Senior Node.js Developer (Team Lead)

TL;DR

Senior Node.js Developer (Team Lead): Leading end-to-end delivery of high-load backend services for a travel company, decoupling frontend from legacy systems with an accent on technical leadership, microservices architecture, and API design. Focus on ensuring timely, high-quality execution, performing code reviews, and mentoring team members while collaborating with product and engineering teams.

Location: Remote from Argentina, Armenia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Ukraine, or Uruguay. Candidates may also work from hirify.global offices in Almaty, Astana, Belgrade, Cluj-Napoca, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Krakow, Kyiv, Larnaca, Lodz, Lublin, Lviv, Monterrey, Montevideo, Odesa, Riga, Rosario, Sofia, Tbilisi, Varna, Warsaw, Wroclaw, or Yerevan.

Company

hirify.global is an outsourcing company providing technology transformation services to clients, specializing in helping leading travel companies decouple frontend user experiences from legacy backend systems.

What you will do

• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritization activities.
• Gather, analyze, and refine technical and non-functional requirements.
• Decompose user stories into technical tasks and provide high-quality effort estimates.
• Distribute tasks, track progress, identify risks, and take corrective actions.
• Perform code reviews and contribute directly to the development of complex features.
• Ensure adherence to domain-driven design and best engineering practices, mentoring team members.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development and system design.
• Proven experience as a Team Lead or Technical Lead.
• Expert-level Node.js development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with the NestJS framework.
• Deep understanding of microservices architecture.
• Good spoken English for daily communication with international teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in travel, booking, or e-commerce domains.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Vacation and sick pay as per country laws, including 10 days sick leave without a doctor's note.
• Health insurance support for you and your loved ones.
• Time off for state holidays according to the official calendar.
• Engaging work environment with large corporate parties and smaller get-togethers.
• Comfort service for technical and everyday work problems.
• Opportunities for career growth, IT certifications, and access to top-tier learning platforms.