Senior Back-end Engineer (Node/Nest.js)

Permanent contract
Paris
Salary: Not specified
A few days at home

OCUS
OCUS

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Job description

About OCUS

In the digital age, images are a crucial driving force for online businesses, along with effective search and seamless payments.

While search and checkouts are already well served, scaling imagery operations for high volume, quality, and speed is still difficult, expensive and time-consuming.

That’s where OCUS comes in. As a visual-tech company, we provide an end-to-end solution that handle imagery lifecycle from real-world photography to AI-based visual moderation and editing.

Join us today and be a driving force behind the future of imagery!

Your mission

As a Senior Back-End Developer, you will:

  • Design, develop, and maintain robust backend systems using NestJS

  • Work with PostgreSQL databases to manage and optimize data

  • Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic

  • Build scalable and secure APIs that power our platform

  • Optimize application performance and ensure high availability

  • Lead backend architectural decisions and improvements.

  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.


Preferred experience

We are looking for an experienced and motivated back-end developer who:

  • Has a minimum of 5 years of experience in back-end development

  • Is proficient in TypeScript and has strong experience with NodeJS

  • Has experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases

  • Understands fundamental design principles behind scalable applications

  • Has experience with API development and RESTful services

  • Is skilled in version control (Git)

  • Thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment

  • Has excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

  • Bonus points if you have experience with NestJS, with Docker and containerization


Recruitment process

Our hiring process

Here’s a glimpse into our hiring process:

  • First, a screening call with our hiring manager

  • Then a technical interview including a peer programming with a technical manager from Ocus

  • Call with our CEO

  • Reference check

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