Backend Developer – TypeScript (Node.js/Express)

Job Title: Backend Developer – TypeScript (Node.js/Express) Location: Canada | Experience: 8+ Years | Type: Full-time Role Summary We are looking for a hands-on Backend TypeScript Developer to build and scale microservices-based platforms on Node.js. You’ll work on high-throughput APIs, event-driven workflows, and scalable systems (B2B/B2B2C), primarily on AWS with Postgres as the data store. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain backend services using TypeScript and Node.js/ExpressJS . Build microservices and event-driven components using event queues . Develop and optimize PostgreSQL schema, queries, and performance. Implement scalable APIs, integrations, and asynchronous processing patterns. Deploy and operate services on AWS (monitoring, troubleshooting, and basic DevOps collaboration). Ensure code quality through reviews, testing, and documentation. Collaborate with product, QA, and frontend teams to deliver end-to-end features.

Required Skills / Experience Strong backend development experience with TypeScript Node.js / ExpressJS API development PostgreSQL (data modeling, indexing, query optimization) Experience with event queues (e.g., SQS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.) Microservices architecture and distributed system basics Exposure to AWS (core services, deployments, troubleshooting) Experience building scalable products in B2B / B2B2C environments Strong hands-on development and debugging skills Nice to Have Frontend experience with Next.js / React.js Familiarity with observability tools (logs/metrics/tracing) and performance tuning