Backend Engineer (NodeJS or Go)

Our client is seeking a Backend Engineer NodeJS or Go) to help build scalable APIs and distributed systems supporting digital asset infrastructure. This role focuses on developing high-performance backend services within a microservices architecture powering web and mobile platforms.

Responsibilities & Qualifications

• Design and develop backend services using Node.js or Go

• Build and maintain APIs supporting web and mobile applications

• Improve system scalability, reliability, and performance

• Participate in architecture discussions and technical design decisions

• Contribute to code reviews and engineering best practices

• Work across the full software development lifecycle with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams

• Build and maintain services within a microservices-based architecture

• Support integration with third-party systems and APIs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)

• Strong backend development experience in Node.js and/or Go

• Experience working with microservices architecture

• Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred) and/or NoSQL systems such as Redis

• Experience building and consuming REST APIs (GraphQL or gRPC a plus)

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems

• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate within engineering teams

• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar) preferred

• Exposure to distributed systems or event-driven architecture preferred

• Fintech, payments, or digital asset experience preferred