Backend Engineer
- Role
- Backend
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
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Backend engineer with 5+ years of Node.js/TypeScript and 2+ years of Go, experienced building microservices on GCP. Client-facing consulting role — must work full-time within Mountain Time business hours.
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An enterprise level client is seeking a versatile Backend Engineer to drive the modernization of our client backend microservices architecture on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In this client-facing consulting role, you will play a key part in transforming core services using Node.js/TypeScript and Go.
Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Node.js and Go. Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business requirements, articulate technical strategies, and deliver solutions that drive measurable impact. Optimize and modernize existing backend systems to enhance performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect and integrate modern middleware solutions and cloud-native services.
5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience with TypeScript and Node.js (Primary Skill) 2+ years of production-level experience with Go (Secondary Skill) Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to thrive in client-facing consulting environments
Availability to work full-time within Mountain Time (MT) business hours
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using Node.js and Go.
- Partner directly with client stakeholders to understand business requirements, articulate technical strategies, and deliver solutions that drive measurable impact.
- Optimize and modernize existing backend systems to enhance performance, reliability, and long-term maintainability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to architect and integrate modern middleware solutions and cloud-native services.
What they require
- 5+ years of hands-on backend engineering experience with TypeScript and Node.js (Primary Skill)
- 2+ years of production-level experience with Go (Secondary Skill)
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and deploying microservices on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with proven ability to thrive in client-facing consulting environments
- Availability to work,Twente what within Mountain Time (MT) business hours
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