Senior Full stack Backend leaning / Realtime Engineer (GCP
About the role
Own the backend for a real-time ETA dairy / food delivery / collection , multi-tenant platform that streams live location data and delivers accurate ETAs at scale. You’ll design and build reliable, low-latency services, keep third-party API costs in check, and mentor team.
What you’ll do
Design and implement a multi-tenant backend (orgs → devices→ ordered stops).Build real-time pipelines : ingest batched GPS updates, validate / rate-limit, publish to subscribers.Compute ETA updates efficiently (mix of client-side progress + selective server recalculation).Keep costs predictable for maps / routing APIs (batching, caching, cadence control, budgets / alerts).Write tests, set up CI / CD, add logging / metrics, and keep the app stable.Write secure access controls and data rules; prevent cross-tenant access.Ship with strong observability (structured logs, dashboards, alerts) and automated tests.Review PRs, set coding standards, and guide dev team.Must-have skills
3+ years backend experience building real-time or event-driven systems in production.Node.js + TypeScript with a framework like NestJS or Express.Hands-on with Google Cloud : serverless functions, containerized services, pub / sub messaging, secret management, monitoring.Firebase : Auth, Firestore / NoSQL, Realtime listeners, and security rules or equivalent experience with AWS / Supabase + websockets.Practical integration with routing / ETA APIs (Google Maps) and strong cost-control habits.Solid grasp of idempotency, backpressure, batching, retry policies, and data modeling.Nice to have
Postgres / PostGIS or other SQL ; RedisExperience sharding workloads, running load tests, and tuning cold-start / latency.OSRM / Valhalla basics, Terraform, Sentry, BigQuery / LookerPrior work on mobility, logistics, ride-hailing, delivery, or transit.