Javascript Engineer - Join a High-Growth Startup Project! (Our Client's, Not Ours...But Still Awesome!)

Sonatafy Technology, the awesome nearshore software development and staff augmentation company (yes, that's us!), is teaming up with a rapidly expanding startup. We're on the hunt for a talented Lead Backend Engineer to join their crew and contribute to their, dare we say, groundbreaking platform. If you're tired of the same old code and crave a place where your ideas actually matter, this might be your gig.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
• Propose and implement scalable architectural patterns to support the application's growth and ensure long-term maintainability.
• Define and enforce coding standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.
• Follow and contribute to existing software design patterns.
• Identify and resolve data/process bottlenecks.
• Maintain and update the codebase.
• Collaborate with the Frontend team to ensure new features are performant and meet design requirements.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.

Requirements and Skills:

• Proven experience working on high-throughput, high-availability applications, with experience in a lead role.
• 7+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• 4+ years of experience with NodeJS and MongoDB in a corporate environment.
• 2+ years of experience with Angular.
• Strong systems operations experience with AWS services (EC2, ECS, S3, Lambda, Rekognition, Elasticache, AmazonMQ, CloudWatch).
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration.
• Demonstrated experience with DNS, VPNs, Networking, Firewalls, static asset delivery, application load balancing, and auto-scaling.
• (Preferred) Experience working with AI.
• Strong understanding of web design best practices, standards, and modern web application development trends.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and guide team members.
• Proven ability to make sound technical decisions and drive projects to completion.
• Experience in technical planning and roadmap development.

Why This Opportunity? (Why You Should Click "Apply" Before Someone Else Does):

• Work directly with a fast-growing, innovative startup (and be part of something big).
• Contribute to meaningful projects with a significant impact (your code will actually matter).
• Gain valuable experience in a dynamic and collaborative environment (where you'll actually enjoy coming to work).
• Opportunity to grow your skills and advance your career into a leadership role (your mom will be so proud).
• Work with a company that is being supported by a well-respected staff augmentation company, Sonatafy (that's us again! We're the matchmakers of the tech world).