W2 - Senior Backend Engineer Node.js (Payments Domain)

johnston, NJ, US • Posted 23 hours ago • Updated 1 hour ago
Contract W2
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$50/hr
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Skills

  • aws
  • Node.js
  • TypeScript
  • PCI-DSS
  • Payment APIs
  • Stripe/PayPal/Braintree

Summary

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer Node.js (Payments Domain)

Location: Johnston, New Jersey (Onsite)

Employment Type: Contract (W2)

Open Positions: 3

Start Date: Immediate

Job Description

We are seeking experienced Senior Backend Engineers with strong Node.js expertise and hands-on experience in the Payments domain. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of designing and developing scalable payment APIs, transaction processing systems, and microservices in a cloud-native environment.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 5+ years of backend development experience using Node.js and TypeScript
  • Strong experience designing and building payment APIs and microservices
  • Hands-on experience integrating payment gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Braintree, or similar platforms
  • Deep understanding of payment standards including PCI-DSS, PSD2, and ISO 8583
  • Experience with transaction processing, reconciliation, and settlement workflows
  • Strong knowledge of payment security concepts including tokenization, encryption, and fraud detection
  • Experience working with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis
  • Hands-on experience with AWS services including EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, and SQS
  • Daily hands-on usage of AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code (Mandatory)
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with digital wallets and card network integrations (Visa, Mastercard)
  • Knowledge of chargeback handling and dispute management processes
  • Experience working in high-volume payment processing environments
  • Strong problem-solving and system design skills
Responsibilities
  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
  • Build secure and compliant payment processing solutions
  • Integrate with payment gateways and financial systems
  • Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Collaborate with product, architecture, and engineering teams
  • Implement best practices for security, testing, and deployment
  • Leverage AI coding tools to improve development efficiency and code quality
Work Authorization

Open to candidates authorized to work on W2.

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  • Dice Id: 91140876
  • Position Id: 2026-306/6600
  • Posted 23 hours ago

Company Info

About Cliff Services Inc

Cliff Services Inc. is an IT services and consulting company into planning and implementing cutting-edge IT business solutions and services for various business problems, in retail, healthcare, finance, education, food and various other industries. With our vast technology and industry expertise we provide scalable business solutions and assist our clients in achieving their business objectives with the use of technology.

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