Backend Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer at CHEQ, a traffic/threat/identity intelligence (cybersecurity) company, leading design and end-to-end delivery of scalable core-engine systems: NodeJS/TypeScript microservices on Kubernetes in AWS with PostgreSQL, ClickHouse and Redis, some React/Vue frontend work, on-call participation, and daily AI-assisted development.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Backend
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, BA or BSc from a recognized university
- Advanced knowledge in NodeJS and TypeScript with 7+ years of experience
- Solid foundational understanding of cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience with both relational and non-relational databases (SQL, ClickHouse, Snowflake; MongoDB, Couchbase, DocumentDB, DynamoDB)
- Strong autodidact with proven ability to learn complex concepts quickly and independently
- AI-first mindset: consistently applies modern AI tooling across the full software development lifecycle over the last 2 years
- Highly passionate about technology, results-driven, proactive, committed to high-quality work
- Excellent team player with strong communication and collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Fullstack capabilities in React/Vue
Full description
CHEQ is the Intelligence Standard for the Human-AI Era, trusted by over 15,000 customers worldwide to confidently engage, transact, and thrive in this new era of digital transformation.
Powered by award-winning cybersecurity technology, CHEQ offers the only integrated Traffic, Threat, and Identity Intelligence Engine, enabling companies to distinguish between legitimate users and bad actors - human, AI agent, or bot - and deliver granular, context-specific insights in real-time to marketing, commerce, and security platforms.
CHEQ is a global company with offices in Tel-Aviv, New York, London and Tokyo.
Our R&D organization is global, professional and strives for best practices and high efficiency.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Developer to join our growing R&D team and drive key architecture and development efforts.
In this role, you will lead the design, build, and maintenance of scalable, production-ready systems for one of CHEQ’s main core engines and products.
Working alongside high-performing engineers, you will take full ownership of features end-to-end: from database architecture and high-performance backend microservices to modern frontend applications.
This is a high-impact position for a seasoned engineer looking to influence product direction and solve complex technical challenges in a fast-paced, global environment.
Our stack is NodeJS, Typescript , Python and more. microservices on Kubernetes in AWS, with PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, Redis, Grafana, and GitLab CI/CD.
We embrace AI-assisted development—engineers work daily with tools like Claude Code across coding, code review, and system design.
What You’ll Do
- Design and develop and maintain new and existing features across the core engine and other products in the team.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to define product specifications and translate them into high-quality technical solutions.
- Promote best practices in testing, performance, and security.
- Participate in the on-call rotation and support production issue investigations and validations.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering,BA or BsC from a recognized university - A Must
- Core Technical Skills: Advanced knowledge in NodeJS and TS - A Must - 7 years of experience and above. Fullstack capabilities in react/vue - An advantage.
- Cloud Exposure: Solid foundational understanding of cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Database experience - worked with both relational and non relational databases. Can be SQL, Clickhouse, Snowflake and for noSQK - MongoDB, Couchbase, DocumentDB or DynamoDB.