[Remote] Senior Software Engineer (West Coast)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fictiv is a leading provider of digital manufacturing solutions, revolutionizing the manufacturing industry. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will design and develop scalable backend services in AWS, build event-driven systems using Node.js, and create robust APIs to enhance the global manufacturing ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop highly available, scalable backend services in AWS
- Build and maintain event-driven, asynchronous systems using Node.js
- Create robust APIs (REST / GraphQL) powering customer-facing and internal tools
- Partner closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to ship impactful features
- Contribute to technical design discussions and drive best practices across the team
- Debug production issues and improve system reliability
- Continuously improve code quality through testing, observability, and documentation
Skills
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Strong skills in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience building systems on AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, etc.)
- Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures
- Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs
- Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
- Commitment to writing unit and integration tests
- Knowledge of system design, caching, and security best practices (OWASP Top 10)
- Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)
- AWS certification
- Experience with high-scale or business-critical systems
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Flexible work environment (West Coast friendly)
- Minimal travel (0–10%)
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