Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are seeking a Full-stack Node.js Engineer to join a strategic technology modernization initiative focused on the progressive decommissioning of COBOL components, migrating critical functionalities to a modern, maintainable, and scalable architecture using Node.js for the backend and Angular for the frontend.
Responsibilities
- Develop new backend functionalities using Node.js
- Build and maintain frontend interfaces using Angular
- Utilize services available on AWS
- Participate in the technical and functional analysis of existing COBOL processes
- Collaborate on the migration of business logic from legacy systems to new applications
- Work with relational databases, SQL queries, and stored procedures when necessary
- Contribute to technical definitions with the Tech Lead and other team members
- Ensure good development practices, code quality, testing, and maintainability
- Support the technical and functional documentation of migrated processes
- Analyze incidents, bugs, or functional differences between the legacy system and the new solution
- Support comprehensive testing, user validations, and production deployment phases
- Gain an understanding of the processes being implemented, their interactions, and the impact of the changes being made
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience in software development working with Node.js, Angular, and cloud services on AWS
- Solid experience developing backends with Node.js and frontends with Angular
- Familiarity with AWS services
- Knowledge of REST API design and consumption
- Experience with relational databases and proficiency in SQL
- Background in production systems with complex business logic
- Capability to analyze legacy processes and migrate them to modern solutions
- Sound technical judgment for writing maintainable, scalable, and testable code
- Experience working in agile teams
- Ability to interact with technical, functional, and business stakeholders
- English proficiency at B2 level or higher
Nice to Have
- Experience in COBOL shutdown projects or legacy system migrations
- Familiarity with batch processes, scheduled jobs, or file-based integrations
- Background in the financial, fintech, or payment processing and high-transaction industries
- Knowledge of CI/CD
- Understanding of observability, logging and monitoring, service-oriented architectures, or microservices
We Offer
- Opportunity to work on a strategic technology modernization initiative
- Collaborative environment with a focus on migrating legacy systems to modern solutions
- Potential for professional growth and development
About the Company
EPAM Systems is a global software engineering and product development company that partners with the world’s leading brands to deliver technology solutions that drive innovation and growth.