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Senior Developer / DevOps Engineer (GCP/Node.js)
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Description
The Role
What You'll Do
Development (50%)
DevOps / SRE (50%)
Build and maintain backend microservices in Node.js / TypeScript (NestJS, Express).
Develop and extend Strapi-based content and platform services.
Design and implement REST and GraphQL APIs consumed by internal and external clients.
Contribute to auth platform work — token management, session handling, identity provider integration.
Write and maintain database schemas and migrations (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
Review code across the backend stack; contribute to engineering standards and documentation.
Debug and resolve production application issues end-to-end.
Own and operate GKE clusters — scaling, upgrades, PDBs, resource tuning, zero-downtime deploys.
Manage all GCP infrastructure via Terraform — VPCs, IAM, Cloud SQL, GKE, storage.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions; manage GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs; maintain observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
Own IAM posture — least-privilege service accounts, Workload Identity, audit logging.
Handle database operations — backup validation, restore testing, rightsizing, failover.
Conduct FinOps reviews; identify and act on GCP cost reduction opportunities.
What We're Looking For
Development
3+ years building production backend services in Node.js / TypeScript.
Hands-on experience with NestJS or Express — REST APIs, middleware, authentication flows.
Experience with Strapi or a comparable Node.js CMS / headless platform is a strong plus.
Comfortable with PostgreSQL and MongoDB — schema design, migrations, query optimization.
Able to read and write React for debugging or minor frontend contributions.
Strong fundamentals: clean code, code review, testing (unit + integration), async patterns.
DevOps / Infrastructure
3+ years of hands-on DevOps or SRE experience in a production cloud environment.
Solid Kubernetes experience — cluster operations, RBAC, networking, storage, rolling updates (GKE preferred).
Proficient with Terraform — modularized configurations, state management, GCP provider.
GitHub Actions CI/CD experience including self-hosted runners and secrets management.
GitOps with ArgoCD or equivalent; multi-environment deployment pipelines.
GCP hands-on experience: GKE, Cloud SQL, IAM, VPC, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager.
Monitoring and alerting stack ownership — Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.
Comfortable scripting in Python or Bash for automation and tooling.
General
Comfortable context-switching between application development and infrastructure work.
Strong written and verbal English — you'll write runbooks, ADRs, and post-mortems.
Self-directed and high-ownership in a small team without heavy process.
Nice to Have
★
CKA, AWS/GCP professional certification, or Terraform Associate.
★
HashiCorp Vault hands-on (dynamic secrets, K8s agent injector).
★
Istio or other service mesh production experience.
★
SOC 2 compliance exposure — infrastructure controls, access reviews, audit evidence.
★
FinOps experience — identifying and acting on cloud cost reduction.
★
Experience in cybersecurity, insurtech, or a regulated data environment.
★
Familiarity with GraphQL API design.
What You'll Do
Development (50%)
DevOps / SRE (50%)
Build and maintain backend microservices in Node.js / TypeScript (NestJS, Express).
Develop and extend Strapi-based content and platform services.
Design and implement REST and GraphQL APIs consumed by internal and external clients.
Contribute to auth platform work — token management, session handling, identity provider integration.
Write and maintain database schemas and migrations (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
Review code across the backend stack; contribute to engineering standards and documentation.
Debug and resolve production application issues end-to-end.
Own and operate GKE clusters — scaling, upgrades, PDBs, resource tuning, zero-downtime deploys.
Manage all GCP infrastructure via Terraform — VPCs, IAM, Cloud SQL, GKE, storage.
Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions; manage GitOps workflows with ArgoCD.
Define and monitor SLOs/SLIs; maintain observability stack (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki).
Own IAM posture — least-privilege service accounts, Workload Identity, audit logging.
Handle database operations — backup validation, restore testing, rightsizing, failover.
Conduct FinOps reviews; identify and act on GCP cost reduction opportunities.
What We're Looking For
Development
3+ years building production backend services in Node.js / TypeScript.
Hands-on experience with NestJS or Express — REST APIs, middleware, authentication flows.
Experience with Strapi or a comparable Node.js CMS / headless platform is a strong plus.
Comfortable with PostgreSQL and MongoDB — schema design, migrations, query optimization.
Able to read and write React for debugging or minor frontend contributions.
Strong fundamentals: clean code, code review, testing (unit + integration), async patterns.
DevOps / Infrastructure
3+ years of hands-on DevOps or SRE experience in a production cloud environment.
Solid Kubernetes experience — cluster operations, RBAC, networking, storage, rolling updates (GKE preferred).
Proficient with Terraform — modularized configurations, state management, GCP provider.
GitHub Actions CI/CD experience including self-hosted runners and secrets management.
GitOps with ArgoCD or equivalent; multi-environment deployment pipelines.
GCP hands-on experience: GKE, Cloud SQL, IAM, VPC, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager.
Monitoring and alerting stack ownership — Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent.
Comfortable scripting in Python or Bash for automation and tooling.
General
Comfortable context-switching between application development and infrastructure work.
Strong written and verbal English — you'll write runbooks, ADRs, and post-mortems.
Self-directed and high-ownership in a small team without heavy process.
Nice to Have
★
CKA, AWS/GCP professional certification, or Terraform Associate.
★
HashiCorp Vault hands-on (dynamic secrets, K8s agent injector).
★
Istio or other service mesh production experience.
★
SOC 2 compliance exposure — infrastructure controls, access reviews, audit evidence.
★
FinOps experience — identifying and acting on cloud cost reduction.
★
Experience in cybersecurity, insurtech, or a regulated data environment.
★
Familiarity with GraphQL API design.