Senior Backend Developer – Node.js, AWS, Databases & Cloud Infrastructure

Senior Backend Developer – Node.js, AWS, Databases & Cloud Infrastructure

Location: Sharjah, UAE – On-Site

Company: Star Gallery Mart

Industry: Electronics Retail & E-Commerce

Job Type: Full-Time

About Star Gallery Mart

Star Gallery Mart is a growing UAE retail & e-commerce company specializing in electronics, mobile phones, accessories, gaming products, home appliances, and trending products. We operate through retail branches, our e-commerce website, mobile app, and internal business systems.

Website: https://stargallery.ae

Company Profile: https://stargallery.ae/en/contact-us

App: Star Gallery Mart – iOS & Android

About the Role

Looking for an experienced Senior Backend Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, databases, AWS, Docker, and production deployment.

You'll work on backend services, APIs, admin systems, mobile app integrations, cloud infrastructure, databases, and internal systems.

Backend Development – Node.js

• Node.js + Express.js

• RESTful API design & development

• API testing & troubleshooting

• APIs for website, mobile app, admin dashboard, and internal systems

• Low-latency, high-availability applications

• Asynchronous programming

• Authentication, authorization & RBAC

• Third-party service/API integration

• Security & data protection

• Backend performance & scalability

• Nx monorepo (shared libraries with frontend)

Database

• MySQL

• PostgreSQL

• Database design & relationships

• Complex queries & indexing

• Transactions & data integrity

• Performance optimization

• Backup & recovery

• Query optimization

• Replication & scaling

AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

• EC2 setup & configuration

• S3 management

• RDS (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

• CloudFront

• IAM (users, roles, policies)

• Lambda

• CloudWatch monitoring

• Security best practices

• Backup & recovery strategies

• Cost & performance optimization

• Auto-scaling & load balancing

Docker, Servers & Deployment

• Docker & Docker Compose

• Containerization & image management

• Linux production servers

• Nginx / Apache reverse proxy

• SSL/HTTPS configuration

• Server troubleshooting

• Kubernetes is a plus

CI/CD & Version Control

• Git, GitHub/GitLab

• Branching strategies, PRs, and code reviews

• CI/CD pipelines

• Automated builds, testing & deployments

• Deployments to AWS EC2

E-Commerce Development

• Product/category/brand management

• Inventory & pricing

• Cart, checkout & orders

• Payment gateways & BNPL

• Delivery/courier APIs

• Returns & refunds

• Search & filtering

• Admin dashboards

API & Third-Party Integrations

• Payment gateways & BNPL

• Delivery APIs

• SMS/OTP, Email, WhatsApp

• Push notifications

• Google services & analytics

• Marketing/tracking tools

Performance & Security

• API & database query optimization

• Caching strategies

• CDN/CloudFront optimization

• Load balancing & auto-scaling

• Secure APIs & authentication

• Environment variable/secrets management

• IAM policies & AWS resource security

• HTTPS/SSL

Requirements – Must Have

• 5+ years of professional Backend Development experience

• Strong experience with Node.js + Express.js

• Strong experience with JavaScript & TypeScript

• Strong hands-on experience with MySQL & PostgreSQL

• RESTful API design experience

• Asynchronous programming knowledge

• Solid AWS experience (EC2, S3, RDS minimum)

• Docker & containerized deployments

• Git & version control

• API/web security best practices

• Strong debugging & troubleshooting skills

Preferred

• E-commerce backend experience

• Microservices architecture

• Nx / monorepo experience

• Kubernetes

• AWS CloudFront, IAM, Lambda & CloudWatch

• Auto-scaling & load balancing

• Nginx / Apache

• GitHub/GitLab CI/CD

• Linux server administration

• Payment gateway & delivery API integrations

• High-traffic e-commerce platform experience

• Basic Angular familiarity for frontend collaboration

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Work Location: In person