Software Engineer (Node)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Node): Building and supporting reliable backend systems and services for critical decisioning and data integrations with an accent on reliability, performance, and engineering best practices. Focus on designing backend services, test-driven development, and improving system architecture and automation.

Location: Alderley Edge, Cheshire

Company

A global data, analytics and technology organisation providing services in credit, fraud prevention, identity verification, risk management, automated decisioning and consumer insights.

What you will do

• Design and build reliable backend services and infrastructure tooling
• Write high-quality, maintainable code using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Develop and maintain automated test suites
• Own the reliability, observability and performance of key services
• Work directly with clients to understand requirements, investigate issues and propose solutions
• Support and mentor junior developers and drive technical solutions to completion

Requirements

• Strong programming skills in Node.js or similar backend language
• Experience with TDD and automated testing practices
• Comfortable working with clients to gather requirements and troubleshoot issues
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Clear and effective communication skills (written and verbal)

Nice to have

• Experience supporting backend systems in production environments
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines and observability tooling
• Experience designing systems that operate under sustained load
• Experience working with large datasets or machine learning models