Backend Engineer
Backend · Senior
Owned API layer for referral and scheduling platform serving 19K+ professional users.
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- Claude
- Redis
- GraphQL
- Timezone
- PST (UTC-8)
- Availability
- Available in 1 week
Hire Node.js Developer
Hire Node.js developers who ship APIs your frontend can trust
Express, NestJS, GraphQL, and WebSockets — backend engineers vetted on Node in production, not tutorial todo apps.
The right fit
Your SaaS runs on Node and you need someone who understands async pitfalls, connection pooling, and auth that does not leak between tenants. Live vetting covers API design, error handling, and the integration tests that catch regressions before deploy.
Typical stack
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- GraphQL
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Claude
- AWS
Starting rate: $500–$2,200/week
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Node.js API Lead
Backend · Lead
Designed REST and GraphQL APIs for a payments product. Strong on versioning, rate limits, and docs.
- Node.js
- GraphQL
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- API design
- Timezone
- EST (UTC-5)
- Availability
- Available now
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