Ludex is hiring a Principal Backend Engineer | Architect in Chicago to design, build, and scale high-performance backend systems for consumer and enterprise products. The role focuses on Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS, API design, data modeling, performance optimization, architecture decisions, and production reliability. It requires at least seven years of professional backend engineering experience and offers a hybrid arrangement with one day per week in the office.
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