Backend Engineer (Node.js, TypeScript) – Remote

About the role

This is a fully remote position seeking a Backend Engineer with at least two years of experience. You will work on a multi‑tenant B2B commerce platform, designing and maintaining scalable server‑side applications using TypeScript and Node.js.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement RESTful APIs for the platform.
• Model data and write production‑safe migrations with PostgreSQL and TypeORM.
• Build and operate background jobs and workers using Redis and BullMQ.
• Integrate third‑party services, APIs, and webhooks.
• Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and operational safety.
• Troubleshoot and debug production issues across APIs, queues, and the database.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to backend best practices.
• Document API behavior, technical designs, and specifications.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to scope and implement new features.
• Take full responsibility for shipped features and follow through on any needed attention.

Required profile

• 2+ years of professional experience with JavaScript/TypeScript (TypeScript preferred).
• Strong experience with Node.js and Express.
• Solid experience with PostgreSQL and an ORM (TypeORM preferred).
• Experience writing and reviewing database migrations for production systems.
• Experience with Redis and job queues such as BullMQ.
• Understanding of authentication, authorization, and security best practices (JWT, cookies/sessions, RBAC/permissions).
• Comfortable working within large, existing codebases and debugging production issues.
• Experience with version control systems like Git and collaborative code review.

Required skills

• TypeScript
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Express
• PostgreSQL
• TypeORM
• Redis
• BullMQ
• JWT
• Cookies / sessions
• RBAC
• Git

What we offer

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Festival Bonus: standard 1‑month Dashain/Tihar bonus.
• Generous paid time off and standard Nepali public holidays.
• Health and accidental insurance coverage.
• 100% remote work from anywhere in Nepal (bring your own device or provided based on team placement).