Senior Backend Engineer – remote with NI

Back-end Engineer Role Overview Type: Full-time Location: Remote (Northern Ireland only) Reporting To: Engineering Lead We’re looking for a Back-end Engineer to help design, build, and maintain the core systems that power our platform. You’ll work closely with a small team to deliver reliable, scalable APIs and services, contributing to a product used by creative teams worldwide. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on writing clean, maintainable code and collaborating with others to ship high-quality features. Our client is remote-friendly team building a modern platform used by creative and product teams to organise and work with their digital content. They focus on creating simple, well-designed tools that solve real-world problems. Responsibilities Build and maintain back-end services using Node.js and TypeScript Design and develop RESTful APIs and integrations with third-party services Work with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL), including schema design and queries Collaborate with front-end developers to define clear API contracts Contribute to system improvements and help evolve existing architecture Troubleshoot bugs and production issues Participate in code reviews and team discussions Write and maintain automated tests where appropriate Requirements Strong experience with Node.js in a back-end context Proficiency in TypeScript Solid understanding of API design and best practices Experience working with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL) Familiarity with integrating external APIs and services Comfortable working in a collaborative team environment Good problem-solving skills and attention to detail Nice to Have Exposure to front-end technologies (e.g. React / Basic understanding of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) Experience with testing frameworks Familiarity with event-driven systems or webhooks What You’ll Get 30 days annual leave (including bank holidays) Remote working with occasional team meetups Private healthcare and pension Annual learning budget for courses, books, and conferences Opportunity to work on a product used by well-known brands For further information on this job, apply via the link or contact the VANRATH office for a confidential chat today. Follow VANRATH on LinkedIn for expert career advice, the latest jobs, industry news, and much more Skills: Node.js TypeScript backend software…