About this role
Job Purpose
RWS are looking to hire an experienced and talented Developer. You will work as part of a distributed agile team leading the development of one of RWS’s internal systems, which is integral to the operation of one of RWS divisions. As a system that is constantly evolving you will be a key member of its functional enhancement and its technical evolution.
About Product & Technology
Product & Technology plays a pivotal role in aligning the organization with its strategic objectives and enhancing shareholder value. Product & Technology is responsible for establishing unified standards and governance practices throughout the company. Additionally, we oversee the development and maintenance of core applications essential for the seamless operation of various functions across the organization. We are committed to driving and executing future roadmaps that are in line with the overall strategic direction of RWS.
With a global reach, Product & Technology provides support services to over 7500 end users worldwide. We take pride in managing the information security operation and safeguarding all our assets. Our core functions encompass Enterprise & Technical Architecture, Network & Voice, Infrastructure, Service Delivery, Service Operations, Data & Analytics, Security & Quality Compliance, Transformation, Application Development, Enterprise Platforms, With a dedicated team of over 500 staff, Product & Technology ensures a strong presence across all regions, enabling efficient and effective support to our global operations.
Job Overview
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable backend services using Node.js and Expressjs.
- Build and maintain RESTful APIs with strong security and performance.
- Work with relational and NoSQL databases for efficient data modeling and query optimization.
- Implement asynchronous processing, caching, and background jobs.
- Ensure code quality through unit/integration testing and participate in code reviews.
- Collaborate with frontend engineers and other stakeholders to deliver robust solutions.
- Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and containerization (Docker).
Skills & Experience
- Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express, and JavaScript/TypeScript.
- Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with authentication/authorization (JWT, OAuth2).
- Familiarity with Redis, message queues, and performance tuning.
- Knowledge of Git, CI/CD, and testing frameworks (Jest/Mocha).
- Exposure to microservices architecture.
- Knowledge of API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI).
- Basic understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
Life at RWS
Life at RWS - If you like the idea of working with smart people who are passionate about growing the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood, then you’ll love life at RWS.
Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.
In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner, putting clients fist and winning together, to pioneer, innovating fearlessly and leading with vision and courage, to progress, aiming high and growing through actions and to deliver, owning the outcome and building trust with our colleagues and clients.
RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.
RWS Values
Get the 3Ps right – Partner, Pioneer, Progress – and we´ll Deliver together as RWS.
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