Senior Back-end Engineer
Location: Calgary, Alberta
At Robots & Pencils, we design and build world-class digital products for the world’s leading brands. We’re seeking a Senior Back-end Engineer who combines deep JavaScript/TypeScript expertise with a pragmatic mindset, someone who can architect scalable Node.js services and translate complex requirements into secure, high-performance backend systems.
This is a high-impact role ideal for an engineer who thrives on backend architecture, API design, and cloud-native development. You’ll be part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team focused on delivering clean, efficient, and maintainable backend solutions.
About You
You’re passionate about building robust, modern back-end systems using JavaScript and TypeScript. You stay current with Node.js best practices, distributed systems, and performance optimization techniques. You enjoy clean architecture, secure code, and solving real-world problems with scalable, well-tested solutions. You take pride in your work and love collaborating with others to ship great products.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and development of scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript
- Architect efficient systems for data processing, integrations, and real-time functionality
- Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and product managers to ensure cohesive solutions
- Optimize backend performance, reliability, and maintainability
- Apply best practices in testing, code reviews, documentation, and CI/CD
- Contribute to team knowledge sharing and technical direction
What You Bring
- Strong experience with JavaScript and TypeScript in a back-end context
- 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Deep proficiency in Node.js, RESTful API design, and asynchronous programming
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architecture
- Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases is a must
Deep experience with AWS Services is a must, specifically:
- API Gateway
- Lambdas
- Step Functions
- DynamoDB
- RDS (Postgres/MySql)
- Cognito
- Strong working knowledge of Terraform
- Upper-Intermediate English level (written and spoken)
Nice to Have
- Experience with authentication/authorization, message queues, or GraphQL
- Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, or infrastructure-as-code tools
- Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins preferred)
Ready to bring your Node.js expertise on high-impact digital solutions?
Join Robots & Pencils and build back-end systems that power the next generation of world-class applications.
Top Skills
What We Do
Robots & Pencils develops digital strategies and products that deliver exponential impact to our clients. We design and build solutions that unlock data and insights, infuse intelligent automation, and accelerate product innovation across the organization.
Everything we do starts by blending the sciences with the humanities, the Robots with the Pencils. Our top-tier talent fuses creativity + technology to help brands transform their businesses, deliver delightful customer and employee experiences, and maintain a competitive edge amidst a constantly changing industry landscape.
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