Backend Engineer, Node.js Platform

Role - Backend Engineer, Node.js PlatformLocation - Abu DhabiSalary - 15 K AEDOwns server side application logic, REST APIs, and the relational data layer for productservices.Primary Stack - TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Bun, Drizzle ORM, Prisma, PostgreSQLRequired Skills• Strong TypeScript and Node.js fundamentals, including async and event loop behavior.• Production experience building REST APIs with Express.• Deep PostgreSQL skills, including schema design, indexing, transactions, and queryoptimization.• Hands on experience with Drizzle ORM or Prisma, including migrations and type safequery authoring.• Understanding of API design principles and authentication patterns such as JWT,OAuth, or session based auth.Preferred Skills• Experience with Bun's bundler, test runner, or package manager.• Familiarity with both Drizzle ORM and Prisma.• Background job or message queue experience.• Basic React and TanStack experience is a bonus, though not required.Responsibilities• Design and build REST APIs in TypeScript using Express.• Model relational data in PostgreSQL and manage schema migrations using Drizzle ORMor Prisma.• Own query performance, indexing strategy, and data integrity for owned services.• Implement authentication, authorization, validation, and core business logic.• Evaluate and pilot Bun as a runtime for latency sensitive services.• Write integration tests against PostgreSQL.