Exceptional spoken English and communication skills
At least 5+ years writing back-end code using NodeJS
Highly familiar with best practices AWS API development using core services: EC2, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, ELB
Familiarity with CICD and workflow automation for developing APIs on AWS
Strong proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript
Strong understanding of MVC design patterns and microservice architectures
Mobile app development experience is a plus
Experience delivering robust APIs using Express
Understanding the nature of asynchronous programming and its quirks and workarounds
Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jade
Good understanding of server-side CSS preprocessors
Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as HTML5, and CSS3
Understanding accessibility and security compliance
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments such as Oauth
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Understanding fundamental design principles behind a scalable application
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms, such as mobile vs. desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git\