Senior Node.js Engineer, Jersey City

Description: Hybrid Onsite 5 days/week, alternating weeks in Jersey City, NJ

Our client is building incubators that move ideas from concept to scale using emerging technologies and human-centered design. The role focuses on Node.js and microservices to deliver cloud-based, event-driven products that improve financial lives. You will collaborate with product managers, lead technical decisions, and deliver prototypes through full-scale applications on modern infrastructure. Your work will influence new tools and potential new lines of business.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $80.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

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Responsibilities:

Rapidly develop prototypes, pilots, and full-scale distributed applications based on requirements, prototypes, or verbal input. Design and build microservices and APIs with an API-first approach. Develop and support large-scale Node.js and Express applications. Collaborate with digital product managers to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.Work across peer groups to resolve and understand complex technical and design issues. Apply system and application design patterns to build scalable, maintainable services. Contribute technical leadership and escalate issues and risks to management for timely resolution. Adopt new concepts and technologies quickly and implement them effectively.Experience Requirements:

5+ years of software development experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript. Experience designing and developing microservices with strong API design skills. Hands-on development and support of large-scale Node.js and Express applications. Event-driven application experience using Kafka or a comparable messaging platform.Experience with AWS services such as S3 and EC2. Comfort with containers using Docker and Kubernetes. Experience with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB. Experience building reusable Node.js modules and managing dependencies with NPM. Familiarity with libraries such as Mongoose, Casbin, and Axios (preferred).Experience using source control for feature-driven development in Bitbucket or Stash. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Artifactory. Strong object-oriented skills and system design for microservice architecture. Work experience in an Agile development environment. Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.Demonstrated technical leadership and results orientation. Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline. AWS certification (preferred).