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SustainGRC is an AI-native Sustainability & GRC platform, unifying sustainability, audit, risk, and governance into a single enterprise intelligence layer. We help global organisations turn fragmented ESG, risk, and compliance data into trusted, decision-grade insights.
Role Overview
We are hiring a Senior Backend & Platform Security Engineer (Node.js) to take technical ownership of critical backend services, platform security, and production reliability.
This is not a junior or feature-only backend role.
You will work on core platform services, security architecture, and deployment pipelines that support enterprise-grade, regulated workloads.
This role is suited for engineers who:
Have owned backend systems in production
Think in terms of platforms, not endpoints
Care deeply about security, reliability, and operational excellence
Key ResponsibilitiesBackend & Platform Engineering
Design, build, and own scalable backend services using Node.js (TypeScript)
Architect and maintain REST APIs and microservices used across the platform
Take end-to-end ownership: design → implementation → deployment → monitoring
Identify architectural risks, edge cases, and scalability concerns early
Enforce clean architecture, SOLID principles, and long-term maintainability
Security & Access Control
Design and maintain authentication & authorisation systems (JWT, OAuth2, RBAC)
Implement secure API patterns, permission models, and data access controls
Collaborate on security best practices for enterprise and regulated environments
Ensure secure integrations with third-party services and internal components
Data, Integrations & Performance
Design and optimise PostgreSQL schemas, queries, and indexing
Use Redis for caching, queues, and performance optimisation
Integrate external services (APIs, messaging, email) with reliability and traceability
Support real-time features where applicable (e.g. Socket.io)
Work with object storage (S3-compatible)
Platform Reliability & DevOps Enablement
Contribute to Docker-based containerisation and environment parity
Improve and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
Support cloud deployments with a GCP-first mindset
(GKE, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, IAM, Cloud Storage)
Promote best practices in monitoring, logging, alerting, and error tracking
Help ensure safe deployments, high availability, and predictable releases
Required Experience & Skills
5+ years of professional backend engineering experience
Strong expertise in Node.js, TypeScript
Production experience with Express, Fastify, or NestJS
Strong SQL skills and deep experience with PostgreSQL
Hands-on experience with Redis
Understanding of microservices and distributed systems
Experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
Strong grasp of API security, authentication, and RBAC
Experience owning systems in production (not just implementing tickets)
Comfortable making architectural decisions and trade-offs
⚠️ This role is not suitable for junior engineers or recent graduates.
Nice to Have
Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
Exposure to Kubernetes (GKE) or managed container platforms
Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Sentry, GCP Monitoring)
Background in enterprise SaaS, compliance, or regulated platforms
What We Offer
Work on a global, AI-native enterprise platform
Fully remote role initlay, with future clients visit across GCC
Competitive compensation, equity and bonus
High ownership, low bureaucracy engineering culture
Opportunity to grow into platform or technical leadership roles
Join Us
At SustainGRC, you’ll help build the intelligence layer behind global sustainability and governance — powering better decisions for enterprises worldwide.
Apply only if you have senior-level backend experience and have worked on production platforms.
