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Robots & Pencils

Senior Back-end Engineer

Robots & Pencils
Ukraine · Full-time · Not Applicable

At Robots & Pencils, we design and build world-class digital products for the world’s leading brands. We’re seeking a Senior Back-end Engineer who combines deep JavaScript/TypeScript expertise with a pragmatic mindset, someone who can architect scalable Node.js services and translate complex requirements into secure, high-performance backend systems.

This is a high-impact role ideal for an engineer who thrives on backend architecture, API design, and cloud-native development. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on delivering clean, efficient, and maintainable backend solutions.

What You’ll Do

  • Lead the design and development of scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
  • Architect efficient systems for data processing, integrations, and real-time functionality
  • Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and product managers to ensure cohesive solutions
  • Optimize backend performance, reliability, and maintainability
  • Apply best practices in testing, code reviews, documentation, and CI/CD
  • Contribute to team knowledge sharing and technical direction

What You Bring

  • Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript in a back-end context
  • 6+ years of professional software development experience
  • Deep proficiency in Node.js, RESTful API design, and asynchronous programming
  • Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, serverless, and event-driven architecture
  • Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • Upper-Intermediate English level (written and spoken)

Nice to Have

  • Experience with authentication/authorization, message queues, or GraphQL
  • Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines

What We Offer

  • 20 days of paid vacation
  • All official public holidays observed
  • 5 paid sick days
  • Medical insurance
  • A supportive and collaborative engineering culture in our growing Lviv office
  • Opportunities to work with modern tools and frameworks on meaningful digital products

Ready to bring your Node.js expertise to high-impact digital solutions?

Join Robots & Pencils and build back-end systems that power the next generation of world-class applications.

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cloud message queues microservices javascript kubernetes typescript serverless docker devops nosql cicd sql aws
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Posted
Jul 28, 2025
Type
Full-time
Level
Not Applicable
Location
Ukraine

Industries

Construction

Categories

Engineering

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