Backend web developer (Node.js/AWS Serverless)
WeAreDigital, Australia

WeAreDigtial is a strategic transformation and e-commerce consultancy based in Melbourne, Australia. Our team of 20+ have a relentless focus on making commerce better and easier - everyday. We do this by creating seamless commerce solutions on the path to purchase for some of Australia’s leading brands and businesses.

We are looking for a talented and passionate backend developer to help us support, maintain and continuously improve best-in-class e-commerce experiences on Shopify Plus.

Full time - Melbourne (will consider remote / similar timezone)

As a backend developer, you'll be working as part of a dedicated cross-functional squad of developers, designers, strategic consultants and project managers, to help drive growth and best practices across an exciting program of work using a continually evolving set of modern tools for one of Australia’s leading and fastest growing omni channel retailers.

Requirements

• Working closely with and under the direction of our Senior Full Stack Developer / Architect
• Working in a dedicated squad focussed on helping to meet client goals and business objectives
• Playing a crucial role in supporting the backbone of our clients' business.
• Maintaining, optimising, and evolving a custom middleware application that is constantly scaling (API calls, data ingestion, queues, etc.)
• Continuously look for ways to improve the performance of middleware and back-end applications.
• Solve technical problems and clearly communicate solutions to team members and clients
• Create documentation for internal teams as well as clients (confluence amp; Open API)
• Work meticulously through a planned program and roadmap of initiatives, tickets, and projects.
• Translate JIRA ticket requirements into backend solutions for either website or middleware using Node.js, AWS, server-less, etc.
• Rigorously educate yourself on the latest back-end techniques and best practices
• Implement new solutions and development techniques that help to meet client goals and business objectives
• Deliver the best technical implementations - all rooted in velocity, security, and stability

• Demonstrated commercial experience in a similar role (agency preferred),
• eCommerce experience working with multiple systems (CMS, ERP, Serverless, etc.)
• Excellent knowledge of serverless/terraform and AWS functions like Lambda consuming and creating JSON payloads for middleware

• Experience with Node.js language in building middleware or integration requirements
• Experience building eCommerce solutions to meet client’s requests focused around data processing between different systems
• Experience with microservices such as AWS and middleware integration

• Fluency building and working with third-party APIs (Restful and graphQL) - building and consumption of JSON payloads for frontend or ERP requirements
• Database management experience with MySQL
• Experience with single sign OAuth server

• Ability to apply best practice and design patterns
• Fluent in GIT source control workflows for commercial projects (building branches, merge requests, releases, etc.)

• Awareness of application performance best-practice
• Experience with API testing and documentation using tools like swagger
• Experience with Unit testing

• Experience working within agile environments with weekly sprints in scrum teams
• Proven ability to problem-solve
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high performing team
• Understanding the importance of velocity and delivering work in a timely manner
• Ability to provide clear written and verbal communication
• A passion for writing clean, concise, and organised code.
• Confident to provide accurate estimations on tasks and be willing to hold yourself to account on your estimations
• Ability to self diagnose integration issues and provide an effective solution or architecting a solution to resolve

OTHER NICE STUFF (Bonus points)

• A passion for your craft and demonstrated experience working in a cross functional team
• Experience working with Continuous integration/deployment
• ERP backend integration experience (eg; Pronto, SAP, Netsuite, AP21, Dynamics etc - Pronto preferred)
• Shopify Frontend/Backend knowledge - React, Javascript amp; Liquid
• Working knowledge of Redis, middy, Component based development, Typescript, Dynamodb
• Experience working with other e-commerce platforms such as Magento, Big commerce , Hybris or Salesforce Commerce Cloud
• Strong desire to constantly improve and learn
• Able to work bo

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