Job Description

**Overview**
GovCIO is currently hiring for Senior Backend Engineer to own and evolve core backend services that power a secure, event-driven digital intake and processing platform. This position will be remote.
**Responsibilities**
**Core Responsibilities**
• Design, implement, and maintain backend services in a modern TypeScript/Node.js ecosystem.
• Build and evolve event-driven pipelines, task orchestration, and asynchronous workflows.
• Own relational data modeling and migrations using PostgreSQL and ORM-based schema management.
• Develop robust APIs (REST and WebSocket) with clear versioning and backward-compatibility guarantees.
• Implement and enforce security, authentication, and authorization patterns appropriate for regulated environments.
• Partner closely with frontend, DevOps, and product stakeholders to translate requirements into durable backend solutions.
• Establish and uphold engineering standards around testing (unit, integrati...

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