Senior Node.js Developer

The vacancy is open for remote or office-based work within Latvia.

4000- 4500 Eur Gross salary range for Employment contract in Latvia.

Client

Our client is a leading travel company undertaking a major technology transformation to decouple the frontend user experience from its legacy backend booking engine, enabling greater agility, ownership of mission-critical technologies, and enhanced responsiveness in a fast-evolving travel industry.

Position Overview

We are seeking a self-motivated and talented Senior Node.js Developer with proven experience as a team lead. In this role, you will play a key part in designing and implementing scalable solutions, mentoring team members, and driving technical excellence across the stack.

Responsibilities

• Lead prioritization and sprint planning activities
• Gather and refine technical requirements
• Decompose user stories into technical tasks and estimate effort
• Assign the tasks across the team, monitor and control the execution process, and timely take corrective actions in case of deviation from the plan
• Code review & development of complex features, stick to the domain best practices
• Remote team interaction with clients' product management & engineering teams
• Work with project standards, approaches, and policies

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant work experience in software development and design
• Proven experience as a Team Lead
• Expert-level experience with Node.js and NestJS framework
• Deep knowledge of Microservices architecture patterns asynchronous messaging
• Comprehensive knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• Solid grasp of SOA principles and REST/JSON standards
• Experience with PostgreSQL and other database systems
• Proficient in Git and managed source control services like GitHub
• Proven experience working in Agile software development teams
• High level of autonomy and reliability
• Good spoken English