Senior Backend Engineer – Platform

About the role

Duve is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join its Platform team. You will help design and build a modern, scalable Node.js platform that powers a global hospitality SaaS used by hotels and vacation‑rental operators in more than 60 countries.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain high‑quality, scalable micro‑services that handle millions of events daily.
• Integrate with dozens of third‑party APIs, collaborating directly with external engineering teams.
• Mentor junior developers through code reviews and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Optimize MongoDB performance by refining query patterns, indexes and schemas; use Redis for caching critical paths.
• Troubleshoot bugs, refactor code for scalability and ensure high responsiveness through performance tuning.

Required profile

• 6.5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with deep expertise in Node.js backend development.
• 2+ years of production experience with MongoDB and Redis.
• Strong understanding of high‑scale, high‑throughput distributed system design.
• Solid grasp of SDLC, SOLID principles, clean code and refactoring.
• Hands‑on experience with message queues such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• BSc in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.
• Fluent English, independent yet collaborative, and comfortable working with external partners.

Required skills

• Node.js
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Micro‑services architecture
• API integration
• Performance tuning
• React (nice to have)