BackEnd Developer

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About the Role

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Back End Developer specializing in Node.js to join our growing team.

You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and robust back-end services that power our innovative learning platform.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable Node.js microservices.
  
  
• Implement and manage serverless architectures using AWS Lambda and Step Functions.
  
  
• Develop and optimize GraphQL APIs for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.
  
  
• Work with MongoDB databases, ensuring data integrity, performance, and scalability.
  
  
• Collaborate with front-end developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to define and implement new features.
  
  
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring code quality, best practices, and adherence to architectural standards.
  
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex back-end issues.
  
  
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and tools.
  
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in back-end development with a strong focus on Node.js.
  
  
• Proven expertise in designing and building scalable applications on AWS.
  
  
• Extensive experience with AWS services, including Lambda, Step Functions, SQS, SNS, S3, and EC2.
  
  
• In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with MongoDB.
  
  
• Strong experience with GraphQL API design and implementation.
  
  
• Solid understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
  
  
• Proficiency in writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
  
  
• Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies (e.g., Jest, Mocha).
  
  
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
  
  
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and English communication skills.
  
  
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.
  
  

Nice to Haves

• Experience with other databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
  
  
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (e.g., React, Next.js).
  
  
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
  
  
• Knowledge of real-time communication protocols (e.g., WebSockets).
  
  

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve.

We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc.

With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world.

Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave: Global Marketing Services.

It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists ), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies ) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year ).

In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow.

Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year ), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects.

Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.

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