Senior Backend Engineer (Node/TypeScript) at Kake

Role overview

We’re building a talent pool for Senior Software Engineers specializing in Node/TypeScript . This pipeline role is for engineers with strong backend experience, skilled in building high-performance, scalable systems, and following best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Node.js and TypeScript.
• Build, optimize, and document scalable RESTful APIs and services.
• Work with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to implement and manage infrastructure and data solutions.
• Deploy, manage, and scale applications using Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with frontend teams and other engineering teammates to drive high-quality delivery in an agile environment.
• Participate in code reviews and help define backend best practices and standards.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript .
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly GCP .
• Experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes .
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and documentation.
• Experience with Git-based workflows and modern development practices.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in distributed teams.
• Experience with security best practices or implementations.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and documentation.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in distributed teams.

Technology in this role

• TypeScript: TypeScript React Node.js GCP .
• React: TypeScript React Node.js GCP .
• Node.js: TypeScript React Node.js GCP .
• GCP: TypeScript React Node.js GCP .
• Kubernetes: TypeScript React Node.js GCP .
• Google Cloud: Work with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to implement and manage infrastructure and data .
• Git: Experience with Git-based workflows and modern development .

Role-specific candidate guide

Preparation notes based on the employer’s stated responsibilities and qualifications.

Understanding the scope. This Senior Backend Engineer (Node/TypeScript) position at Kake is best assessed through the work described in the employer’s posting, rather than the title alone. The available role overview says: “We’re building a talent pool for Senior Software Engineers specializing in Node/TypeScript . This pipeline role is for engineers with strong backend experience, skilled in building high-performance, scalable systems,…” Read that statement together with the responsibilities below to understand the likely balance between delivery, coordination and technical decision-making. The role belongs to the software engineering area, but that label is only a guide to the work; the employer’s own requirements remain decisive. Before applying, check the original listing for reporting lines, product or team assignment, employment terms and any details that may have changed since this copy was checked. Where this page says a fact is not specified, treat it as an open question rather than an implied promise.

What the responsibilities signal. The posting specifically names “Design, develop, and maintain backend applications using Node.js and TypeScript.”; “Build, optimize, and document scalable RESTful APIs and services.”; “Work with cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to implement and manage infrastructure and data solutions.”. For each duty, identify a project where you performed comparable work and be ready to describe the context, your own contribution, constraints, decisions, and measurable result. Explain how you moved from the initial need to implementation, review, release or operational follow-through, where those stages apply. If the work involved other teams or users, distinguish your decisions from the group’s contribution. Avoid presenting a technology keyword as proof by itself: connect it to the problem you solved, the scale or complexity involved, and what changed after your work. The source may contain additional duties; review it directly before preparing your application.

How to read the requirements. The listed qualifications include “Solid understanding of RESTful API design and documentation.”; “Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in distributed teams.”. Mark each requirement as demonstrated, adjacent experience or a genuine gap, then use a concise example for the first two categories. A strong example explains what you personally owned, how you made trade-offs, how you validated the result and what you learned. If the posting specifies years of experience, language ability, certifications, location or eligibility, address those facts plainly in your CV or application rather than relying on the employer to infer them. Do not claim a qualification from exposure alone. For a requirement you do not meet, describe relevant transferable experience accurately and ask the recruiter whether it is mandatory.

Technology and working evidence. The technology terms associated with this listing are TypeScript, React, Node.js, GCP, Kubernetes. Treat this as a set of posting-derived signals, not a guarantee that every tool is used daily or that the list is complete. For each term relevant to your experience, prepare one concrete example: the system or workflow, the part you owned, the alternatives considered, and how you tested reliability, security, performance or usability.

About Kake

Kake describes itself as a remote-first community of experienced software engineers that helps client teams add individual engineers or full engineering groups. Its model combines technical vetting and human selection with AI-supported processes; Kake engineers work as dedicated members of client teams rather than as a separate outsourced delivery queue.

The company recruits across frontend, backend, mobile, quality engineering, data and DevOps. Its public hiring pages emphasize end-to-end ownership, collaboration with product and design, and engineering judgment. The exact client, product, team structure and employment terms can vary by opening, so candidates should verify those specifics in the individual listing.

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