Position:
Backend Solutions Architect (Nodejs)
• About Staizen
• At Staizen, we live and breathe transformation. We support and guide our clients through the toughest and nitty-gritty parts of building, modernizing, and running digital products and platforms. Transformation is not easy and to be the best partners, we challenge ourselves to constantly practice what we preach in the way we do, build and lead.
The name Staizen is short for "State of Kaizen", inspired by the Kaizen philosophy of
continuous improvement
. We are all about getting 1% better every day because sustainable transformation is not about the big bang but manifests in the daily choices that we commit to do every single day.
• What we offer - Get the chance to work on
• * transformation at scale missions
• * for complex industries such as banking, e-commerce, insurance
• Be part of our
• * internal product development
• * and build the next generation of productivity tools for customers
• Be part of
exciting
• communities
• * where you can collaborate, grow and learn across the board
• We are
• * remote-first
• * with global operations across Belgium, Luxembourg, Philippines,
Singapore, and Cyprus, with optional co-working spaces for the team
• Perks & Benefits
-
1% better yearly budget - your
personal growth
& learning fund
-
Co-working spaces:
- for the times when you want to spice up and change environments
-
Remote set-up budget - to get you up and running wherever you decide to work
-
Team-up budget
• Teamup budget Monthly lunch/dinner budget for physical or
virtual team
bonding
-
Good medical coverage:
- so you don't have to worry about your health
-
Flexitime
• Flexitime We follow the standard business hours, but we trust you to find your most productive time
• We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to
join our team
and implement systems architecture to help solve our organization's network problems and with the following attributes
• *:
- *
Critical Thinking
• *:
- _You are able to skillfully conceptualise, apply, analyse and evaluate information gathered from observation, experience or
communication
and use it as a guide to action._
-
Data-Driven attitude:
- _You often propose solutions or make a point in a logical and objective manner, substantiated with accurate data and evidence._
- ** Dealing with Ambiguity /
Adaptability
.** - _You can effectively cope with change and uncertainty, and are comfortable when things are up in the air._
- ** Goal-oriented
• * _
You are
driven and can be counted on to exceed goals. You steadfastly push yourself and others to achieve results all the time._
- *
Problem Solving
• * _
• You can easily identify and solve complex problems in a methodological manner._
If you've also got other attributes that you're really proud of, share them with us
• Responsibilities - Designing, modifying, and testing technical architecture
• Provide supervision and guidance to development teams
• Continually research the current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed
• Inform various stakeholders about any issues with the current technical solutions being implemented
• Assess the business impact that certain technical choices have
• Provide updates to stakeholders on product development processes, costs and budgets
• Ultimately, you will work with the organization's leaders to identify problems and then work with our IT Team to address those problems with
innovative
software solutions.
• Requirements and skills - Proven work experience as a Solution Architect or similar role
• Previous
project management
experience is advantageous
• Indepth understanding of coding languages
• 5+ years of experience in Microservices architecture, design patterns, and technologies used in the backend (asynchronous requests, transactions, storage,
• * node
JS**,
SQL, etc.)
• 5+ years of experience with browser APIs and optimizing frontend and backend performance
• Solid understanding of vanilla
• Java script (ES5, ES2015+), Type Script, HTML5
• * and
• CSS3 -
Experience with
at least one
modern
framework such as
• React, Angular
• * or
Vue Js:
Experience with
CSS tools such as
• SASS, PostCSS
• * or
• CSS-in-JS (Emotion, Styled-
• Component)
• -
Experience with
cross-browser / cross-device development, testing and
optimization
• Familiar with source control tools (i.e
Git ) and familiar with
modern
development workflows (
Branching,
PRs)
• Understanding of CI / CD as a user or as a builder
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases
• Efficient
communication skills
• Strong organizational and
leadership
skills
• Bachelor's degree in information technology or computer science is preferred
• So what do you think?
• Are you ready to drive impact and grow with us?
We're looking for forward thinkers who thrive in an international environment. We have openings across our various communities - Frontend, Backend, Dev Ops, UX/UI, Quality
Assurance, Data & Analytics, and Engineering Management. We can't wait t
