Overview

SAM Labs is looking for a Senior Back-End Developer with strong experience in back-end development, TypeScript, AWS services, and infrastructure-as-code tools to help maintain and extend our backend codebase. You will be responsible for enhancing our backend architecture, designing scalable solutions, and implementing infrastructure best practices with a focus on performance and security. As a senior team member, you will play a crucial role in advancing our products.

This is a fully remote position reporting to the Lead Developer and Director of Product.

What You’ll Do:

• Architect and Develop: Maintain and develop our backend services in TypeScript, creating scalable, secure, and maintainable server-side code.
• Collaborate Cross-functionally: Work closely with the Lead Developer and Director of Product to define technical requirements and architect efficient backend solutions.
• API Design and Implementation: Design and build RESTful and GraphQL APIs using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, TypeScript, NestJS, and AppSync, prioritizing scalability, real-time functionality, and offline capabilities.
• Database Management: Optimize data models and access patterns for both AWS DynamoDB (NoSQL) and MySQL (SQL), ensuring efficient storage and retrieval.
• Authentication & Authorization: Implement and manage secure authentication/authorization systems using AWS Cognito.
• Event-driven Architecture: Integrate and scale event-driven messaging systems with AWS SQS for reliable application performance.
• Serverless Deployments: Utilize the Serverless Framework to deploy and manage serverless applications on AWS, adhering to best practices.
• Infrastructure as Code: Manage and automate infrastructure using Terraform and Terragrunt, ensuring efficient and repeatable deployments.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, enhancing system reliability and scalability.
• Code Quality: Write, review, and maintain unit tests to ensure code quality, maintainability, and functionality.
• Stay Current: Keep up with industry trends and emerging backend technologies to continually improve our stack.

What You Bring:

• Experience: 4+ years in backend development with a focus on TypeScript and/or JavaScript, ideally with extensive experience in AWS services.
• AWS Expertise: Proficient in AWS services, including Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, SQS, and AppSync.
• Database Skills: Proven experience in both SQL and NoSQL databases, with a strong grasp of data model optimization for MySQL and DynamoDB.
• Serverless Architecture: Advanced understanding of serverless infrastructure and deployment with the Serverless Framework.
• Infrastructure Automation: Hands-on experience with Terraform and Terragrunt for managing infrastructure as code.
• API Development: Proficient in building and maintaining RESTful (NestJS) and GraphQL APIs.
• Best Practices: Knowledge of software development principles, design patterns, and best practices, with an ability to champion code quality.
• Agility: Experience working in Agile environments, using tools like Git for version control.
• Problem-solving: Strong analytical skills with a proactive approach to tackling complex technical challenges.
• Communication: Excellent collaboration skills, with a proven ability to communicate effectively within a fully-remote team.
• Continuous Growth: Driven to keep learning and improving with time, willing to take on new challenges and hone existing skills with a positive attitude.

Why Join Us?

In this role, you’ll drive backend innovation, scalability, and efficiency, working with a passionate team in a dynamic environment where your contributions will directly impact the growth and success of our products, reaching hundreds of thousands of learners around the world.