Node.js Backend Developer-MongoDB

About Us Alyke is a fast-growing, product-first startup redefining how people make real friendships. We're building the next-generation social experience rooted in authenticity, fun, and meaningful connection. Our app is live and scaling across markets with real user traction. Role Overview We’re looking for a Backend Developer who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment, writes high-quality production-ready code, and can own the maintenance, optimization, and evolution of our backend systems. You’ll work closely with our Product, Frontend, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure our systems are scalable, secure, and high-performing at all times. Key Responsibilities • Take end-to-end ownership of critical backend services in production. • Design, build, and maintain robust APIs and microservices using Node.js and TypeScript. • Optimize and maintain MongoDB queries, schemas, and indexes for performance and scalability. • Architect and maintain integrations with ElasticSearch for high-performance search and analytics. • Design and implement event-based cron jobs and task pipelines to drive platform automation. • Integrate and manage background queues and workers using Amazon SQS. • Monitor, debug, and continuously improve backend performance and reliability using observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry). • Collaborate with Product, Frontend, and QA teams to deliver scalable and bug-free features. • Conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers. Requirements • 2+ years of backend development experience in Node.js with TypeScript. • Advanced skills in MongoDB: Aggregation pipelines, indexing strategies, and query optimization. • Hands-on experience with ElasticSearch for text search, ranking, and filtering. • Proficiency with Amazon SQS and queue-based task processing. • Solid understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and cron-based workflows. • Experience in maintaining and debugging production systems at scale. • Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines. • Strong debugging, code quality, and system design skills. • Git experience with collaborative code practices. Nice to Have • Experience with Redis, Kafka, or similar. • Exposure to cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, etc.). • Understanding of background job runners, task queues, and distributed systems.