Full-Stack Engineer (Node.js / Strapi / React.js)

Job Title: Full-Stack Engineer (Node.js / Strapi / React.js) Location: Remote Role Summary: This role will serve as the onshore full-stack engineering lead for client-facing and backend systems supporting The Chosen streaming ecosystem. The engineer will provide daytime client coverage, support releases and production incidents, and collaborate closely with offshore teams to ensure platform stability, performance, and scalability. The role is hands-on and spans backend services, CMS, APIs, and frontend applications, with a strong focus on Node.js, Strapi CMS, and React.js. This position is critical for coordinating releases, troubleshooting live issues, and maintaining high engineering standards across distributed teams. Key Responsibilities: • Serve as the primary onshore full-stack point of contact during US business • hours • Attend daily stand-ups, triage incidents, support release readiness, and handle client • escalations • Partner with DevOps, backend, frontend, and offshore teams to coordinate • releases, hotfixes, and deployments • Support production issues, live incidents, and hypercare activities with urgency • and clear communication • Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Node.js • and TypeScript • Lead and contribute to Strapi CMS implementations, including custom plugins, • APIs, content models, and workflows • Build and maintain React.js applications for internal tools or client-facing web • experiences • Review code, enforce best practices, and drive consistent implementation and quality • across teams • Debug and optimize system performance, including API latency, caching strategies, • and database queries • Collaborate closely with product, QA, analytics, and platform teams to deliver • reliable releases Required Experience: • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience • Strong experience in full-stack development with modern JavaScript/TypeScript • stacks • Proven experience working with distributed or offshore teams • Strong communication skills for client-facing discussions, escalations, and status • updates Technical Skills & Expertise: • Node.js & TypeScript: Strong experience building scalable backend services • Strapi CMS: Hands-on experience with Strapi, including custom plugin • development and API customization • PostgreSQL: Proficiency in schema design, complex queries, performance • tuning, and migrations • Redis: Experience using Redis for caching, rate-limiting, and session • management APIs & Integrations: • RESTful APIs: Designing, documenting (OpenAPI/Swagger), and consuming • APIs • Authentication & OAuth: Implementing secure auth flows using OAuth, JWT, • and AWS Cognito • Cloud & DevOps • AWS Services: Familiarity with services such as RDS, S3, CloudFront, Cognito, • and IAM • Docker & DevOps: Experience with Docker, docker-compose, and CI/CD • pipelines • Linux/Unix: Basic shell scripting for automation and deployment workflows • Frontend • React.js: Strong experience building modern, performant React applications • Experience integrating APIs, authentication, analytics, and state management Quality & Collaboration: • Testing: Writing and maintaining unit and integration tests • Version Control: Proficient with Git and collaborative workflows Nice-to-Have / Optional: • Experience with Crowdin or other localization platforms • Familiarity with video streaming concepts or OTT platforms • Experience with Bitmovin APIs or similar video tooling • Exposure to OpenSearch / Elasticsearch for search and analytics use cases Apply tot his job