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Node.JS Developer

EXL Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · $100K–$130K/yr

Business Consulting and Services · 10,001+ employees

10 h ago
nodejs Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

You will build and maintain fast, reliable backend services and REST APIs while designing efficient database structures. Additionally, you will mentor junior developers, perform code reviews, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features.

What they look for

Node.js JavaScript Express.js NestJS SQL PostgreSQL MySQL NoSQL MongoDB REST APIs Git Jest Mocha TypeScript AWS Docker

Requirements

Candidates must have 6+ years of hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and relevant backend frameworks. Strong proficiency in database management, API security, and testing methodologies is required.

Full description

Node.js Developer

Experience: 6+ years

About the role

We are looking for an experienced Node.js developer to build and maintain fast, reliable backend services and APIs. You will write clean code, guide junior developers, and help the team make good technical decisions.

What you will do

  • Build and maintain REST APIs and backend services using Node.js
  • Design database structures and write efficient queries
  • Write clean, testable and well-documented code
  • Review code and mentor junior developers
  • Find and fix bugs and performance issues
  • Work with frontend, QA and product teams to deliver features on time
  • Help improve deployment, monitoring and security practices

Must-have skills

  • 6+ years of hands-on experience in Node.js and JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Strong experience with Express.js, NestJS or a similar framework
  • Good knowledge of async programming (Promises, async/await)
  • Experience with databases: SQL (PostgreSQL / MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB)
  • Experience building and securing REST APIs (authentication, JWT, OAuth)
  • Good working knowledge of Git and code reviews
  • Experience writing unit and integration tests (Jest, Mocha or similar)

Good-to-have skills

  • TypeScript
  • Microservices and message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure or GCP
  • Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines
  • Caching tools such as Redis
  • GraphQL

Responsibilities

What you will do

  • Build and maintain REST APIs and backend services using Node.js
  • Design database structures and write efficient queries
  • Write clean, testable and well-documented code
  • Review code and mentor junior developers
  • Find and fix bugs and performance issues
  • Work with frontend, QA and product teams to deliver features on time
  • Help improve deployment, monitoring and security practices

Qualifications

Base Compensation Range: $100,000- $130,000

The posted range is the hiring range for this role — a subset of the broader range available to employees over time — and reflects base salary across our national hiring scale. Final offers are based on several factors, including the candidate's skills and experience, internal pay equity, work location, market conditions for the role, and the specific scope and responsibilities of the position. The top of the range is reserved for candidates who notably exceed the requirements; the lower end applies to those with less experience or fewer preferred qualifications. For positions based in higher-cost zones (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey), actual compensation may exceed the posted range; your recruiter will share specifics during the process.

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