Backend Developer (Node JS)

Experience: 3 to 5 years / 5 years & up

Job Mode: Contract

Work Mode: Hybrid 

Job Summary

As a Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and implementing secure software solutions to protect our systems and data.

Job description:

This section contains the key objectives for the role.

• Design, execution, deployment, monitoring and maintaining software engineering applications.
• Active participation in Code Reviews and production deployments.
• Take project requirements and map them to technical design
• Actively participate in architecture design teams as a key contributor to product definition and future implementation planning Work closely with frontend and other backend development teams to ensure the platform is built to support their needs
• Work closely with service engineering (SRE) teams to ensure platform is built with scalability & ease of deployment and maintenance
• Build reusable APIs for internal and external use.
• Documentation of standard practices adopted in the platform.
• Team building activities and helping with recruitment.

Qualifications and Skills

• At least 5 years of experience in IT Industry.
• Domain experience within Invest areas (i.e. Stocks, Crypto and Funds) for bank or Fintech.
• Hands on experience/knowledge with TDD, OOP, FP and software design patterns
• Familiar with Amazon Web Services / Cloud
• Good exposure in CI/CD adoption.
• 4 yrs strong NODE tech stack- MUST

Role-specific Requirements

 Technologies: Node JS

About Encora

Encora is the preferred digital engineering and modernization partner of some of the world’s leading enterprises and digital native companies. With over 9,000 experts in 47+ offices and innovation labs worldwide, Encora’s technology practices include Product Engineering & Development, Cloud Services, Quality Engineering, DevSecOps, Data & Analytics, Digital Experience, Cybersecurity, and AI & LLM Engineering. 

At Encora, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and qualifications, and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.  

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

The responsibilities of our Platform team include building and maintaining all backend services, including, but not limited to, payments, analytics, subscriptions, new products, text to speech, and external APIs.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, is passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain robust APIs including public TTS API, internal APIs like Payment, Subscription, Auth and Consumption Tracking, ensuring they meet business and scalability requirements
• Oversee the full backend API landscape, enhancing and optimizing for performance and maintainability
• Collaborate on B2B solutions, focusing on customization and integration needs for enterprise clients
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to align backend architecture with overall product strategy and user experience

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Proven experience in backend development: TS/Node (required)
• Direct experience with GCP and knowledge of AWS, Azure, or other cloud providers
• Efficiency in ideation and implementation, prioritizing tasks based on urgency and impact
• Preferred: Experience with Docker and containerized deployments
• Preferred: Proficiency in deploying high availability applications on Kubernetes

What We Offer

• A dynamic environment where your contributions shape the company and its products
• A team that values innovation, intuition, and drive
• Autonomy, fostering focus and creativity
• The opportunity to have a significant impact in a revolutionary industry
• Competitive compensation, a welcoming atmosphere, and a commitment to an exceptional asynchronous work culture
• The privilege of working on a product that changes lives, particularly for those with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, and more
• An active role at the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio – a rapidly evolving tech domain

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And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

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Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Our Engineering team ensures Code and Theory delivers scalable, high-performance, web applications that delight users. We always strive to balance the demanding nature of working on cutting-edge technologies with the real-world demands of high-performance web applications. Working in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary engineering, design, and quality assurance teams, you will build software that solves real-world problems for incredible clients.

Our Back-end Engineers partner with our cross-functional teams to identify and implement innovative technologies that ensure server-side applications are robust, secure, efficient, and drive business growth.

As a Lead Back-End Engineer, you will combine hands-on execution with technical leadership and system-level thinking, partnering closely with cross-functional teams.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design and implement scalable, high-performance backend services and APIs, with an emphasis on reliability, security, and long-term maintainability
• Build and maintain backend services using appropriate technology stacks, with an emphasis on clean architecture and API-driven design
• Design, build, and maintain REST and GraphQL APIs to support headless, decoupled frontends and system integrations
• Optimize database schemas, queries, and caching strategies for performance, scalability, and high-traffic content sites.
• Apply backend security best practices including authentication, authorization, data protection, and vulnerability mitigation
• Support DevOps workflows including CI/CD pipelines, deployments, monitoring, and performance tuning in cloud environments
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure clean contracts between systems
• Lead and participate in code reviews, architectural discussions, and technical decision-making
• Actively uphold and strengthen Agile delivery practices, including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex backend and integration issues
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across backend-related work
• Contribute to technical documentation, playbooks, and standards to support maintainability and team scalability

