Backend Engineer (NodeJS)
About Staizen
At Staizen, we live and breathe transformation. We support and guide our clients through the toughest and nitty-gritty parts of building, modernizing, and running digital products and platforms. Transformation is not easy and to be the best partners, we challenge ourselves to constantly practice what we preach in the way we do, build and lead.
The name Staizen is short for “State of Kaizen”, inspired by the Kaizen philosophy of continuous improvement. We are all about getting 1% better every day because sustainable transformation is not about the big bang but manifests in the daily choices that we commit to do every single day.
What we offer
- Get the chance to work on transformation at scale missions for complex industries such as banking, e-commerce, insurance
- Be part of our internal product development and build the next generation of productivity tools for customers
- Be part of exciting communities where you can collaborate, grow and learn across the board
- We are remote-first with global operations across Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Philippines, Singapore, and Cyprus, with optional co-working spaces for the team
Perks & Benefits
- 1% better yearly budget - your personal growth & learning fund
- Co-working spaces - for the times when you want to spice up and change environments
- Remote set-up budget - to get you up and running wherever you decide to work
- Team-up budget - Monthly lunch/dinner budget for physical or virtual team bonding
- Good medical coverage - so you don’t have to worry about your health
- Flexitime - We follow the standard business hours, but we trust you to find your most productive time
Role Responsibilities
- Create, develop, and implement microservices that run in our client’s infrastructure for backend
- Actively using Agile Methodology and Rapid Application Development to optimize tools, web and mobile applications for maximum performance, speed, and scalability;
- Collaborate effectively within a cross-functional organization (including our digital experts and developers) to prioritize, scope, and communicate the progress of deliverables;
- Write clean, sleek, test-driven, modular, and highly reusable code while maintaining configurations;
- Automate the building, testing, and deployments to promote continuous delivery;
- Help release and maintain code and debug production issues;
- Participate in code reviews to ensure new code confirms to highest standards;
- Participate in technical requirements and guidelines for BE applications;
- Contribute to a team culture that values openness, collaboration, initiatives, and innovation
To qualify for this role, you must have a solid understanding of back-end development, with a strong interest to become a strong developer.
Communication Skills
- Good in speaking and writing English
Tech Skills
- Understanding of Micro-services architecture, OOP (object-oriented programming), design patterns and technologies used in backend (asynchronous requests, transactions, storage, nodeJS, SQL, GraphQL and .Net, AWS, Git)
- Experience with integrating third party API’s
- Experience with Active Directory and similar technologies like LDAP
- Experience with databases and query optimization
- Experience in testing (TDD, BDD) Methodology
- Understanding of CI / CD as a user or as a builder
- Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Attitude
- Passion for developing robust software with maintainable and efficient code
- You care about providing a great user experience driven by customer feedback and data insights
- Work well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
- A creative/independent problem solver with energy and enthusiasm to learn new technologies
So what do you think?
Are you ready to drive impact and grow with us?
We’re looking for forward thinkers who thrive in an international environment. We have openings across our various communities - Frontend, Backend, DevOps, UX/UI, Quality Assurance, Data & Analytics, and Engineering Management. We can’t wait to meet you, drop us a message, and let’s chat!
