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Company

Blackpoint Cyber · 1 day ago

Senior Software Engineer - Back End

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Be responsible for delivering on business-critical outcomes through your product contributions to our cybersecurity platform, defining and building world-class user experiences that delight all our Blackpoint customers and owning those experiences end-to-end.

Lead and drive projects across the stack, with a focus on the backend components such as Node.js services hosted on Kubernetes with front-end UI built in Typescript and React.

Apply your deep understanding of back-end architecture and design patterns, ensuring performance, scalability, and resilience across the product.

Excel as a team player by recognizing the importance of diverse perspectives and managing expectations and needs across numerous cross-functional groups. This includes taking on the role of mentoring other engineers, leading them in complex, multi-person projects.

Communicate effectively with leadership to define technical solutions, aligning them with high-level business objectives and providing clear progress updates.

Qualification

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Node.jsMicroservices architectureDatabase managementAPI designCI/CD pipelinesKubernetesCloud-native technologiesTesting frameworksEvent-driven systemsAgile developmentSecurity practicesElasticsearchComponent libraries

Required

5+ years of back-end development experience, with enterprise-level expertise and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

Proficiency in Node.js and experience with backend frameworks like Nest.js or Express.js, including hands-on experience in designing and maintaining microservices architectures, with a willingness to contribute to full-stack development as needed.

Strong expertise in database management, with experience in schema design, performance tuning, and indexing for large-scale distributed databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or Cassandra).

Experience with message-driven architectures using tools like Kafka, RabbitMQ, or other event-driven systems to build highly scalable and decoupled services.

Experience in designing APIs (RESTful, gRPC, or GraphQL) and integrating third-party services while ensuring security, performance, and scalability.

Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI), automating the deployment and scaling of services across environments.

Proven track record of leading and mentoring engineering teams, especially in architecting and implementing complex backend systems.

Experience in cloud-native technologies such as AWS Lambda, with hands-on experience ensuring proper monitoring and alerting using Prometheus and Grafana to maintain system performance and health.

Proficiency in testing frameworks and tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Storybook to ensure robust, maintainable back-end code.

Proficiency in working with containerized microservices architecture, particularly using Kubernetes.

A strong sense of ownership and accountability for the behavior of your software in production environments.

Familiarity and enthusiasm for working in an Agile development environment, collaborating within and across teams.

Demonstrated ability to work independently and in teams, with leadership skills to drive projects forward when necessary.

A commitment to continuous learning, staying up to date with new technologies and industry best practices.

B.S. degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred

Familiarity with developing core libraries, infrastructure components, and search engines to support large-scale applications.

Expertise in security practices for backend services, such as OAuth2, JWT, TLS, and encryption, with a deep understanding of securing APIs and managing user authentication and authorization.

Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search engines for building robust indexing and search capabilities in backend services.

Familiarity with component libraries and design systems, such as Material-UI, Ant Design.