Backend Engineer

NATURE OF WORK Works closely with Product Owner and Team to refine requirements and break requests to manageable size with clear acceptance criteriaDevelops defined system featuresInvestigates and fixes reported bugsWrites automated testsPerforms code reviewsResearch and acquire new technology and products/platforms knowledge to support business direction and improve operational efficiencyCommunicates progressIdentifies blocking issues and escalates as appropriate REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor’s or College Degree in Computer Science / Information Technology / Computer Engineering or any related courseAt least 5 years of related work experienceStrong experience in developing RESTful web services using Nodejs or JavaStrong experience of OOP and software design patternsStrong experience of relational and distributed database systemsStrong experience in unit testing using at least one of these frameworks (Mocha, Jest, Jasmine)Good working knowledge of web frontend development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ReactJS, Redux, jQuery)Good working knowledge of version control tools (eg. git)Working knowledge in the effective use and customization of Continuous Integration and Delivery technology stackWorking knowledge of Amazon Web Serivces (AWS)Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodology