Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Node.
js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and backend engineering to join our Digital Products engineering team.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience designing and developing scalable, high-performance RESTful APIs, distributed services, and enterprise-grade backend applications.
The role requires strong expertise in Node.
js development, API integrations, performance optimization, testing practices, and modern cloud-native engineering environments.
The candidate should have experience working within Agile teams and possess strong knowledge of banking, financial services, fintech, or enterprise digital platforms.
Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and RESTful APIs using Node.
js technologies.
• Build highly available, secure, and performance-oriented backend services supporting enterprise digital platforms.
• Develop and maintain API integrations, microservices, and distributed service architectures.
• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Perform performance tuning, debugging, monitoring, and optimization of backend applications.
• Develop and maintain unit tests and ensure strong code quality standards across applications.
• Collaborate with architects, product teams, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality technology solutions.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, architecture decisions, and engineering improvements.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across distributed services environments.
• Contribute to CI/CD automation, deployment improvements, and engineering process enhancements.
• Research, evaluate, and benchmark modern technologies to improve application performance and scalability.
Required Technical SkillsBackend Development • Minimum 5 years of hands-on coding experience with Node.
js and JavaScript.
• Strong expertise in Node.
js backend development frameworks.
• Strong experience designing and developing scalable RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with TypeScript (minimum 1 year).
• Strong understanding of asynchronous programming and backend application architecture.
API & Integration • Practical experience with GraphQL.
• Experience with API Gateway integrations such as 3Scale or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of authentication and authorization mechanisms including: JWT OAuth Token-based authentication Secure API practices Database & Messaging • Strong experience working with databases and data-driven applications.
• Experience with distributed messaging and queue-based architectures including: Kafka AWS messaging services Microsoft Azure messaging services Pushpin or similar technologies Cloud & DevOps • Strong understanding of CI/CD principles and modern software delivery practices.
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies including: Docker Kubernetes • Experience troubleshooting and supporting applications within distributed cloud environments.
Functional Skills • Experience following strong coding, security, unit testing, and documentation standards.
• Experience designing reliable and scalable application architectures.
• Ability to contribute to technical design discussions and engineering decisions.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Ability to work effectively within enterprise technology environments.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, or Digital Payments platforms is highly preferred.
Required Soft Skills • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams.
• Strong collaboration skills with engineering, product, architecture, and business teams.
• Self-driven and capable of owning deliverables with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical concepts to senior stakeholders.
• Strong ownership mindset with focus on quality, reliability, and continuous improvement.
Preferred Domain Experience • Digital Banking Platforms • API Banking • Merchant Acquiring Platforms • Payments & Financial Services • Enterprise Digital Products Education Bachelor’s Degree or Postgraduate qualification in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline (or equivalent industry experience).