Title: Senior API Engineer

Primary Skill: NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL, and REST APIs

Secondary Skill: Redis, ElasticSearch, and SQL storage

Seniority: Senior

Years: 6+

Emp Type: FTE

Location: North America

Client position: 422

Description:

Our client is seeking a talented & experienced engineer to join in the development and maintenance of the APIs and DB data models. The engineer will work closely with the Product, Design, Front-end, CMS, and App teams to maintain the connections of the VMG sites and apps, in addition to building entirely new features and functionality from the ground up.

Roles and Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with Product, Design, front-end and mobile engineers along with other stakeholders to ship new features to their internal APIs that power their CMS and the front-ends.
* Work with modern web technologies like NodeJS and Apollo GraphQL
* Stay on top of new technology to offer guidance on improvements across the front-end products
* Contribute to architectural decisions surrounding the evolution of the codebase
* Collaborate with other engineers in knowledge sharing sessions
* Contribute your expertise and insights into developing and improving best practices

Qualifications:
* 6+ years of professional experience working as a software engineer
* Computer Science or equivalent scientific degree or additional 2+ years experience
* Extensive experience of NodeJS, Apollo GraphQL, and REST APIs
* Extensive experience with database migrations
* Experience with Redis, ElasticSearch, and SQL storage
* Experience architecting database models
* Proven track record of building modular, high performance, and enterprise-level web applications
* Experience working on large scale CMSs
* Solid understanding of Scrum and Agile principles
* Experience mentoring other engineers and leading knowledge share sessions
* Experience working in a team environment
* Focus and attention to detail in written and verbal communication
* Strong sense of product ownership
* Comfortable working with fast paced and globally distributed teams
* Experience with CI/CD (CircleCI/GitHub Actions)

Pluses:
* Experience in AWS or cloud services
* Experience with data export or data management
* Experience with TypeScript
* Experience with NextJS and React
* Dedicated to full test coverage with tools like Jest & Cypress
* A passion for staying on top of the latest web technologies

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