Backend TypeScript Developer (Senior/Staff)

We are SoftwareMill and in 2023 we were acquired by VirtusLab. Since then we are cooperating closely, working together for clients across the globe. At the same time we remain a separate organisation with own culture and processes.

At SoftwareMill we are a diverse group of individuals: passionate geeks, humanists, fantasy and karate fans, Apple and Android enthusiasts. It’s our differences, along with the values we share, reliability, and strong experience, that empower us to build one of the most employee-friendly companies in the IT industry.

And it’s not just our opinion ,our unique culture has earned us the title of Poland’s Best Workplace in the 50–99 employees category, awarded by Great Place to Work. We collaborate 100% remotely (no office since day one), from homes spread across Poland (and beyond)!

Interested in joining our team? See what it takes to become a SoftwareMiller and read job description to find out why we're a great match for Scala enthusiasts.

What we offer

• Salary ranging from 1000 to 1480 PLN net per day for start

• 100% remote company with a remote-first mindset

• Full-time but not necessarily 9-17, we are flexible

• Professional development and freedom in choosing the toolset and tech stack

• Learning-culture expressed by SoftwareMill Academy and the technical reading club

• Small teams without PMs, no procedures, and no other corporate 'goodies' we all love

• Best tools you need to make your work pleasurable and effective: monitor(s), workstation of your choice

• Dev-friendly environment with passionate and skilled people who believe in clean code and software craftsmanship - you will have a chance to meet some of them during the recruitment process

• Interesting projects with technologies like Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript

Must have

• Proficiency in using TypeScript for building type-safe and maintainable code

• Strong knowledge of modern back-end and JavaScript ecosystem, allowing to choose the right tool for the job

• Expertise in Node.js development with a focus on building scalable and efficient server-side applications

• Ability to write clean, testable, and well-documented code

• At least 4 years of commercial experience in software development

• Knowledge and understanding of current back-end development trends

• Experience with integrating RESTful APIs and working with databases (SQL and NoSQL)

• Experience in using common Node.js backend frameworks and libraries such as Express, Koa, or NestJS

• Good understanding of server-side performance optimization

• Good knowledge of English is a must (both spoken and written), we work with clients from all over the world (USA, Australia, Switzerland, etc.)

• Polish language is required, as internally we are a Polish speaking company

Nice to have

• Familiarity with React, Angular or Vue.js

• Engagement in the IT community: personal blog, speaking at meetups/conferences, active member of StackOverflow, involvement in the open-source projects

• Having a pet-project