Node.js Developer - API Gateway

Key Responsibilities :

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performing RESTful APIs using Node.js.
• Utilize TypeScript in backend development for enhanced code quality, maintainability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Perform performance tuning, debugging, and monitoring to ensure application efficiency and reliability.
• Implement GraphQL APIs and optimize them for performance and usability.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a distributed services ecosystem.
• Integrate services with API gateways such as 3Scale.
• Ensure security best practices, including implementing token-based authentication (REST, JWT, OAuth).
• Work with task / message queue systems like AWS SQS, Azure Queue, Pushpin, and Kafka.
• Follow Agile methodologies and participate actively in sprint planning and review Skills :
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on coding experience in Node.js, JavaScript, and databases.
• At least 1 year of hands-on experience in TypeScript.
• Strong expertise in building scalable and maintainable RESTful APIs.
• Practical experience with GraphQL for API development.
• Familiar with CI / CD pipelines and active involvement in troubleshooting distributed applications.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Familiarity with API gateway tools such as 3Scale.
• In-depth understanding of SSO and authentication methods including JWT and OAuth.
• Experience with task / message queues : AWS, Azure, Pushpin, Kafka, etc.

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