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Backend Developer For Real Time Collaboration App 🔥


Scalable Path is looking for a Backend Developer for Real-Time Collaboration App to join the team and work on a client project. This is a remote, full-time position. CLIENT COMPANY DESCRIPTION: The client is making a platform for real-time collaboration. Imagine Zoom but with an improved user experience and additional features. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: You will be responsible for "owning" the backend development of this highly complex real-time application. You will be responsible for: - Making important architectural decisions about the application, hosting, system design, etc. - Setting up hosting on AWS or other top-notch provider - Selecting a backend code framework - Designing a GraphQL API for the frontend React app to consume - Integrating with 3rd party APIs like Twilio - Collaborating with the Founder and Frontend Developer The small team is currently using a Kanban board inside Quip for task tracking and Github for the code repository. The founder is acting as the project manager and will be providing high-level guidance, but you will be expected to ask questions and work independently at times to suggest and implement solutions. Although not absolutely required, a candidate who can also implement frontend features using HTML/CSS/REACT is preferred. A small subset of the features you'll be implementing on the backend are: - Authorization - Video/Voice conferencing - File sharing - Chat - Desktop Sharing Overall, the client is looking for a capable developer who can be relied upon to build the backend of the application in a scalable way. This application has a complex and challenging feature-set, and because it is unlikely that a single individual has experience with all of the necessary technologies, it's important that you are a fast learner are able to research and get up-to-speed quickly with new skills. RELATIONSHIPS - WHO YOU'LL BE WORKING WITH: You will be working with the Founder and a front end developer who has already been going for a couple of weeks. The client is in the America/New York (-04:00) EDT time zone. REQUIRED SKILLS: - Excellent written and spoken English communication - Strong experience with JavaScript or TypeScript on the server (Node.js) or other performant real-time capable language like Go or Rust - GraphQL - Postgres - Docker - Ability to set up hosting for the application DESIRED (NICE-TO-HAVE) SKILLS: - React - CSS - HTML - Experience with the Twilio API START DATE: As soon as possible. EXPECTED CONTRACT DURATION: 3-6 months or more

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