Backend Engineer (Nodejs + Kubernetes) - Canada/LatAm
Role Overview
This senior backend engineering role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable services using Node.js and Kubernetes, with a focus on optimizing systems for constrained environments like Smart TVs. You will work closely with product and engineering leadership to deliver features end-to-end, ensuring reliability and performance in production. The position requires deep expertise in Kubernetes and Cassandra, offering hands-on impact on consumer-facing gaming applications.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote contract position with a competitive hourly rate for Canada and LATAM, requiring only a few days per week of overlap with PST time zones. It offers the opportunity to collaborate directly with senior leadership on consumer-facing gaming products, with a strong possibility of extension and flexibility. The role emphasizes pragmatic problem-solving and real-world impact in a team that values strong engineering fundamentals.
Full Job Description
Contract Length: 3–4 months (with strong possibility of extension)
Location: Canada or LATAM
Rate: Up to $43 USD/hour
Time Zone: Must be able to overlap with PST a few days per week
About our Client
Our client is building immersive, next-generation gaming experiences across modern platforms, including Smart TVs and constrained devices. The team values strong engineering fundamentals, pragmatic problem-solving, and engineers who are excited to showcase real-world impact through the systems they’ve built.
The Role
The company is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer with strong Kubernetes expertise to join the team on a contract basis. You’ll play a key role in designing, scaling, and maintaining backend systems that power consumer-facing gaming applications, including environments with constrained hardware.
This is a hands-on role for someone comfortable owning backend architecture, working close to infrastructure, and collaborating with product and engineering leadership.
Responsibilities
Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js
Architect, deploy, and manage services running on Kubernetes
Work with Apache Cassandra (data modeling, performance, reliability)
Optimize backend systems for constrained environments (e.g. Smart TVs or similar devices)
Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering leadership to deliver features end-to-end
Ensure system reliability, performance, and scalability in production
Clearly communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs
Required Experience
Senior-level Backend Engineering experience
Strong expertise with Node.js
Deep hands-on experience with Kubernetes in production environments
Experience working with Cassandra or similar distributed databases
Proven experience building and shipping real production systems
Ability to clearly explain past projects, architectural decisions, and outcomes
Nice to Have
Experience building Smart TV apps or working with constrained devices
Exposure to gaming, media, or real-time consumer applications
Experience using AI tools (e.g. for development, debugging, productivity) and the ability to explain how you leverage them in your workflow
Interview Process
Screening Call with G2i
Technical Interview with SVP of Engineering
Product Interview with Head of Product
Offer
During interviews, candidates are expected to walk through past projects, explain what they’ve built, and discuss how they use AI tools in their day-to-day engineering work.
Why Join
Work on consumer-facing gaming products with real users
Collaborate directly with senior leadership
Contract flexibility with potential for extension
Competitive hourly rate for Canada & LATAM markets
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