Backend Engineer- Node.js- SR2

### **Job Information**

Number of Positions

1

Date Opened

07/17/2026

Industry

IT Services

Job Type

Full time

Work Experience

5\-7 years

Remote Job

### **Job Description**

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a highly experienced and visionary **Senior Backend Developer** to join Spark Eighteen in a full\-time capacity. In this strategic role, you will lead the design and implementation of highly scalable, secure, and high\-performance distributed systems that power mission\-critical applications across multiple regions.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping backend architecture, driving engineering excellence across teams, and mentoring developers to elevate technical standards. The role requires deep expertise in building resilient, multi\-region systems, optimizing performance at scale, and embedding reliability and security into every layer of the backend stack.

As a senior technical leader, you will influence key architectural decisions, ensure strong cross\-functional alignment, and translate complex technical initiatives into measurable business impact.

### **Requirements**

• 5\+ years of professional experience in backend development using Node.js

• Demonstrated expertise in strategizing, designing, and overseeing the implementation of highly scalable and resilient backend solutions across multiple geographical regions.

• Proven ability to ensure overall reliability, security, and performance of backend systems across development teams.

• Experience facilitating cross\-team collaboration and driving technical alignment on critical backend initiatives and architectural decisions.

• Strong capability in identifying and implementing efficiency improvements to optimize system response times and resource utilization.

• Experience establishing quality assurance processes, testing frameworks, and deployment consistency standards across backend services.

• Expertise in leading incident analysis and driving continuous improvements in system resilience and fault tolerance.

• Ability to translate complex technical objectives into measurable business outcomes aligned with company strategy.

• Experience implementing complex architectural patterns and providing technology stack recommendations.

• Contribution to organizational technical strategy and development of thought leadership.

• Experience driving advanced performance and scalability initiatives for backend systems.

• Proven impact on project economic outcomes through cost\-efficiency considerations in system design and implementation.

• Expertise in designing and implementing attribute\-based access control (ABAC) and integrating with OpenID Connect.

• In\-depth knowledge and practical experience with load balancing and horizontal and vertical scaling strategies.

• Proficiency in connection pooling, database replication, and sharding strategies.

• Experience integrating Content Delivery Networks (CDN) and implementing server\-side caching mechanisms.

• Strong command of TypeScript architecture patterns and management of large\-scale codebases.

• Proven ability to design and scale multi\-schema GraphQL APIs, including federation or schema stitching.

• Extensive experience designing data strategies for distributed systems and multi\-region databases.

• Deep understanding and hands\-on implementation of Single Sign\-On (SSO) and Multi\-factor Authentication (MFA).

• Expertise in end\-to\-end latency tracing and optimization of high\-throughput backend systems.

• Strong background in distributed system design, including resilience patterns such as circuit breakers and sagas.

• Proficiency in implementing and managing monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK stack.

• Experience designing comprehensive test strategies for large\-scale applications, including TDD/BDD frameworks and mutation testing.

• Ability to design secure system architectures and automate incident response processes.

• Hands\-on experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for serverless applications.

• Experience with load testing tools such as k6 or Artillery.

• Familiarity with multi\-cloud serverless architectures and designing cost\-efficient solutions.

• Hands\-on experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi.

• Proficiency in profiling and performance tuning backend applications, including Node.js streams and asynchronous optimizations.

• Knowledge of event\-driven architecture and CQRS patterns.

• Proven track record of speaking at technical conferences or contributing to the broader technology community.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Exceptional leadership capabilities, driving technical initiatives and influencing cross\-functional teams.

• High ownership mindset with a proactive approach toward system reliability, security, and performance.

• Passion for continuous learning, staying at the forefront of backend technologies, and contributing to thought leadership

• Mentorship capabilities, actively elevating the technical expertise of the team.

### **Benefits**

• Comprehensive insurance coverage that gives you peace of mind, so you can focus on doing your best work

• Flexible work arrangements designed to support sustained productivity, personal well\-being, and work\-life balance

• Continuous learning and accelerated skill development through hands\-on projects and mentorship from experienced industry leaders

• Global client exposure across 20\+ countries, offering real\-world experience with diverse markets and business environments

• Opportunity to work on high\-impact, large\-scale projects that have collectively generated over $1B in measurable business value

• Competitive, market\-aligned compensation packages that recognize performance, expertise, and long\-term contribution

• Monthly demo days that celebrate innovation, showcase your work, and give you a real voice in what we build

• Annual recognition programs and performance\-driven awards in a truly meritocratic environment

• Referral bonuses that reward you for helping grow a strong, like\-minded team

• A strong problem\-solving culture with opportunities to tackle meaningful, real\-world challenges

• A positive, people\-first workplace that supports happiness, balance, and long\-term growth