At GFT we have an open position for a Senior Node.js Architect. We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic person willing to start and grow in a multi-cultural, motivating and challenging environment. Some of the technologies we are working with: Node.js architecture with capabilities like authentication and authorization, HTTP clients, observability capabilities (logging, metrics, and tracing), etc... The architect will leverage modern frameworks such as Koa, NestJS or Fastify to build scalable, high-performing architecture.

Your main responsibilities will be: 

• Architect and Design Framework: Define and design the core architecture of a Node.js framework, ensuring scalability, flexibility, and maintainability.
• Integrate Security Best Practices: Architect authentication and authorization modules that support SSO, OIDC, and granular permission models.
• Develop service clients: Design and implement robust HTTP/GRPC clients to facilitate secure and efficient communication between services.
• Technical Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert for Node.js, guiding the engineering team on best practices, and driving initiatives for efficiency, scalability, and performance.
• Observability and Monitoring: Implement observability features such as logging, metrics collection, and distributed tracing to monitor application health, performance, and reliability.
• Database Management: Architect and integrate data layers using MongoDB and other databases as needed, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.
• Collaboration and Mentorship: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, product, and other teams, to define and refine architectural requirements. Provide support to developer teams with problems is their applications.
• Documentation and Code Quality: Produce high-quality, well-documented product, ensuring best practices and standards are followed across the team.

Requirements:

• Experience: years of experience in backend development, with at least x+ years working with Node.js in a production environment
• High-Availability Architecture: Proven experience in designing high-availability systems, including resilience, failover, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Framework Proficiency: Strong expertise in frameworks like Koa, NestJS, or Fastify, with the ability to select and implement the best framework for various scenarios.
• Security Skills: In-depth knowledge of SSO, OIDC, JWT, OAuth2, and role-based access control systems.
• Networking Protocols: Strong experience with HTTP/2, gRPC, and other client-server protocols.
• Caching: Expertise in using Redis for caching, session management, and improving application performance.
• Database Skills: Expertise with MongoDB, including schema design, performance tuning, and data migration.
• Observability Tools: Familiarity with observability tools and practices, including logging (e.g. Loki), metrics (e.g., Prometheus), and tracing (e.g., OpenTelemetry). Create visualization dashboards using Kibana for efficient log and metrics monitoring.
• Testing: Experience with testing strategies and tools for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Source Control and Workflows: Proficiency in managing source control with GitHub and creating development workflows, including CI/CD pipelines.

 Soft skills: 

• Understanding of link between technical specialities and customer requirements.
• Understanding of industry best practices and standards.
• Fluent communication skills.
• Team player: ability to work with teams distributed geographically in different locations.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills/investigating skills on technical matters.
• Well organised.
• Ability to identify problems and suggest mitigating and contingency actions.
• Good coaching skills.

Qué ofrecemos:

• Conciliación y Flexibilidad: Posibilidad de trabajar desde casa híbrido/remoto, jornadas flexibles y viernes intensivos.
• Formación y Desarrollo: Plan personalizado, programas formativos.
• Beneficios Sociales: Seguro vida, apoyo teletrabajo.
• Beneficios Flexibles "a la carta": Bolsa corporativa para comida, transporte, seguro médico, guardería y formación, ajustada a tus necesidades y combinada con retribución flexible
• Paquete de Reubicación (si aplica): Apoyo económico, asesoramiento, patrocinio visas.
• Programa de Recomendaciones.
• Programa de Bienestar: Nutrición, Física, Mental. Descuentos con Wellhub. Servicio de apoyo psicológico gratuito.
• Vida en GFT: Oficinas inteligentes, eventos, premios de valores, charlas inspiradoras.
• Cultura corporativa internacional.

En GFT consideramos que la diversidad es uno de nuestros pilares fundamentales y promovemos un entorno de trabajo inclusivo basado en la cooperación y el respeto mutuo. Ofrecemos igualdad de oportunidades a todas las personas sin tener en cuenta su raza, origen cultural, sexo, edad, orientación sexual, identidad de género, discapacidad o creencias religiosas.

GFT dispone y ha registrado un Plan de Igualdad que recoge las medidas a adoptar con el objetivo de alcanzar en la empresa la igualdad de trato y de oportunidades entre mujeres y hombres y a eliminar, si es que la hay, la discriminación por razón de sexo.

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