Senior Backend Engineer (Node.js, TypeScript & Azure)
Colmex Tel-Aviv, Tel-Aviv District, Israel
Financial Services · 51-200 employees
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About the role
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs while optimizing cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system performance, reliability, and security within a fintech environment.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 5+ years of hands-on backend development experience with strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript. Candidates must have proven experience in building scalable cloud-native applications and distributed systems architecture on Azure.
Full description
We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our R&D team at Colmex Group.
In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems that power our fintech products and platforms.
You will work with modern cloud technologies, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to build reliable, secure, and innovative solutions in a dynamic technological environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and REST APIs.
- Build and optimize cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
- Collaborate closely with Frontend, Mobile, Product, DevOps, and Data teams.
- Improve system performance, reliability, observability, and security.
- Participate in architectural discussions and contribute to technical decision-making.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues.
- Promote engineering best practices, code quality, automated testing, and continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on backend software development experience.
- Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
- Proven experience designing and building scalable REST APIs and backend services.
- Solid understanding of microservices and distributed systems architecture.
- Strong experience developing cloud-native applications on Microsoft Azure.
- Hands-on experience with Azure services such as App Services, Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Storage Accounts, Key Vault, and Application Insights.
- Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with event-driven architectures and asynchronous processing.
- Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Hands-on experience with Docker and containerized environments.
- Strong understanding of software design principles, security, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Experience with automated testing and modern software engineering practices.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with NestJS.
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, or MSSQL.
- Background in fintech, trading platforms, or financial services.
- Experience with Kubernetes (AKS).
- Experience developing high-volume, customer-facing systems.
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