About the role

Senior Backend Engineer designing and maintaining scalable APIs in a customer-centric commerce platform. Working with a dynamic team focused on delivering best-in-class software solutions for the alcohol industry.

Responsibilities

Design and build data-intensive, scalable REST APIs that power core SaaS features for frontend applications and external partners.
Collaborate with others on the Development team.
Work closely with Frontend Engineers to ensure smooth feature delivery and minimal rework.
Partner with QA to ensure features are production-ready.
Collaborate with Product to translate product requirements into clear technical implementation plans, identifying the "how" before we ever hit "npm start."
Write and maintain automated tests to ensure reliability and support ongoing feature development.
Participate in code reviews, setting a high bar for code quality, performance, and maintainability.
Contribute to technical documentation for APIs, data models, and backend workflows to support cross-team collaboration.
Ensure backend code and architecture follow modern best practices, security standards, and internal conventions.
Improve, extend, and version existing APIs, ensuring backward compatibility.
Define or refactor data models according to evolving needs of the application.
Identify and address performance, scalability, and data integrity issues in existing backend systems.
Work with strategic agencies and partners to guide them on using our APIs for their customers and brands.
Grow a culture of customer centric UI, consistency, and quality

Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver backend features on schedule
Proficiency with JavaScript (ES6+) and asynchronous programming patterns.
Proficiency with NodeJS, including frameworks such as Express and Fastify.
Experience designing, building, and maintaining REST APIs in a production environment.
Experience working with AWS cloud services, including Aurora, Dynamo DB, and Lambda.
Experience with testing frameworks, including automated integration and unit testing.
Able to write direct performant SQL code if required.