Senior Node.js Developer

Client

Our client is a leading travel company undertaking a major technology transformation to decouple the frontend user experience from its legacy backend booking engine, enabling greater agility, ownership of mission-critical technologies, and enhanced responsiveness in a fast-evolving travel industry.

Position overview

We are looking for a Senior Node.js Developer with Team Lead experience who is self-driven, technically strong, and comfortable owning end-to-end delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, and prioritization

• Gather, analyze, and refine technical and non-functional requirements

• Decompose user stories into technical tasks, providing high-quality effort estimates

• Distribute tasks across the team and ensure timely, high-quality execution

• Track progress, identify risks early, and take corrective actions when deviations occur

• Perform code reviews and contribute directly to the development of complex features

• Ensure adherence to domain-driven design and best engineering practices

• Collaborate remotely with the client’s product management and engineering teams

• Enforce project standards, approaches, and development policies

• Mentor team members and drive technical excellence and ownership

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in software development and system design

• Proven experience as a Team Lead or Technical Lead

• Expert-level Node.js development experience

• Strong hands-on experience with the NestJS framework

• Deep understanding of microservices architecture

• Experience with asynchronous messaging patterns

• Solid knowledge of SOA principles and REST/JSON standards

• Strong understanding of the full software development lifecycle (SDLC)

• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and other relational or non-relational databases

• Hands-on experience with Prisma ORM including schema management and database integrations

• Proficiency with Git and source control platforms such as GitHub

• Proven experience working in Agile / Scrum teams

• High degree of autonomy, responsibility, and reliability

• Good spoken English (daily communication with international teams)

Nice to have

• Experience in travel, booking, or e-commerce domains

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging tools