Senior Backend Developer (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Developer (Node.js): Designing and developing microservices for a sophisticated financial services platform with an accent on scalability, API design, and database performance. Focus on optimizing high-throughput financial data processing, implementing robust message queue systems, and leading code reviews for distributed services.

Location: Remote (USA only). Travel is limited for team collaboration meetings. This role requires candidates to be eligible to work in the US.

Salary: $11,200–$13,600/month (based on $70-85/hr)

Company

hirify.global fosters a culture where the highest goal is to empower others, enabling associates to develop their careers within a sophisticated financial services platform.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices within a Lerna-managed monorepo using Express.js and NestJS.
• Architect scalable solutions for high-throughput financial data processing.
• Optimize database performance across MySQL instances using Prisma and Sequelize ORMs.
• Implement robust message queue systems using AWS SQS and BullMQ/Redis.
• Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers on best practices.
• Collaborate on API design, maintain OpenAPI specifications, and ensure system reliability through comprehensive testing.

Requirements

• 5+ years of production Node.js experience.
• Expert-level TypeScript knowledge with strong understanding of type inference and advanced patterns.
• Database expertise: MySQL optimization, query performance tuning, and migration strategies.
• Production experience with SQS, Redis/BullMQ, or similar message queuing systems.
• Experience with Lerna, Yarn workspaces, or similar monorepo management tools.
• Testing expertise including unit, integration, and E2E testing strategies.
• Docker and containerization experience, including multi-stage builds, orchestration, and optimization.
• US work authorization is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with Yarn 4 and modern package management strategies.
• NestJS framework expertise with GraphQL and REST API development.
• Financial services or fintech background.
• Experience with AWS services (SQS, S3, LocalStack for local development).
• Familiarity with conventional commits and semantic versioning.
• Experience migrating legacy codebases while maintaining production stability.
• Knowledge of Redis for caching and job queue management.

Culture & Benefits

• Dedicated to fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment.
• Committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic.
• Believes associates perform best when feeling safe, understood, and valued.
• Provides equal employment opportunities to all associates and applicants.
• Offers disability assistance and reasonable accommodations during the application and/or hiring process.

Hiring process

• hirify.global may use AI-based tools to help review and evaluate applications.
• All employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness and accuracy.
• Honesty and transparency are critical; falsification of information will result in disqualification.