Software Engineer, Backend

The shape of it

In the posting’s own words

As a Software Engineer, Backend, you’ll design, build, and maintain scalable, high-performance systems for user, group, and membership management. You’ll work in JavaScript and TypeScript, Node.js, SQL and NoSQL cloud-native databases, and AWS. Security and reliability come first, from identity synchronization to the services you run on call. This is a hybrid role with 3 in-office days per week in San Francisco or NYC.

What it asks for · 3

• Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and Node.js, with practical experience developing and improving Node.js applications
• Experience with SQL and web protocols such as REST, SOAP, XML, and JSON
• Hands-on experience with security architecture and identity protocols such as LDAP, Active Directory, SAML, SSO, OAuth2, and OpenID Connect

What the job covers

• Build and maintain enterprise services in TypeScript, REST APIs, and JSON for user, group, and membership management
• Implement identity synchronization and lifecycle management using SCIM and related standards
• Operate services at high scale, including scheduled on-call rotations
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, Kubernetes) to deliver scalable, high-availability applications
• Work with cross-functional and peer teams to deliver large-scale projects with cross-team dependencies

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Words the posting leans on

• experience4×
• identity4×
• node.js3×
• services3×
• status3×
• typescript3×
• applications2×
• aws2×
• build2×
• deliver2×
• identity synchronization2×
• javascript2×
• json2×
• maintain2×
• membership management2×
• privacy2×

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