About Makai
Makai uses best-in-class AI and data to solve real-world operational and strategic challenges at scale. We help businesses with enterprise automation, human-machine teaming, product design and development, and market intelligence. Until now, people have had to learn and adapt to software. Makai creates solutions that adapt to people because technology will never be 100% accurate. People are essential for all of our human-machine teaming solutions.
About the role
This is a full-time remote role for a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Makai. This person will be responsible for backend app development and will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement innovative solutions that enhance user experiences and drive business outcomes.
The ideal candidate will be able to
Develop new features across our Node.js/TypeScript backend services
Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs
Collaborate with frontend developers and product designers to improve usability
Write robust, clean, and documented code
Maintain and enhance existing applications
Conduct performance tests and ensure responsiveness and stability across all platforms
Qualifications
Experience with Node.js and TypeScript required
7+ years of professional backend software engineering experience, including strong, current, hands-on experience building and running production services
Experience building and running software in a regulated, compliance-heavy environment (e.g., healthcare and PHI, HIPAA, SOC 2, or HITRUST), with the access-control, audit-logging, and data-handling discipline that implies
Proven ability to pick up new frameworks and tools quickly, and to reason about systems rather than rely on familiarity with a single specific stack
Strong command of relational data modeling and an ORM, and of structured request/schema validation as a general practice
Relevant experience using Docker
Understanding of microservices architecture and related patterns
Solid software engineering skills, with the ability to produce well-structured, maintainable code
Familiarity with modern authorization mechanisms
Solid experience working from a fully remote position
Nice-to-haves
Experience with a Node.js application framework such as NestJS, Express, or Fastify
Cloud-native experience on Azure, particularly containers and Kubernetes (AKS)
Workflow orchestration with Temporal or a comparable durable-execution runtime
Multi-tenant SaaS architecture: tenant isolation, row-level security, and attribute-based access control (ABAC)
Legacy modernization or migration experience, carrying a live production system onto a new platform
How we work
Small senior teams, real ownership. We'd rather have one engineer who understands a platform top to bottom than several who each own a slice.
Core values for Makai employees
Be a flexible, innovative and creative thinker
Be congenial and a team player
Be self-sufficient
Be self-driven with an ownership mentality
Have a strong work ethic
Employment Type Full Time
Fully remote role
Benefits
Fully remote role, Eastern time zone
Opportunities to work in-person with local colleagues
Generous PTO
Full health insurance premium reimbursement
401(k) matching
Career growth & development opportunities
7+ years backend engineering experience with Node.js/TypeScript, production services, regulated/compliance environments, relational data modeling, Docker, and microservices patterns.
Key Responsibilities
- developing features
- optimizing performance
- maintaining applications
Skills & Tools
Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, NestJS, Express, Fastify, Azure, Kubernetes, AKS, Temporal
Job Details
- Category: Software Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — New York or California or Massachusetts or Texas or New Jersey or United States
- Salary: USD 120,000 – 150,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Generous paid time off
- Retirement plan
About Makai Labs
A company that builds AI-driven software to solve operational and strategic challenges and adapt technology to people. — Industry: Information Technology