Node.JS Backend Developer

Node.JS Backend Developer

Location: London

Role Type: Permanent

Work Setup: Hybrid - 3 days in the office

Who We Are

Vanguard is a global investment firm known for low-cost funds and ETFs, helping investors achieve long-term financial goals with transparent, disciplined strategies.

What you'll do

• Develop and enhance Back End services supporting authentication and MFA platforms.
• Design, build and maintain RESTful APIs using TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS.
• Deploy, monitor and support applications within AWS using Infrastructure as Code.
• Maintain production services, including software updates, database migrations and operational support.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and continuous improvements to engineering practices.
• Collaborate with product, security and engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable technical solutions.

What you bring

• Strong commercial experience with TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS or Express, with a proven track record of building RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including ECS, Lambda, CloudFront, S3 and Secrets Manager, alongside Infrastructure as Code using CloudFormation, CDK or Terraform.
• Good understanding of authentication technologies such as OAuth 2.0 and JWT, with exposure to identity or MFA platforms (eg Auth0 or Transmit Security) being advantageous.
• Experience using Git, CI/CD tools (such as GitHub Actions), and writing unit and integration tests with Jest.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture, API gateways (such as Kong), and databases including Aurora PostgreSQL or DynamoDB would be beneficial.
• Familiarity with security principles including IAM, encryption and networking, alongside observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Honeycomb or Grafana.

What's Next

If you are ready to take the next step, apply now! Successful applicants will be contacted directly by a recruiter to discuss the role more.

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This position is being recruited on behalf of our client through our Outsourcing service line. Resource Solutions Limited, trading as Robert Walters, acts as an employment business and agency, partnering with top organizations to help them find the best talent. We welcome applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities.