Senior Node.js Developer

About the role

Job Title: Senior Node.js Developer Key Skills: Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, AWS, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Algorithms, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code Experience: 4–5 years Location: Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia Work Mode: Remote

At Coforge, we are hiring a Senior Node.js Developer (#14816-4-11) with the following skill set.

Key Responsibilities

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Design, develop, and maintain complex modules for cloud-based streaming services.

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Own software components and initiatives end to end, ensuring high engineering quality and operational standards.

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Deploy and operate services across multiple AWS regions, primarily using ECS and EC2, alongside S3, DynamoDB, SQS, ElastiCache/Redis, Lambda, and CloudFront.

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Improve system performance and resiliency through caching and eviction strategies, retry mechanisms, dead-letter recovery, and scaling policies.

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Optimize memory and data access through memory-mapped or pager-based approaches.

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Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement solutions.

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Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, technical planning, and roadmap initiatives.

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Identify opportunities to automate and simplify engineering workflows, including the use of AI-assisted development tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

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Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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4–5 years of hands-on software development experience building and operating production services.

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Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and Node.js, or solid backend development experience in another language with the ability to quickly adapt to Node.js.

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Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure, particularly ECS and EC2.

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Knowledge of DevOps fundamentals, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and multi-environment deployments.

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Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, mathematics, and performance optimization.

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Solid understanding of object-oriented and/or functional programming, concurrency, and troubleshooting.

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Experience with high-traffic distributed systems, REST or WebSocket APIs, and data formats such as JSON or Protobuf.

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Familiarity with observability practices, including logging, metrics, and tracing.

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Experience working with Agile methodologies.

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Openness to using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality.

Preferred Skills

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