle ORM
Data Layer: PostgreSQL, schema migrations, transactional workflows
Architecture: Event-driven pipelines, background workers, task queues, HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) workflows
Infrastructure: Docker, GitHub Actions CI/CD, AWS (EC2, SSM, ECR, IAM, S3, Route53)
Auth & Identity: Keycloak, JWT-based authentication
Observability: Structured logging, metrics, operational diagnostics endpoints
Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust
Benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Corporate Discounts
Learning & Development platform, to include certification preparation content
Training, Education and Certification Assistance*
Referral Bonus Program
Internal Mobility Program
Pet Insurance
Flexible Work Environment
Company
GovCIO
GovCIO is a business consulting firm that focuses on cyber security, digital, data, management and mission services, and IT services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Lynn Oakes
Sr. Vice President, Contracts at GovCIO
Andre Green
Vice President Special Operations Support Solutions (SOSS) GOVCIO
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