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Date Added: Wed 01/01/2025

Backend Javascript Developer

Birmingham, UK
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Company: AVANTI

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum

Avanti Recruitment is currently partnered with a leading education focused company and we are looking for a talented Full Stack Engineer to join their engineering team. You'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining high-performance backend systems that power their educational platform, impacting thousands of learners worldwide.Core Technologies

  • Node.js & TypeScript
  • GraphQL & REST APIs
  • MySQL & PlanetScale
  • Docker
  • Fly.io

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable microservices architecture
  • Create and maintain efficient APIs using GraphQL and RESTful principles
  • Write clean, testable server-side code
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines

Required Skills

  • Good experience with JavaScript and TypeScript
  • Node.js and microservices development experience
  • Solid understanding of web service architectures
  • Experience with MySQL and distributed databases
  • Strong testing background (unit and integration)
  • Knowledge of container technologies (Docker)

Desirable Skills

  • Experience with e-commerce platforms (Shopify)
  • Frontend knowledge (React/Remix)

Working ArrangementsHybrid working model: 3 days office-based, 2 days remote in Birmingham Benefits Package

  • 25 days holiday (increasing by 0.5 days annually after 2 years, capped at 28 days)
  • Christmas Eve off when falling on a workday
  • Additional leave purchase scheme (up to 3 extra days)
  • Subsidized Vitality Private Health Cover
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Exclusive staff discounts on courses
  • Enhanced sick pay (2 weeks fully paid after initial 7 days)
  • Professional development resources
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