Back End Developer | Project-Based  

We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your coworkers into the application. A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.

Responsibilities

• Be involved and participate in the overall application lifecycle

• Collaborate with frontend developers

• Building reusable code and libraries for future use

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic

• Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability

• Implementation of security and data protection

• Design and implementation of data storage solutions

Skills And Qualifications

• Good understanding of REST APIs and GraphQL
• Understanding accessibility and security compliance
• User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
• Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
• Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
• Data migration, transformation, and scripting
• Setup and administration of backups
• Outputting data in different formats
• Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
• Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
• Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
• Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language such as JavaScript and TypeScript
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
• Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles
• Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
• Proficient knowledge of NodeJS frameworks such ExpressJS, FeathersJS, Hapi,js or similar frameworks.
• Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3 is a plus