Backend Developer - TypeScript (Node.js/Express)

Job Title: Backend Developer TypeScript (Node.js/Express)
Location: Canada

Experience: 6+ Years

Type: Full-time

Role Summary

Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer to build and enhance highly scalable backend services for a modern wealth management and trading platform. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in NestJS, AWS, and distributed systems, along with exposure to **trading, order management, or payment processing.**You will work closely with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to design resilient, event-driven services powering mission-critical financial workflows. This role offers the opportunity to influence architecture, drive technical excellence, and build low-latency, high-throughput systems

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services using NestJS, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain REST APIs, WebSocket services, and event-driven microservices.
• Design secure, reliable, and high-performance backend architectures on AWS.
• Develop services supporting trading workflows, order lifecycle, and payment processing.
• Optimize applications for scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality production software.
• Participate in architecture discussions and code reviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• 6+ years of backend development experience, including 3+ years of NestJS.
• Strong experience with AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, API Gateway).
• Experience designing microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, REST APIs, and WebSockets.
• Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar messaging platforms.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in trading platforms, brokerage, wealth management, or capital markets.
• Understanding of order lifecycle, trade execution, market data, and payment/money movement workflows.
• Experience with CQRS, distributed systems, and high-throughput, low-latency applications.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Familiarity with fintech or other highly regulated domains