About the role
We’re hiring a hands-on Backend Developer to build and ship production serverless services for a fintech platform.
Tech stack
- Languages: TypeScript, Node.js (18–22)
- AWS: Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge, Step Functions
- Databases: DynamoDB, PostgreSQL
- Frameworks / middleware: Serverless Framework, Middy
- Libraries: Zod (schemas/validation), Winston (logging), AWS X-Ray (tracing), Luxon (dates)
- Testing: Mocha, Sinon
- Tooling: ESLint, Prettier, Terraform, GitHub Actions
your role at xpate:
- Build and evolve Lambda-first microservices that handle real money flows and integrations.
- Design REST APIs with type-safe schemas (Zod) and contracts that don’t rot.
- Model data in DynamoDB (access patterns first) and use PostgreSQL when relational fits better.
- Ship event-driven workflows with SQS/EventBridge/Step Functions: retries, idempotency, dead-letters, backpressure.
- Ensure observability: structured logging (Winston), distributed tracing (AWS X-Ray), actionable metrics.
- Write tests that protect releases (Mocha/Sinon), keep quality bars high, and reduce regressions.
we’re ready to meet you, if…