Strong Middle Backend Engineer (Node.js)

This role is part of our Keyword.com team, one of our growing brands at saas.group.

At Keyword.com, we're a small team with a big mission: helping SEO pros track and boost their Google rankings. Our tool cuts through the noise, showing businesses what really matters when it comes to optimizing their digital presence. As part of saas.group, our team is scattered across Europe and looking for innovative minds to join our journey.

As we continue to grow, we’re seeking a Backend Engineer to pioneer a next-generation browser-automated scraping system using Node.js (TypeScript) and contribute to our broader tech stack. While scraping will be a key part of this role, we’re looking for someone excited to engage in diverse backend development projects, from building scalable microservices to optimizing our data infrastructure. If you’re a creative problem-solver who thrives on reverse-engineering challenges, building scalable microservices, and working across the full stack, this role is for you.

Your immediate impact in the first 3-6 months will be:

• Become a core member of our newly formed development team
• Help build a cutting-edge, scalable browser automation scraper
• Reverse-engineer web protocols and bypass anti-scraping mechanisms (CAPTCHAs, rate limits, fingerprinting)
• Optimize scraping infrastructure for speed, reliability, and stealth
• Contribute to the development of microservices APIs, and other backend systems when scraping tasks are not a priority

• Develop high-performance scrapers using tools like Playwright
• Implement proxy rotation, request throttling, and CAPTCHA-solving strategies
• Continuously monitor and adapt to evolving website structures and defenses
• Ensure data accuracy and compliance with legal/ethical scraping practices
• Build and maintain scalable microservices and APIs using modern backend frameworks
• Share knowledge with teammates on best practices for scraping and backend development
• Collaborate on frontend development using Vue.js when needed

• 3+ years of backend development experience, with 1+ years working on building solutions for data-intensive applications
• Strong skills in Node.js (TypeScript), distributed systems, and microservices architectures
• Experience in developing data processing pipelines, asynchronous messaging systems, and data ingestion frameworks
• Familiarity with OLAP databases like ClickHouse for analytical workloads
• A “detective mindset” – you enjoy dissecting complex systems and inventing unconventional solutions
• Ownership mentality: You plan meticulously, document thoroughly, and proactively mitigate risks

• Ultimate flexibility: We’re 100% remote. You can work from wherever you like, whenever you like.
• Freedom and autonomy: We’re a high-trust team, and you’ll be given lots of flexibility to solve problems in your own way — with plenty of help from the team when you need it.
• Minimum bureaucracy: We don’t like to get bogged down with meetings and red tape. We like to be efficient and keep momentum steady & sustainable.
• Small & friendly team: We help each other out, have fun, and joke around.
• Our network: We are a community of entrepreneurial SaaS professionals that regularly exchange ideas, knowledge, learning and expertise with each other internally. 
• Flexible time off: We want you to recharge your batteries when needed.

Think of us as the driving catalyst behind your favorite software success stories. saas.group, established in 2017, is on a mission to turbocharge promising B2B SaaS ventures, unlocking their full potential. As a Software-as-a-Service portfolio powerhouse, we specialize in acquiring small software treasures and polishing them into industry stars. With a dynamic, fully remote team of nearly 350 colleagues spanning 44 countries we are truly global and we are rewriting the playbook on SaaS innovation and collaboration. We grow 20 exciting brands under our umbrella. Feel free to explore our Candidate's Hub to get an insider's view, dive into our culture, gain valuable insights into our teams and how we work.

We don’t just simply offer you to “take a job with us” but rather to “join us on this journey” to build the world's largest platform of independent SaaS companies. 

Sounds like something you’re up for? Feel free to apply even if you don’t check all these boxes. We believe in the power of diversity and fresh perspectives to spice up our team. Your application might just be the missing ingredient!