Backend Engineer, Node.js Platform

Role - Backend Engineer, Node.js Platform Location - Abu Dhabi Salary - 15 K AED Owns server side application logic, REST APIs, and the relational data layer for product services. Primary Stack - TypeScript, Node.js, Express, Bun, Drizzle ORM, Prisma, PostgreSQL Required Skills • Strong TypeScript and Node.js fundamentals, including async and event loop behavior. • Production experience building REST APIs with Express. • Deep PostgreSQL skills, including schema design, indexing, transactions, and query optimization. • Hands on experience with Drizzle ORM or Prisma, including migrations and type safe query authoring. • Understanding of API design principles and authentication patterns such as JWT, OAuth, or session based auth. Preferred Skills • Experience with Bun's bundler, test runner, or package manager. • Familiarity with both Drizzle ORM and Prisma. • Background job or message queue experience. • Basic React and TanStack experience is a bonus, though not required. Responsibilities • Design and build REST APIs in TypeScript using Express. • Model relational data in PostgreSQL and manage schema migrations using Drizzle ORM or Prisma. • Own query performance, indexing strategy, and data integrity for owned services. • Implement authentication, authorization, validation, and core business logic. • Evaluate and pilot Bun as a runtime for latency sensitive services. • Write integration tests against PostgreSQL.