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Principal Software Engineer - Node

unlimited holidays - extra holidays - extra parental leave - long remote period allowed

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Full time

Experience:

Senior (5-10 years)

Work from:

United Kingdom

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Minimum Bachelors in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent, 6-8 years of related industry experience, Strong proficiency in Javascript technologies, Familiarity with NodeJS, ExpressJS and NestJS.

Key responsabilities:

Leading a team of software engineers
Mentoring team members through training
Analyzing business requirements and estimating tasks
Collaborating with team members to maintain systems and enhance performance

Creative Chaos SME https://www.creativechaos.co/

201 - 500 Employees

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Job description

Job Summary

A Principal Software Engineer for Node is an associate at Creative Chaos who is mainly responsible for developing server applications of various software platforms including but not limited to writing Restful APIs to be consumed by client applications. A principal software engineer makes sure that the functionality, security and performance of the server application is as per the design and is completely bug free. Principal engineers have a responsibility to lead a team of engineers, mentor team members through continuous training and guidance.

Duties & Responsibilities

Lead a team of software engineers
Mentor team members through training and guidance
Analyze business requirements
Estimate assigned tasks
Write code and unit tests
Collaborate with other team members
Tune your code for enhanced security and performance
Maintain systems by fixing any existing issues
Update issue tracking software
Provide status updates
Communicate with client
Control versions of your code
Research new technologies
Upgrade skills and knowledge
Evaluate candidates for open positions

Requirements

Minimum Bachelors in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent.
Minimum 6-8 years of related experience in professional industry
Strong communication skills
Strong proficiency in Javascript technologies
Knowledge of NodeJS and its available frameworks such as ExpressJS and NestJS
Knowledge and experience in writing backend components and Restful APIs
Understanding of accessibility standards and security compliances
Working knowledge of Typescript, Azure functions, YAML, Terraform is preferred.
Experience with different relational and schemaless databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB
Creating database structure for the required functionality
Experience with writing unit tests and ensuring the minimum 90% test coverage
Knowledge of and experience with Github, JIRA and other collaboration tools
Understanding of security standards and compliances
Basic understanding of front-end technologies.
Flexible attitude and versatile personality
Strong presentation skills
Strong influence among team members