Senior Backend Developer (Hybrid)
About The Position
At Broadridge, we've built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If you’re passionate about developing your career, while helping others along the way, come join the Broadridge team. We're seeking an experienced Backend Developer to join our team working on a sophisticated financial services platform. You'll be working with a modern microservices architecture built on Node.js, managing multiple services in a Lerna monorepo environment. This role requires deep technical expertise in TypeScript, distributed systems, and financial technology.
Requirements
- 5+ years of production Node.js experience
- Expert-level TypeScript knowledge with strong understanding of type inference and advanced patterns
- Database expertise: MySQL optimization, query performance tuning, migration strategies
- ORM experience: Familiarity with both modern (Prisma) and legacy (Sequelize) ORMs
- Message queuing: Production experience with SQS, Redis/BullMQ, or similar
- Monorepo management: Experience with Lerna, Yarn workspaces, or similar tools
- Testing expertise: Unit, integration, and E2E testing strategies
- Docker & containerization: Multi-stage builds, orchestration, optimization
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Yarn 4 and modern package management strategies
- NestJS framework expertise with GraphQL and REST API development
- Financial services or fintech background
- Experience with AWS services (SQS, S3, LocalStack for local development)
- Familiarity with conventional commits and semantic versioning
- Experience migrating legacy codebases while maintaining production stability
- Knowledge of Redis for caching and job queue management
- Understanding of Zero-Install strategies and workspace protocols
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain microservices within our Lerna-managed monorepo (Express.js, NestJS)
- Architect scalable solutions for high-throughput financial data processing
- Optimize database performance across MySQL instances using both Prisma and Sequelize ORMs
- Implement robust message queue systems using AWS SQS and BullMQ/Redis
- Lead code reviews and mentor junior developers on best practices
- Collaborate on API design and maintain OpenAPI specifications
- Ensure system reliability through comprehensive testing (Jest)
- Participate in CI/CD pipeline improvements using Jenkins
- Debug and optimize production issues across distributed services
Benefits
- Please visit www.broadridgebenefits.com for information on our comprehensive benefit offerings for this role.
- All Colorado employees receive paid sick leave in compliance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act and other legally required benefits, as applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
