Senior Node.js Software Engineer - Holepunch

Accountabilities:

• • Develop, maintain, and enhance production-scale applications and services using Node.js.
  • Build and evolve peer-to-peer technology and distributed-system components that support the broader software ecosystem.
  • Design and implement modular, maintainable, and reusable code that can be leveraged across multiple projects and applications.
  • Create, publish, maintain, and manage reusable npm modules while maintaining strong standards for quality and compatibility.
  • Contribute to the ongoing expansion and improvement of a large ecosystem of modular software components.
  • Develop comprehensive tests, troubleshoot issues, and debug applications to ensure reliability and production readiness.
  • Investigate and resolve complex technical challenges related to networking, distributed systems, and P2P architectures.
  • Identify opportunities to improve system performance, including latency, throughput, reliability, and resource efficiency.
  • Collaborate effectively with engineers and technical contributors across a globally distributed, remote-first environment.
  • Contribute to open-source projects and decentralized technology initiatives where appropriate.

  Requirements:

  • Proven professional experience developing Node.js applications at production scale.
  • Strong ability to write modular, maintainable, reliable, and reusable code.
  • Hands-on experience creating, publishing, or managing reusable npm modules.
  • Solid understanding of software testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and quality assurance practices.
  • Strong interest in or professional experience with peer-to-peer technologies, distributed systems, or decentralized architectures.
  • Ability to work independently while communicating clearly and effectively within a globally distributed engineering team.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and an ability to investigate complex technical issues systematically.
  • Experience with native Node.js extensions using C/C++ or connecting JavaScript applications with lower-level code is preferred.
  • Experience optimizing network protocols or distributed systems for performance, including latency and throughput improvements, is preferred.
  • Familiarity with advanced networking concepts is advantageous.
  • Contributions to open-source software projects, particularly within P2P or decentralized technology communities, are a plus.

  Benefits:

  • 100% remote opportunity with the flexibility to work from India as part of a globally distributed team.
  • Opportunity to work on advanced peer-to-peer, distributed-systems, and decentralized technology.
  • Exposure to a large ecosystem of more than 1,500 public npm modules.
  • Opportunity to contribute to open-source and innovative technology projects.
  • Senior-level technical ownership and the ability to influence architecture, performance, and engineering practices.
  • International and collaborative engineering environment.
  • Opportunity to work on production-scale systems with challenging networking and performance requirements.