Senior Back End Engineer (Node.js)

About The Team

Ratepunk is a fast-scaling travel tech platform focused on helping users find better flight and hotel deals through intelligent price comparison and real-time alerts. We operate in a data-driven, product-led environment where engineering plays a central role in shaping a reliable, scalable, and secure platform that makes travel more transparent and affordable worldwide.

As a senior engineer, you won’t just build features — you’ll help shape the technical direction of the platform and influence engineering standards across the organization.

Get ready to

• Lead the design and evolution of scalable, secure, and highly reliable backend systems
• Architect and build high-quality services using Node.js and TypeScript in production environments
• Own complex domain logic, third-party integrations, and high-performance data workflows
• Drive architectural decisions and contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Design robust, maintainable APIs and collaborate closely with frontend, product, and data teams
• Improve system performance, security posture, observability, and infrastructure reliability
• Proactively identify technical debt and lead initiatives to address it
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical guidance
• Elevate engineering standards, development processes, and best practices across the team
  
  

We expect you to

• Strong backend engineering expertise with deep understanding of clean architecture, system design, and scalable patterns
• Proven experience building and maintaining production systems with Node.js and TypeScript
• Solid hands-on experience with PostgreSQL and Redis, including data modeling, indexing strategies, and performance optimization
• Ability to design and reason about complex business domains and distributed systems
• Strong testing mindset (unit, integration, and system-level testing) and commitment to code quality
• Experience owning services end-to-end — from design and implementation to deployment, monitoring, and optimization
• Comfortable working autonomously while influencing cross-team technical decisions
• Product mindset and pragmatic decision-making ability
• Curiosity and a continuous improvement attitude — you challenge assumptions and refine solutions rather than just implement requirements
  
  

Salary

Gross salary range is 5000 - 7000 EUR/month.

Location

Vilnius, Lithuania: 4 days onsite, 1 flexible day remote. Meanwhile, in Kaunas: onsite, hybrid, or remote options are available depending on the role.

Speaking of perks:

Boost your daily life

Every breakthrough needs a spark and our daily setup reflects that. Pet-friendly office, fresh breakfasts, hot lunches, drawers and fridges stocked with snacks and food – for a quick bite or even a team-cooked meal together. Rooftop and cellar events keep things lively.

Drive global impact

This is where ambition scales. Build impact across 30+ brands worldwide. Launch bold projects. Even step in as a co-founder – we reward those who push further.

• additional conditions apply based on your residence location.