Strong Junior Backend (Node.js) Developer to $1500

We are looking for a Strong Junior Node.js Developer with solid fundamentals and hands-on experience who is ready to grow into a confident backend engineer. You will work on real production features, APIs, and services together with experienced developers and product teams.
 

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend services using Node.js

• Build and support REST APIs

• Work with databases (SQL or NoSQL)

• Integrate third-party services and APIs

• Write clean, maintainable, and well-structured code

• Fix bugs and improve existing backend logic

• Participate in code reviews and technical discussions

• Collaborate closely with frontend developers

Requirements

• Profile technical education (Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field)

• 1+ year of commercial or strong practical experience with Node.js

• Good knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+)  and  TypeScript

• Experience with ORMs/ODMs (TypeORM, Prisma, Mongoose)

• Understanding of backend fundamentals: request lifecycle, async/await, error handling

• Experience with Express.js / NestJS or similar frameworks

• Basic experience with databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB)

• Understanding of REST principles

• Experience with Git

• Willingness to learn and improve code quality

• English level: B2or higher

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with NestJS architecture

• Basic knowledge of Docker

• Understanding of authentication (JWT, sessions)

• Basic testing knowledge (Jest)