Middle Backend Developer (Node.js)

About the Position

Middle Backend Developer (Node.js)

Wrocław, Poland

Full-Time / Remote

We are looking for a skillful Backend Developer to join one of our teams working with US clients - referrals from the high-end American IT market.

Our tech stack is built around React, Node.js, and TypeScript. We are working with well-established companies and sometimes startups in their early stages (MVPs), which makes the job full of diversity and exciting challenges while crafting cutting-edge solutions.

Enjoy the flexibility of working within the Polish time zone and collaborate with clients from diverse industries such as FinTech, SportsTech, MedTech, and many others.

Responsibilities

• Writing readable, testable, and easy-to-maintain JS/TS code with OOP flavor
• Taking ownership of backend features from understanding requirements through implementation, testing, and deployment
• Writing documentation for delivered code and technical decisions
• Code review of other developers in the team, including constructive feedback and knowledge sharing
• Direct involvement with the design and modification of basic DB structures and API contracts
• Propose pragmatic improvements and proactive ideas/solutions to enhance the product and team’s work processes
• Share insights with the team to diagnose issues, communicate risks, and focus on solutions
• Actively participate in project discussions, refinements, and technical decision-making
• Listen to the client's needs and, after consulting the team, suggest practical solutions
• Support less experienced team members through code review, explanations, and pair programming
• Use AI tools responsibly in daily work, verifying and adapting results to production standards

Requirements

• 2+ years of commercial experience in Node.js
• Good experience with at least one Node.js backend framework (e.g., Express.js, NestJS, Fastify, etc.)
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript. You have practical experience with static typing, advanced types, and configuring TS compilers, treating it as your primary language to build robust and type-safe backend applications
• Potentially worked with NoSQL databases and/or in-memory databases and utilized them as a data store
• Worked with SQL databases (integration-wise and as a basic design skill) with ORM or query builder tool (e.g., Prisma, Knex)
• Understands how AI/LLMs work in practice (context, prompts, limitations) and has hands-on experience contributing to AI-powered backend features (e.g., integrating LLM APIs, basic RAG flows, or simple agent-style workflows)
• Integrates AI seamlessly into daily development workflow - uses it for prototyping, boilerplate, and tests, while always verifying and adapting output to production-quality standards

Nice to Have

• Worked in Agile/Scrum on a daily basis consisting of people with similar skills and monitoring code quality on a daily basis
• Basic experience with AWS - used some services in specific cases
• Basic experience with Docker - know how to prepare and debug the environment and connect things up to work locally
• Worked in the very beginning of the product development/creation stage
• Understand the significance of MVP and aim to deliver top-notch results, even amid tight project timelines

We Offer

• Rate: PLN 10,000 - 18,000 + VAT (B2B)
• Contract: B2B/UZL, paid days off, 100% remote (or hybrid/onsite - as you prefer), Polish time zone, flexible hours, full-time position, long-term contract, Scrum Teams
• Perks and Benefits: 3,000 PLN annual training budget, Multisport, Luxmed, Cafeteria Platform, Tech-talks, Learning sessions, and more
• Tools you'll use: Apple MacBook Pro, Slack, GSuite, GitHub, Jira, Coda, FigJam, Claude Code

About the Company

MasterBorn is a company that provides meaningful projects, top-notch experts, and a value-driven workplace. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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