Senior Backend Engineer
BlinqDigital Business company
Sydney, AustraliaSenior
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About the role
TL;DR
Senior Backend Engineer to build scalable backend services and APIs.
- •Blinq is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs.
- •You will own features end-to-end and contribute to building systems that support high-volume, real-time experiences.
- •Key Responsibilities Design, build, and operate scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
- •Own features end-to-end, from technical discovery to rollout and ongoing improvement.
- •Build systems for high-volume, real-time experiences across contact sharing, lead capture, and analytics.
- •Improve the reliability, performance, security, and testability of the backend platform.
- •Collaborate with product, web, mobile, design, and data teams to create impactful solutions.
- •Requirements 5+ years of experience building and operating production backend systems.
- •Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript, including asynchronous and event-driven architectures.
- •Solid foundations in API design, data modelling, databases, distributed systems, and backend security.
- •Experience designing reliable, observable services in a cloud environment (GCP preferred).
- •Curiosity about AI-native development and experience using AI tools.
Required skills
Node.jsTypeScriptGoogle CloudMicroservicesREST API
Domain expertise
aiproductivity
Tech stack
Node.jsTypeScriptGoogle CloudREST APIMicroservices