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 7+ years of backend engineering experience across production systems
• Strong fundamentals in backend engineering concepts: APIs, data modeling, performance, security, and system design
• Experience working with modern CMS platforms (preferably in headless or decoupled setups)
• Experience with headless integration, including decoupled architecture and RESTful APIs
• Experience with Google APIs (Calendar) and Google SSO
• Experience integrating transactional email services (e.g., Mandrill or similar email delivery platforms)
• Knowledge and experience working with AWS (EC2, RDS, ElastiCache, S3, Route53, ELB).
• Understanding of web security best practices and ability to implement security measures for websites
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS)
• Knowledge of version control systems (Git)
• Able to work with Docker and Docker compose
• Good understanding of hosting environments, server administration, and optimization techniques
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex issues
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies and project management tools
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to work with cross-functional teams
• Experience in JIRA or at least other ticket tracking tools

NICE TO HAVE

• Exposure to system modernization or migration projects (legacy to modern stacks)
• Experience with frontend frameworks (React, Next.js, Vue) to improve backend–frontend collaboration
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code, observability, and production monitoring tools
• Exposure to additional backend languages or paradigms (e.g., Go, Python, event-driven systems)
• Exposure to AI-related integrations or services (e.g., AI APIs, automation, or data-driven features)
• Familiarity with legacy frontend libraries and tooling (e.g., jQuery and related plugins, Bootstrap, Handlebars, Moment.js)

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. We have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The Digital Producer is a key member of the Production team, responsible for driving the successful delivery of projects across the Code and Theory portfolio. This role focuses on managing large, complex development initiatives, working closely with cross-functional teams of strategists, designers, and developers to ensure project success.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Spearhead the delivery of large and intricate development projects while closely collaborating with cross-functional teams of strategists, designers, and developers
• Assess the complexity of wireframes or designs and strategize around the development team's workflow by breaking down tasks, establishing timelines, and managing project backlogs
• Attain a comprehensive understanding of the product's technical specifications, covering frontend architecture, CMS implementation, and integrations for various functionalities such as site search, advertising, APIs, personalization tools, localization, internationalization, and analytics
• Implement agile principles and methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban, to ensure the smooth delivery of projects
• Lead Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Sprint Grooming, and Sprint Demos in collaboration with the Client Engagement/Production lead and Technical Director
• Proficiently utilize JIRA to create and manage issues, tasks, and user stories based on approved designs and annotations
• Create issues (stories, tasks, and bugs) for the team, aligning with approved designs and annotations
• Translate approved product roadmaps and technical architectures into actionable stories for product development
• Maintain the backlog of JIRA issues, ensuring alignment with project objectives and goals through prioritization
• Conduct ticket estimation exercises to facilitate precise project planning and resource allocation
• Lead agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, grooming, and demos in close collaboration with production and technical directors
• Maintain and update project status documents and reports for both internal and client-facing purposes
• Proactively identify risks and issues, and collaborate with the project team to devise effective mitigation strategies
• Foster close collaboration with counterpart producers and technical directors to ensure alignment of project goals, effective communication, and timely issue resolution
• Drive process improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, productivity, and quality throughout the project lifecycle
  
  

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Expertise in software engineering practices and best practices for the entire software development lifecycle and operations
• Experience with Agile principles & values, and frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban
• Experience with Atlassian’s suite of products, including Jira and Confluence
• Experience working with commonly used CMS platforms such as Contentful, Drupal, WordPress, and Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Workfront, Yext
• Past participation in the successful delivery and deployment of enterprise-level engineering projects (both principal engineering and maintenance)

NICE TO HAVE

• Prior agency/services experience
• Experience with Github
• Certifications such as ScrumAlliance - Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)

ABOUT US

Born in 2001, Code and Theory is a digital-first creative agency that sits at the center of creativity and technology. We pride ourselves on not only solving consumer and business problems, but also helping to establish new capabilities for our clients. With a global client roster of Fortune 100s and start-ups alike, we crave the hardest problems to solve. With a remote-first approach to our people, we have teams distributed across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The Code and Theory global network of agencies is growing and includes Kettle, Instrument, Left Field Labs, Create Group, Current, and TrueLogic.

