Node.js Developer
Velvetech is an American global software development company headquartered in Miami, FL, and with an office in Chicago, IL. Velvetech has its developers strategically distributed in 10+ global technical job markets to deliver the best in class software engineering and exceptional client services.
We have 20+ years of experience in software and hardware development for clients all around the world, especially for US clients. As an official Microsoft Gold Partner, our company is listed in the top 5 software development companies in Illinois, USA.
US clients are leading trading and financial organizations, insurance companies, large healthcare associations, pharmaceutical and energy companies, equipment manufacturers, hi-tech startups, etc.
Areas of expertise are consulting, development, implementation and support of software solutions with modern microservices backends (dotnet core, Node.js, Java, SQL Server, Postgres, Mongo, Redis, RabbitMQ), web front-ends (React, Angular), and mobile development (Swift, Kotlin, Java). Most of the systems are prepared for cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP), and heavily rely on Docker, Kubernetes while modern CI/CD is made using Gitlab CI or Teamcity.
Principles are based on Agile Methodology, Scrum and Kanban. Various projects coded in Gitlab or Github are built with multiple coordinated teams, collaborating via JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, and Slack. Velvetech constantly follows the Tech trends and actively cooperates with start-ups in such breakthrough areas as Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, Blockchain, FPGA, and AI.
- Design and develop backend services and APIs for real-time data ingestion, processing, and orchestration
- Build and maintain user-facing portals and analytics dashboards using React
- Integrate with external systems, devices, and data sources (IoT, APIs, streaming protocols)
- Implement scalable and reliable data processing flows (event-driven / real-time)
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (data, AI, DevOps) on system design and delivery
- Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability in a production environment
- Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical decision-making
- Use AI tools to improve development speed, code quality, and documentation
- Strong experience with TypeScript, Node.js (or NestJS), and React
- Solid backend development experience (APIs, services, system design)
- Experience working with real-time or data-intensive systems
- Familiarity with REST APIs, and ideally gRPC or event-driven architectures
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases
- Understanding of asynchronous processing and distributed systems
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Good communication skills and ability to work in an international team
AI related requirements
- Proficiency in AI-driven development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Cursor IDE, Tabnine, or similar is required
- Strong prompt engineering skills to optimize the outputs of AI tools effectively
- Critical understanding of the boundaries of AI tools and the ability to apply sound judgment and critical thinking
- Utilizing artificial intelligence to debug, refine code quality, and improve documentation for enhanced productivity and workflow reliability
Additional experience will be considered as an advantage:
- Experience with MQTT, WebSockets, or streaming data systems
- Exposure to time-series databases (e.g., InfluxDB)
- Experience with graph databases like Neo4j
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP) and containerization (Docker)
- Understanding of IoT systems or sensor data processing
- Experience with multi-tenant applications
Highly Desirable (for selected candidates):
- Experience with BIM / building data systems (Revit, Autodesk Forge, IFC)
- Exposure to digital twin technologies or spatial data platforms
- Familiarity with OpenUSD or similar frameworks
Benefits
- Velvetech is in the TOP 5 development companies in Illinois, USA
- You have FLEXIBLE working conditions and a COOPERATIVE environment
- Competitive salary
- Many CHALLENGING and exciting projects with new opportunities and learning
- GROWTH opportunities, skills and competencies improvement, and professional certification
- In-company TRAINING (English, Software / DevOps / Project management / Design / Business)
