Backend Node.js Engineer

About the role:

We are looking for a passionate, experienced and open-minded software engineer to work on one of the core components of our technology responsible for fast and efficient delivery operations and driver fleet management. This component of our technology has the potential to open up completely new markets and enable thousands of entrepreneurs and corporates to participate in the on-demand industry, an industry our customers are fast adopting on a day-to-day basis. If you love building products that your friends use daily, have a curious mind that you indulge with hours of self-learning and most importantly, are grateful for every failure and embrace change, then you'll fit right in with our family

Requirements and qualifications

• Experience with backend services development in Node.js and related technologies
• Experience in design and implementation of RESTful APIs
• Understanding SOA / microservices architecture
• Being able to write fast and pragmatic tests, understanding the purpose and the difference between different types of testing
• Amazon Web Services experience
• Some experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue)

Our delivery technology stack

• Node.js
• PostgreSQL
• Amazon Web Services
• Meteor JS
• MongoDB, Kotlin

What you will be doing

• Build reusable APIs for our delivery system in Node.js that work at an ever growing scale
• Taking full ownership of the features you are working on - from design time to supporting in production
• Create and maintain scalable infrastructure leveraging modern cloud platforms
• Do regular code reviews and promote best practices
• Maintain expertise in current and emerging technologies and tools

About company

We are one of South Africa’s leading on-demand delivery services. We deliver our customers’ favourite meals, beverages and other goods right to their doorstep, all in a matter of minutes... and we do it with mad amounts of love. The on-demand delivery industry is rapidly transforming and we have been at the forefront of this movement. We operate in South Africa’s major metropoles and is continuously increasing its reach.