Senior Node.js Engineer

About ShiftKey

ShiftKey is a platform that is disrupting the way healthcare facilities find licensed and certified professionals to fill available shifts. Leveraging marketplace dynamics and deep industry knowledge, the company is playing a vital role in mitigating America’s healthcare staffing shortages, enabling direct connections between facilities and healthcare professionals. By offering the opportunity to work as much or as little as they choose and putting the power back into the hands of healthcare workers, ShiftKey is bringing more licensed professionals back into the workforce, a solution that is solving a major crisis in healthcare. For more information, visit www.ShiftKey.com.

The role

As a Senior Node.js Engineer, you will play a key role in our critical transformation project, focusing on transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a polyglot microservices environment. Your expertise will directly influence how our products evolve and scale, delivering high-performance solutions that serve millions of users. We seek a Senior Software Engineer who is proactive, innovative, and thrives in a fast-paced and ambiguous setting. 

Our tech stack: JavaScript, Node.js, MongoDB, TypeScript, AWS, and Kafka.

Where you’ll work

You must be located in Poland to be considered for this position. You’ll have the flexibility to choose between remote work or working from our office in Warsaw.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing and developing Web software applications.
• Performing coding, debugging, testing, code review, and troubleshooting throughout the application development process.
• Understanding customers, business goals, and team goals to ensure work has the greatest customer impact.
• Defining deliverables (stories) that can be completed within a finite timeframe.
• Proactively identifying new opportunities and advocating for and implementing improvements to the current state of projects.
• Making informed decisions by consulting the Product Manager and/or Product Trio and balancing details with the big picture.
• Proactively communicating and coordinating the team’s requirements with other groups and teams in engineering.
• Defining and delivering well-scoped milestones for a project.
• Actively leveling up less-experienced members of the team by helping them with their craft, providing guidance, and setting a good example.
• Acting as a valuable technical advisor who can help other Engineers work through tough technical problems.
• Contributing to our team growth by participating in interviews and evaluating the technical skills of potential new team members.

What you’ll need

• At least 6 years of experience in the JavaScript ecosystem. 
• Hands-on experience with microservices architecture and building microservices using Node.js.
• Proven track record of rearchitecting applications to microservices or developing microservices from scratch.
• Experience with event-driven architecture, ideally using Kafka or a similar platform.
• Familiarity with AWS deployment, with at least a couple of years of experience in AWS.
• Knowledge of building CI/CD pipelines and experience with continuous integration and deployment.
• Experience working in an Agile environment and understanding Agile principles.
• Understanding of testing principles, including test building and composition.
• Fluency in English.

Perks of working for ShiftKey

• A high-growth, friendly, and engaging work environment with the potential for career development opportunities.
• Above standard paid time-off policy.
• Remote work option (we meet up once per quarter) or work in the office, whatever works for you!
• Modern office, overlooking Vistula River with recreational facilities.
• Private Medical Care.
• Sport Card.
• Life Insurance.
• Latest work equipment.