Backend Developer - Remote

Overview

As a Backend Developer, you will translate user and business needs into robust backend solutions for our HR product, KiwiHR. Your skills will help the team make informed decisions about backend technologies and practices. You will share your knowledge with colleagues, contribute to code reviews, and ensure that we maintain high engineering standards and code quality.

In Short

• Assisting in development of the Core modules of KiwiHR
• Helping to maintain and extend existing modules and to develop new ones
• Collaborating with other Developers and QAs and Designers to deliver high-quality solutions
• Ensuring the quality, stability, and maintainability of the code base
• Proposing innovative solutions to encountered challenges
• Identifying root causes of performance bottlenecks or bugs and fixing them
• Participating in code reviews and preparing technical documentation

Requirements

• Proficiency in modern JavaScript and TypeScript
• Minimum 2 years of commercial experience in backend development on Node.js platform
• Proven experience working with Express.js or similar frameworks
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
• Familiarity with ORM libraries (Sequelize, TypeORM or similar)
• Knowledge of testing frameworks (Mocha, Jest)
• Experience with GraphQL APIs
• Proficient in Git
• Understanding of asynchronous programming
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in Polish and English
• Problem-solving mindset

Benefits

• Great offices and locations in Poznań, Wroclaw and Krakow OR the possibility to work fully remotely from Poland
• Working within an international, friendly team that truly values your contribution
• Brilliant culture and informal, come-as-you-are dress code
• For B2B contract salary in the range of: 15,000-20,000 PLN + VAT and 30 paid break days.
• Employee contract option is available too (26 holiday days)
• €1000 of training budget per year to keep you sharp and in tune with trends
• €500 travel budget to visit your colleagues in Amsterdam
• €200 home office budget + work from home allowance
• Work from anywhere for 4 weeks/year
• MacBook + displays, alongside all the tools you need to succeed
• Travel reimbursement, and Wellness perks
• Fitness card (Multisport)
• Private health care (LuxMed)