Our client in Rochester, NY, is looking to hire a remote Backend Developer (Node.js).
This is a fully-remote/full-time/3+ month contract position. Hourly range based on experience: $50-$52/HR
Key Responsibilities
Backend Development: Build and optimize backend services primarily in Node.js, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability.
ETL Pipelines: Design and implement ETL processes to support data ingestion, transformation, and knowledge base population.API Development & Integration: Develop and integrate RESTful and GraphQL APIs to enable context-aware conversations and support third-party integrations.
AI/ML Integration: Collaborate on migrating AI-driven conversational agents from OpenAI to AWS Bedrock; support building AgentCore services (identity, memory, observability).
Monitoring & Safety: Contribute to governance, monitoring, and AI guardrails; support feedback loops and real-time evaluation systems.
Knowledge Enhancement: Help design scalable memory architectures and implement domain-specific knowledge bases.
Collaboration: Work closely within an Agile Pod delivery model (2-week sprints), with the customer acting as Product Owner.
Required Qualifications
3+ years of backend development experience with strong expertise in Node.js.
Hands-on experience with ETL pipelines and API development/integration.
Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (preferably AWS).
Familiarity with best practices for monitoring, observability, and governance.
Ability to work in fast-paced Agile environments with evolving requirements.
Preferred/Bonus Skills
Experience with AWS Bedrock or other generative AI platforms.
Exposure to chatbots, AI/ML agents, and related frameworks.
Working knowledge or awareness of React (particularly React Native) to collaborate with frontend/mobile teams.
Experience with health data integrations (Apple Health/Google Fit) is a plus.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.
We are an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or employment against any individual on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ancestry, religion, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, or any other factor protected by anti-discrimination laws.