Backend Team Lead (Node.js)

❗️Please note that this role is office based for Sofia, Bulgaria (51, Blv. „Cherni Vrah“, Office „X“).

❗️If you need to be relocated, we take care of the process.

✅ Responsibilities:

✔️ Being transparent with the team about challenges, failures, and successes;

✔️ Hiring and training technical personnel;

✔️ Determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team;

✔️ Delegating tasks and achieving daily, weekly, and monthly goals;

✔️ Liaising with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to standard;

✔️ Motivating staff and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns;

✔️ Delegating work and assignments to team members;

✔️ Collaborating with their team to identify and fix technical problems;

✔️ At least upper -Intermediate lvl of English;

✔️ In-house platform development;

✔️ 3rd party API integrations;

✔️ Actively participate in developing new features from scratch.

✅ Requirements:

✔️ At least 7+ years of experience, 2+ years in leadership;

✔️ Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills;

✔️ Strong leadership and organizational abilities;

✔️ Knowledge of JavaScript and the ECMAScript 6 standards;

✔️ 3+ years of commercial experience with Node.js;

✔️ 5+ years of commercial experience in web development;

✔️ Commercial experience of working with DB;

✔️ Commercial experience of implementing the REST and WebSockets;

✔️ Experience of GIT version control system;

✔️ Experience with databases MySQL;

✔️ Experience with RabbitMQ;

✔️ Experience with Redis.

✅Nice to Have:

✔️ Experience with TypeScript.

✅Why Sofia Stars?

🏖️ Up to 25 vacation days;

🤒 6 Undocumented Sick Leave Days;

💷 Monthly food vouchers (102 EUR);

🏥 Private Medical Insurance;

🏋🏼 Multisport Card;

🎁 Birthday, Wedding and Newborn gifts;

🍔 Breakfast, Friday lunches, fruits, and snacks in the office;

🎭 Monthly company activities and team-building events;

🚀 Career growth opportunities.