Backend Software Developer (Node.js)

OnTarget Labs is a leading international software product development company.
We create next generation of world class product lines.
The company is looking for a Backend Software Developer to join our innovative product team as a full-time member in Riga, Latvia.
Lots of opportunities for professional growth and business trips abroad are offered.
Join our friendly team of IT professionals now!

The Project:
We develop and provide world-class charging products and digital solutions to customers with electric vehicles. Our Digital Development department is proud to drive a listen, learn, and lead culture that allows us to constantly improve our ways of working. As a Back-end Software Developer, you will be part of one of our engineering teams working on innovative e-mobility projects helping our EV drivers and partners. You will work closely with internal and near-shore colleagues in the product development team and our external partners.
You will report to our Engineering Manager.

What You Will Do
• Solution architecture in a microservices-based context
• Design, development and documentation of software components with a strong focus on scalability and security
• Performance optimization
• Data consistency and integrity
• Collaborating with DevOps to ensure continuous integration and delivery
• Drive the adoption of automatic testing
• Ensure quality of releases and best practice coding standards

Who You Are
• Enjoy exploring innovative technologies and continuously expanding your skills
• Ambitious on behalf of our customers, our company, and yourself - with a focus on excellent execution
• High Standard of ownership in your work
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact with all levels in our organization as well as external partners/ customers
• An enthusiasm for delivering high-quality software solutions
• Take responsibility for how your work & behavior affect your colleagues – you actively participate not only in feature creation but in creating an open team environment

Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• Relevant experience with development of digital cloud-based solutions is required
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Excellent communication skills in English

Experience
• Back-end development in TypeScript or JavaScript (Node.js, Nest.Js)
• Cloud-based microservice architecture
• Deployment in cloud environments (AWS or similar)
• Integration between external & internal IT systems (REST API, gRPC, etc.)
• Data/ load testing, and automation of unit/integration tests
• Experience in eMobility industry is a plus (OCPP, OCPI, ISO-15118)