Backend GraphQL Developer

Position: Sr Backend Engineer – GraphQL API
Location: Remote
Seeking a hands-on Sr Backend Engineer to build scalable backend services and GraphQL APIs for a large-scale sports data platform. This is a technical-lead/individual contributor role with no people management.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop GraphQL schemas, subgraphs, resolvers, and backend services
Build scalable TypeScript/Node.js services within a federated GraphQL architecture
Integrate data from MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, and external services
Design and migrate data models for a federated GraphQL architecture
Process and integrate sports data from third-party sources
Improve system performance, scalability, monitoring, and observability
Implement automated unit/integration testing and support CI/CD
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning
Provide technical estimates and evaluate implementation risks
Own backend features from design through production
Must-Have Skills
7+ years of software engineering experience
Strong TypeScript, Node.js, and GraphQL experience
Hands-on experience building GraphQL schemas, subgraphs, and resolvers
Experience with GraphQL Federation and backend API development
Strong MySQL and/or MongoDB experience
Experience with scalable system design and architecture
CI/CD, automated testing, and production deployment experience
Strong communication and ability to work independently
Preferred
Apollo Federation / Apollo Router / Apollo GraphOS
Redis, Kafka, RabbitMQ
Distributed systems and data platforms
Observability and distributed tracing
DDD / TDD
Sports, media, gaming, or digital platforms

Work arrangement
Yes