Backend Engineer (Node.js + AWS)

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Who we are and what we do

Deel is a global team that helps businesses hire anyone, anywhere, easily. Deel consists of more than two thousand self-driven individuals spanning over 100 countries. Our unified yet diverse culture keeps us continually learning and innovating the Deel platform and our products for customers.

Companies should be able to hire the best talent anywhere in the world, so we are building the best platform to make that a reality. Our market-leading technology, expertise, and global team are crucial to the success of Deel’s platform. We deliver the best products and platform features in our space, enabling millions of jobs worldwide and connecting the global workforce with the best companies and opportunities.

Why should you be part of Deel's success story?

A 30-mile hiring radius should no longer dictate how companies hire because great talent lives everywhere. Deel sees a world without hiring borders and endless talent that pairs perfect candidates with great companies.

We offer global teams all the tools they need to hire, onboard, manage, pay, and scale at full speed. We aim to foster a diverse global economy by building a generational platform that seamlessly connects companies with talent worldwide.

After our successful Series D in 2021, we raised another $50M last year, doubling our valuation to $12B.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join Deel — the market leader in international payroll and compliance.

What you’ll do at Deel

• Join a multi-functional remote team to own our products from top to bottom

• Build new features

• Participate in both product discovery and delivery cycles, impacting team-owned products

• Collaborate to develop new features, APIs, improvements, and fixes to handle current and future scale

• Give customers an awesome product experience, especially in the areas of subscription, tenant, and customer teams management

Some key technology qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack developer in the below technologies

• Experienced with AWS services like API gateway, S3, lambda, RDS, serverless, EKS

• Master in JavaScript syntax

• Proficiency with Node.js and at least one other server side language such as Python, Ruby, PHP

• Strong experience working with relational and document-based database technologies, mainly PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and ORM libraries like Sequelize

Additional key qualifications

• Deep understanding of designing, writing, running, maintaining and debugging applications across the whole stack in one or more of the technologies listed above.

• Enjoy a highly collaborative, remote-friendly environment

• Self-directed and effective at working independently, yet equally comfortable contributing in a team environment

• Delivers high-value results and excellent verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical spaces

• Good problem solving skills and shared belief that writing code is simply a tool to problem solving

• Business-driven approach to software development with focus on outcomes rather than outputs

• Attention to detail, and always place self in customer's place

Bonus points if you…

• Have experience with a 24/7 SaaS product, running on a major vendor cloud

• Have experience with serverless application architecture on AWS

• Have experience with TypeScript

• Have experience working in distributed teams and work environments.

• Have experience solving problems connected with subscription management, teams access management and access auditing in SaaS products.

• Have knowledge in the Fintech space

• Preferred Time Zones: EMEA or LatAm

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all. 

At Deel, you’ll enjoy:

• Computer equipment applicable to your role

• Stock grant opportunities

• Additional perks and benefits based upon your employment status and country

• The ability to choose where you work whether it be your home, the beach, or a WeWork

At Deel, we're an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.