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We at Sunray Informatics have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Backend Engineer with one of our clients based in Pittsburgh for a 100% remote contract position. Below are the details of the job description.
Role: Senior Backend Engineer
Location: 100% Remote - Pittsburgh
Duration: 12months+
Overall experience required 12YRS+
Job Description:
We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer / Solutions Architect to join our client’s innovative engineering team.
This role is ideal for a backend specialist with deep expertise in Node.js and TypeScript, who is confident designing scalable backend architectures within a Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) environment.
Experience in the finance domain and OLAP systems is a must.
As a senior contributor and technical leader, you’ll drive the development of cloud-native backend systems supporting high-volume, data-driven applications in a fast-paced financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript.
- Architect cloud-native solutions on Google Cloud Platform, with heavy use of Kubernetes, Spanner, and BigQuery.
- Leverage deep understanding of financial systems and OLAP workflows to design performant data pipelines and analytics platforms.
- Collaborate with data engineering, DevOps, and product teams to align backend infrastructure with business needs and financial compliance standards.
- Lead architectural discussions and ensure system reliability, security, and maintainability across services.
- Troubleshoot complex backend issues and support continuous improvement in development practices.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of backend engineering experience.
- Advanced expertise in Node.js and TypeScript in production environments.
- Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, particularly Kubernetes, Spanner, and BigQuery.
- Direct experience in the financial industry (fintech, banking, asset management, etc.).
- Strong knowledge of OLAP systems and building data services optimized for analysis and reporting.
- Solid grasp of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native best practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Helm).
- Knowledge of financial data compliance and security frameworks.
- Strong mentorship skills and ability to influence technical direction across teams.
Regards,
Nikilesh
Sr Technical Recruiter