Job Title: Backend Developer

Company Name: Nabu Casa

Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/nabucasa/deaeead1-8214-4b23-b23b-c8c21aa07c3f?utm_source=yOdnERGXmN&jr_id=69b2d84bad360c0340a7cb81

Job Description: Nabu Casa is looking for a full-time backend developer to join our Cloud & Infrastructure team and work primarily on Home Assistant Cloud services.

As one of the most active open-source projects in the world, Home Assistant exists because of its community. To empower this community and allow more users to enjoy the harder-to-reach features of Home Assistant, we have created our subscription service, Home Assistant Cloud. This service gives the community access to features usually reserved for power users with expensive hardware at home. Current features such as remote access and text-to-speech / speech-to-text support are made available without ever compromising on privacy. We're looking for someone who will maintain the existing features and infrastructure and help us create valuable new features with efficiency and privacy in mind.

What you are going to do
Contribute to the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance, and reliable backend applications

Participate in code reviews as part of our collaborative development process

Collaborate with cross-functionally to define, design, and ship new features.

Contribute to maintaining and improving the performance, quality, and responsiveness of the cloud services

Implement security and data protection best practices in your work

Stay up-to-date with industry trends and share best practices with the team.

What you need to have
At least five years of professional experience in back-end development.

At least two years of professional experience in Node.js/Typescript

Basic knowledge of system administration

Experience with cloud services (preferably AWS)

Experience with Git & Github

Be based in Canada and able to cover Eastern → Pacific timezones (UTC-5 → UTC-8)

Fluent in English, both written and spoke