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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. Requirements 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 Skills Backend 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