Back-end Developer NodeJS (Long Term Project) (offline) $1500-2000

IMPORTANT! Relevant as of April 17, 2024, 2 months internship.

For a Long Term Project we are looking for a Back-end Developer with 2+ years of experience. Project is already in production for several years and has thousands of RPS. You will work in a dedicated team for this project (~15 team members currently). Communication and technical documentation is in English only (written English required). The client and his team are strong technical specialists, the tasks on the project are interesting and complex. High load, high responsibility, a lot of work (100% workload). Sounds interesting? Then we are waiting for you!

By clicking on the link (company name) in the vacancy header, you can find brief information about our company, video, photos, contacts of the HR manager and a link to our website.

Why we're seeking new team members:
Due to our company's growth and the successful conclusion of new contracts for the year 2024, we are actively searching for talented and motivated professionals ready to join our team. Currently, 1 vacancy is open.

Test assignment
- Implement simple REST API server as defined in the API documentation.
- The Company may, at its sole discretion, not provide applicants with the reason for being rejected and technical details of the test completed.
- Once getting to the 3rd stage of the interview, the candidate will have the opportunity to receive a feedback from a technical specialist regarding your test assignment including technical details.
- Link to the test assignment by request.

Our working conditions
- Our offices are well equipped power outages: gasoline generator, EcoFlow Delta portable power station provides electricity for devices and standby lightning, Fiber optic internet provider, Starlink provide access to the internet;
- First 2 months will be a paid internship period;
- Internship period paid as fixed monthly payment in UAH;
- Always stable and on time salary;
- We work officially (Private Entrepreneur by contract);
- Salary is calculated in $/h, with loads of 160 to 200 or more hours per month (all spent time is payd);
- Additionally: company pays Bench as 75% from rate and FuckUp pays as 50% from rate;
- Revision of the hourly rate every six months by +50% (according by regulations);
- Quarterly bonus, project performance based;
- English classes 2 times per week (groups of two people, after work hours);
- MacBook Pro 14/16, 4K monitor, stand, mouse, keyboard, headphones, comfortable chair, company branded T-shirt and mug;
- Working day from 8:00 to 17:00 (The plan for the day is made at the stand-up meeting and must be accomplished (considering common sense) within the day according to the checkpoints. After accepting the work, the PM finalizes the working day);
- Breakfast, lunches and other things in the kitchen at the expense of the company (coffee, tea, cookies, sweets, yogurts and drinks in the refrigerator);
- Offices in Kyiv (5-15 minutes walking distance from metro station):
-- K1 (M) Pozniaky
-- K2 (M) Lukianivska/Kontraktova Square
-- K3 (M) Taras Shevchenko
-- K4 (M) Osokorky
-- K5 (M) Slavutych

Requirements
- 2+ years of experience;
- Strong knowledge of Node.js;
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript and Typescript;
- Experience with relational databases (particularly PostgreSQL);
- Experience with NoSQL databases (Redis, InfluxDB);
- Experience working with Git and pull requests;
- Understanding basic design patterns and being able to apply them;
- Understanding of CI/CD processes.

Nice to have
- Knowledge of the NestJS framework;
- High-loaded applications experience;
- Experience in working with large data sets, statistics;
- SQL queries optimizing experience;
- Minimal frontend development experience;
- Browser extensions development experience;
- Experience with canary deployments;
- Out-of-the-box thinking :)

Project technology stack
- Typescript / NestJS;
- PostgreSQL;
- Redis;
- Influx DB;
- Heroku / AWS / GCP;
- Kubernetes;
- Cloudflare workers;
- Grafana;
- New Relic;
- React / Vue.js;
- Pug / SCSS;
- Webpack;
- Adguard SDK;

Opportunities/benefits
- Personal Development: Employees develop their Personal Development Plan (PDP), focusing on skills and knowledge enhancement.
- Regular Salary Review: Salaries are reviewed biannually based on PDP accomplishments and other performance indicators.
- Opportunity to learn/improve skills in NodeJS, modern frontend frameworks like Vue/React or browser extensions development as part of the PDP (personal development plan) program. Depending on your PDP direction and (if you like to) you can switch later to fullstack developer role, pure frontend developer role or browser extension developer role.
- Team Support and Collaboration: Work alongside experienced colleagues and project managers who provide guidance and assistance with complex tasks.
- Technically savvy PMs who do task decomposition and know how to work with both the client and developers. No broken telephone game and no estimates handed down from the top.
- Code review: Mandatory peer code review, efficient QA process and task acceptance procedures.
- Learning New Technologies: Employees are encouraged to systematically explore and learn new technologies in the field(s) relevant to their roles.
- Kanban Methodology for Task Management: The company uses “Scrumban” (our own flavor of Kanban system with Scrum elements) for effective planning and execution of daily tasks.

About abz.agency®

abz.agency® is a a software development company. Our core business is developing complex and unique solutions based on web technologies, browser extensions, applications, high-performance and high-loads solutions.

Since 2005 abz.agency® has been working in the area of web development and work with clients from all around the globe. As a global outsourcing provider we have 75+ employees in 6 offices (Tallinn, Estonia and 5 offices in Kyiv, Ukraine).

The main activities of the company is the development of complex and custom web applications. The company also develops web sites. Providing a full cycle of work from the development of technical documentation, design, full-stack development to implementation and support. In recent years, the company has mastered the development of browser extensions. That allows you to actively expand the range of services.

The main technical stack in development is: PHP, Laravel, Node.js, React.js, Vue.js, React Native. In design, we actively use wireframing and mockuping: WireframePro, Figma. The company also actively uses paid services and licenses for work: Google, Jetbrains, Adobe and other providers. The offices created good conditions for productive work: modern equipment, including Mac Books Pro and 4K monitors, meeting rooms, a kitchen, staff lunches.

The company continues to grow with its employees. Mastering new versions of the current technical stack. Learning new technologies. The application of best practices and the use of technical specifications. All this creates the foundation for a quality product, which the customer then receives.

Company website:
https://abz.agency/