• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Excellent problem-solving and learning ability
• 2+ years of industry experience in software development
• Strong skills in Node.js (JavaScript or TypeScript), or other server-side technologies
• Strong background in non-relational database systems, such as MongoDB or Redis
• Testing mindset and an eye for clean code
• Experience in designing REST APIs
• Experience with task planning and effort estimation
• Understanding of security principles and how they apply to backend systems
• Strong Git skills
• Strong background in Computer Science
• A passion for great UX
• Proven literacy in English
• Military obligations must be fulfilled (if applicable)
• Bonus: Experience with cloud-hosting platforms, such as Heroku or AWS
• Bonus: Experience in leading small to medium-sized teams
• Bonus: Experience with performance monitoring tools, such as New Relic or Datadog
• Bonus: Familiarity with Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Bonus: Strong background in relational databases and SQL