Senior Backend Engineer [node.js]

Job description

We're looking for a Senior Node.js Developer who builds with AI as a first principle—not as an afterthought. You'll design and build APIs from the ground up, modernize legacy .NET services into Node, and architect BFF and API gateway layers that scale. You'll work alongside AI tooling daily, using agentic programming practices to accelerate everything from problem diagnosis to code generation. What You'll Do: - Build Node.js APIs from scratch—designing schemas, defining contracts, implementing business logic, and owning the full lifecycle - Analyze existing .NET services, understand their behavior, and rebuild them in Node with improved architecture - Design and implement Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) layers and API gateways using REST patterns - Integrate AI tooling into your workflow for understanding codebases, planning technical work, and executing through agentic coding practices - Collaborate with teams to define API standards, error handling patterns, and documentation practices - Review code, mentor developers, and contribute to engineering culture The AI Aspect: This is non-negotiable, you need to be actively exploring where AI can eliminate tedious work. We expect you to exp...