Striving never to be pigeonholed, we work across every major category: from tech to CPG, financial services to travel & hospitality, government and education to media and publishing. We value the collaboration with our client partners, including but not limited to Adidas, Amazon, Con Edison, Diageo, EY, J.P. Morgan Chase, Lenovo, Marriott, Mars, Microsoft, Thomson Reuters, and TikTok.

The Code and Theory network is comprised of nearly 2,000 people with 50% engineers and 50% creative talent. We’re always on the lookout for smart, driven, and forward-thinking people to join our team.

The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its App of the Day.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

With the growth of our iOS app, being the #18 productivity app in the App Store category and also our recent recognition as Apple's 2025 Design Award for inclusivity, we find the need for a Senior iOS Engineer to help us support the new user base as well as work on new and exciting projects to push our missing forward.   

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Opportunity to lead key engineering and product decisions
• Actively shipping production code for the Speechify iOS app
• Work within a dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Maintain and enhance the existing complex app architecture

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You've worked on products that scaled to a large user base
• Track record. You have worked on various products from inception to decent traction. You have been responsible for engineering the product
• Customer obsession. We expect every team member whose responsibilities directly impact customers to be constantly obsessed about providing the best possible experience
• Product thinking. You make thoughtful decisions about the evolution of your product and support internal teams and designers into taking the right direction
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Technical skills. Swift, SwiftUI

Technical Requirements:

• Swift Programming Language
• SwiftUI experience
• Experience in Multithreading Programming
• Working with CI/CD infrastructure
• Experience with Fastlane
• SOLID principles, the ability to write every single class according to SOLID
• Experience with Git and understanding of different Git strategies

What We offer:

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• The opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
• Work on a product that millions of people use and where daily feedback includes users sharing that they cried when they first found the product because it was so impactful on their lives
• Support people with learning differences like Dyslexia, ADD, Low Vision, Concussions, Autism, and Second Language Learners, and give reading superpowers to professionals all over the world
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech: Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Audio

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

The Role: Building the Engine for AI Transformation

Smartly’s Operations culture is evolving. We are building an intelligent, automated ecosystem that powers our entire global organization. As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will be the primary technical partner for our AI Transformation team. While they identify strategic AI opportunities, you are responsible for the execution—building the connectors, agents, and interfaces that allow our internal teams to leverage AI in their daily work.

You will serve as a bridge between technical solutions and operational excellence. Your core responsibility involves identifying areas of inefficiency and disjointed processes ("silos") and resolving them by developing intelligent workflows, scalable internal tools, and effective code to ensure smooth, integrated operations. We are looking for a "builder" who thrives on independence and is obsessed with the "How can we do this better?" mindset.

As a Senior Solutions Engineer at Smartly, you will...

• Partner with AI Transformation team: Collaborate with the AI Transformation team to productize AI and automation prototypes, ensuring that new tools and agentic capabilities are successfully integrated into internal business processes.
• Orchestrate Internal Automations: Build and maintain a wide variety of internal tools and workflows for most teams across the company; these solutions range from traditional API-based automations to complex AI agentic workflows.
• Modernize Internal Systems: Develop and scale the internal tools and processes that enable teams to move faster, utilizing a blend of AI-driven agents and standard programmatic automations to solve operational needs.
• Own the Backend: Maintain and expand our internal microservices architecture, primarily running on TypeScript and NodeJS.
• Cloud Infrastructure Management: Independently manage and optimize our cloud infrastructure (we primarily use Google Cloud Platform), ensuring our internal tools and AI services are performant, secure, and scalable.
• Build Service Integrations: Act as the master of APIs, integrating disparate internal and external services (Salesforce, Slack, Big Query, data warehouse etc.) to create seamless data flows for both users and AI agents.

We’re definitely looking for you if you have...

