Lead Backend Developer (Node.js/TypeScript)

Компания "Andersen"

Andersen is hiring a Lead Backend Developer (Node.js/TypeScript) for a Fintech project in Uzbekistan, focused on advancing an e-wallet platform and delivering secure, user-friendly digital payment solutions.

The customer is a leading fintech company in Uzbekistan, offering digital payment solutions such as P2P transfers, QR-based transactions, and utility payments. It serves millions of users and continues to expand through innovative subscription and lending services. The company has been recognized internationally with multiple awards for excellence in digital finance and is regarded as a pioneer in introducing technologies like open API integrations and QR-payments in the local market.

The project is an e-wallet, which is a modern payment tool that allows one to conveniently and safely use the capabilities of the service.

Responsibilities:

• Leading backend architecture and ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions.
• Setting coding standards and promoting clean code, TDD, and best practices.
• Contributing hands-on to complex development tasks and critical components.
• Collaborating with Product Managers and other Stakeholders to balance features, tech debt, and modernization.
• Driving CI/CD, observability, performance optimization, and incident response.
• Embedding security and compliance standards (GDPR, PCI-DSS).
• Mentoring and grow engineers through code reviews, coaching, and onboarding.
• Fostering a collaborative Agile environment with strong delivery processes.

Must-haves:

• Backend development experience (preferably Node.js and TypeScript) for 3+ years.
• Experience in architecture/design (Clean Architecture, DDD, microservices).
• Strong experience with SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Proven track record in designing REST APIs and automated testing.
• Excellent communication, conflict resolution, and mentoring skills.
• Level of English – from Intermediate+ and above.

Nice to haves:

• Experience in a Tech Lead/Engineering Manager role.
• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Fintech/Payments domain expertise.
• Advanced observability (logging, tracing, monitoring).
• Experience scaling systems for high traffic.

Reasons why this job would be interesting to you:

• Experience in teamwork with leaders in FinTech, Healthcare, Retail, Telecom, and others. Andersen cooperates with such businesses as Samsung, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, BNP Paribas, Ryanair, Mercedes, TUI, Verivox, Allianz, T-Systems, etc..
• The opportunity to change the project and/or develop expertise in an interesting business domain.
• Job conditions – you can work both fully remotely and from the office or can choose a hybrid variant.
• Guarantee of professional, financial, and career growth! The company has introduced systems of mentoring and adaptation for each new employee.
• The opportunity to earn up to an additional 1,000 USD per month, depending on the level of expertise, which will be included in the annual bonus, by participating in the company's activities.
• Access to the corporate training portal, where the entire knowledge base of the company is collected and which is constantly updated.
• Bright corporate life (parties / pizza days / PlayStation / fruits / coffee / snacks / movies).
• Certification compensation (AWS, PMP, etc).
• Referral program.
• English courses.
• Private health insurance and compensation for sports activities.

Join us!