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Backend Engineer – Nodejs, TypeScript
Location
Germany
Posted
73 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Entry Level
Job Description
Backend Engineer – Nodejs, TypeScript
IndieKidz GmbH
• Build(from scratch) and improve backend services & APIs for core product workflows using Node.js, TypeScript, and Express • Work on Supabase/PostgreSQL based data models, authentication, and API integrations • Develop job based systems using Redis and BullMQ/Message queue for image generation, processing, and export workflows • Integrate and support AI systems including LLM driven flows and ComfyUI based image pipelines • Manage file handling, storage, and delivery using object storage services • Help improve reliability, performance, and developer experience across the backend stack • Work closely with product, design, and frontend to ship real features fast
Job Requirements
- Hands on experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and backend API development
- Familiarity with databases, authentication, queues, and async job processing
- Interest or experience in AI systems, LLM workflows
- Experience in building API services
- Familiarity with tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot
- Comfortable building fast, learning quickly, and working in an early stage startup environment
Benefits
- Real hands on experience building a production grade AI product
- Exposure to backend architecture, AI workflows, and startup execution
- Ownership of meaningful features, not support tasks
- Close collaboration with the founder and product team
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