• Innovative & Experimental Mindset: You are naturally curious and enjoy experimenting with new technologies. Our work involves frequent exploration of emerging tech stacks and AI libraries, so you should be comfortable navigating ambiguity and testing new tools.
• A Builder’s Background: A versatile technical background with exposure in Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence—with a strong track record of building diverse technical solutions, internal automations, and scalable data pipelines.
• TypeScript/NodeJS Mastery: Strong proficiency in TypeScript and NodeJS (Koa/Express experience is a major plus).
• AI Implementation Experience: Proven experience building and maintaining AI agentic workflows or MCPs. You know how to leverage LLM APIs (Vertex AI/OpenAI) to build practical, task-oriented agents.
• Prompt Engineering: You have a deep understanding of prompt engineering techniques to produce high-quality, structured, and reliable outputs from LLMs. You can design, test, and iterate on prompts for complex agentic tasks.
• API Expertise: High familiarity with REST APIs and complex service-to-service integrations.
• Self-Driven Learning: The ability to dive into microservices, understand its logic, and implement modern solutions without constant supervision.
• Collaborative Mindset: The ability to translate needs from most internal teams into technical requirements that solve real-world problems for non-technical stakeholders.

Bonus Points for:

• Automation Platforms: Experience with workflow automation tools like Zapier, n8n, or similar platforms used to build and orchestrate agentic workflows.
• React Skills: Ability to build or tweak frontend admin dashboards to make your automations accessible to internal users.
• AdTech Background: Familiarity with Meta GraphAPI, TikTok Ads, or Google Ads APIs.

Kambi Philippines functions as a key operational and service hub, providing support to the Kambi Group. Our office in Manila is home to teams specializing in IT Development, IT Operations, Business Support and Back-Office Operations, contributing to Kambi’s industry-leading products and services.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Tools Developer to enhance operations by building internal tools, automations, and integrations that improve reliability, observability, and operational efficiency. You’ll work closely with teams to streamline workflows, reduce manual effort, and support mission‑critical systems.

What You’ll Do (Job Scope)

• Build internal tools and automation to support different teams in improving system reliability and response efficiency.
• Provide technical support for tools, dashboards, and systems used across local and remote offices.
• Diagnose issues, coordinate fixes, and support operators to ensure a smooth user experience.
• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards, metrics, alerts, and health checks.
• Troubleshoot applications and servers, perform root cause analysis, and handle escalations.
• Integrate third‑party systems (Jira, Confluence, Slack) to reduce manual work and improve workflows.
• Automate infrastructure tasks using Puppet, scripts, and cloud services.
• Maintain documentation, runbooks, and process improvements.

Required Technical Skill Set

• Languages: Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Bash
• Frameworks: Ruby on Rails (MVC), Bootstrap
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3
• API & Data: REST APIs, JSON, Integrations (Jira, Confluence, Slack)

Systems & Infrastructure (DevOps)

• AWS: Lambda, IAM, Cognito, SES
• Servers & OS: Ubuntu/Debian Linux, Nginx, Apache
• Automation: Puppet Development, Ubuntu KVM
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL (Relational Querying & Schema Design)

Observability & Monitoring

• Grafana dashboards and visualizations
• Zabbix for system/network monitoring

Development Workflow & Productivity

• Git, GitHub
• Visual Studio Code, GitHub Copilot

Qualifications (Non‑Technical)

• Experience providing local or remote IT support.
• Bachelor’s Degree in IT or related fields.
• Intermediate Linux background.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently under pressure.
• Team‑oriented and eager to learn new technologies.

You’ll Like Working Here If You…

• Thrive in a relaxed but high‑paced work environment.
• Enjoy technically complex systems.
• Value autonomy and don’t require micromanagement.
• Speak your mind and offer solutions.
• Take pride in quality work.
• Appreciate self‑organizing, self‑managing teams.
• Believe that business value defines great development.
• Value common sense and clean, practical engineering.

What’s In It for You

• Opportunity to work in a successful, fast‑growing company.
• A fun, flexible, and collaborative culture.
• Direct influence on tools, practices, and workflows.
• Work with smart, humble engineers.
• Leadership that understands and truly supports Agile.
• Exposure to an international work environment.

Work Setup & Schedule

• Shifting schedule may be required (including nights, weekends, and holidays) depending on operational needs.
• Longer hours may be needed during major incidents or critical deployments.

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