Backend Engineer (Node.js/TypeScript)

The Opportunity
We are seeking a Back-End Engineer with 3+ years of professional experience in Node.js, and TypeScript, who will build the core user experience of our application. This role will focus on developing high-quality, scalable back-end services that power our platform, supporting our continued growth as a SaaS business and strengthening internal processes, performance, and cross-team alignment.
What You'll Own
• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs using Node.js and TypeScript to support front-end functionality.
• Build responsive, type-safe frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript.
• Partner with the core backend team to define API contracts and ensure efficient data fetching patterns (REST or GraphQL) for the frontend application.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate requirements into intuitive, polished user experiences.
• Take on additional responsibilities and projects as needed to support the team and broader business objectives.
What You Bring
Required
• 3+ years of professional, post-college software engineering experience as a full-stack developer, excluding academic projects and coursework.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript across backend and frontend codebases, building and maintaining production-grade systems in a professional environment.
• Extensive experience developing backend services using Node.js, including RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and service-oriented or microservices architectures used in production.
• Hands-on experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including schema design, migrations, and performance-conscious query development.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization flows across backend APIs and frontend applications.
• Familiarity with performance optimization on both frontend and backend, including efficient API design, caching strategies, and frontend rendering optimizations.
• Ability to deliver features end-to-end, from API and data model design through frontend integration and user experience
Preferred
• Experience with React for building scalable web applications, including component design, Hooks, state management, and asynchronous data handling.
• Understanding of frontend architecture, including reusable component patterns, client-side data fetching, error handling, and rendering performance considerations.
• Experience with modern frontend tooling (Vite, Webpack, ESLint, Prettier).
• Familiarity with component libraries (e.g., Material UI, Tailwind CSS) to accelerate UI development.
• Proficient with database technologies (SQL or NoSQL) and writing server-side logic to support frontend requirements.
• Experience integrating complex APIs and visualizing data (e.g., using charting libraries or building interactive dashboards).
Benefits & Perks
• Competitive compensation (Base: $150,000 - $170,000) + Bonus
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision)
• 401(k) matching
• Wellness programs
• Professional development
• Employee recognition programs
• Team building & on-site amenities

Life at TMO,
TMO pairs 45+ years of category leadership with a culture that's still hands-on and collaborative. Ideas flow freely, every team member has a voice, and we have fun while we build.
Our Values: DRIVE
• Data-Driven: numbers over opinions.
• Respect: high on empathy, low on ego.
• Initiative & Agency: don't wait to be told.
• Value to Customers: create value for them above all else.
• Evolve: progress over perfection.