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    Backend Software Engineer

    Technology
    Matched Group
    Berkshire, Reading
    Permanent
    Competitive
    Remote

    Job Description

    NodeJS Software Developer

    Contractlength - 12 months

    Startdate - ASAP

    Location - mostly remote in England. Berkshire office day 1 to collect equipment

    The client is a fast growing SaaS business. As a NodeJS Backend Developer you will focus on outcomes rather than just activity. You will own the delivery of backend features end-to-end by writing clean, well-tested code that meets a high standard of quality and performance in production.

    NodeJS Software Developer - Responsibilities

    • Deliver backend features end-to-end (design to delivery, production-ready code) in a fast-moving agile team

    • Write scalable, high-performance server-side code in NodeJS and TypeScript

    • Build and contribute to microservices; take ownership of outcomes rather than wait to be directed

    • Write unit and integration tests that ensure code quality, reliability, and stability across releases NodeJS Software Developer - Requirements

    • Experience in server-side development i.e. NodeJs, TypeScript

    • Familiarity with NestJS

    • Experience with messaging queues i.e. RabbitMQ or Kafka

    • Experience development microservice solutions

    • Experience in a fast-paced or high growth environment

    • Experience with GIT, Docker, VS Code

    • Experience with unit and integration testing using Jest

    • Understanding of CI/CD principles.

    • Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases

    • Strong problem solver

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills For more information, please contact Katie at Matched Group.

    Posted on October 4, 2026

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