Backend Team Lead (Node.js)Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia Stars is an operational services company based in Sofia. We offer a range of solutions for online businesses, including R&D, Marketing, Customer Support, KYC, Risk, and Anti-Fraud services. With 300+ bright stars on our team, we deliver secure, reliable solutions with a touch of quality that shines. When you join us, you’ll be part of a place where ideas light up, and growth isn’t just a promise—it’s a journey. 

✅ Responsibilities:

✔️ Being transparent with the team about challenges, failures, and successes

✔️ Hiring and training technical personnel

✔️ Determining project requirements and developing work schedules for the team

✔️ Delegating tasks and achieving daily, weekly, and monthly goals

✔️ Liaising with team members and management to ensure projects are completed to standard

✔️ Motivating staff and creating a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns

✔️ Delegating work and assignments to team members

✔️ Collaborating with their team to identify and fix technical problems

✔️ At least upper -Intermediate lvl of English

✔️ In-house platform development

✔️ 3rd party API integrations

✔️ Actively participate in developing new features from scratch

✅ Requirements:

✔️ At least 7+ years of experience, 2+ years in leadership

✔️ Excellent technical, diagnostic, and troubleshooting skills

✔️ Strong leadership and organizational abilities

✔️ Knowledge of JavaScript and the ECMAScript 6 standards

✔️ 3+ years of commercial experience with Node.js

✔️ 5+ years of commercial experience in web development

✔️ Commercial experience of working with DB

✔️ Commercial experience of implementing the REST and WebSockets

✔️ Experience of GIT version control system

✔️ Experience with databases MySQL

✔️ Experience with RabbitMQ

✔️ Experience with Redis

✅Nice to Have:

✔️ Experience with TypeScript.

✅ Why Sofia Stars? 

✔️ Official employment and full medical insurance (including in-patient and out-patient care, maternity, dental, and annual health check-ups);

✔️ Competitive salary and attractive bonus scheme;

✔️ Working in a dynamic International company;

✔️ Birthday celebration present;

✔️ Ability for career and professional growth within the company;

✔️ Sportscard (Multisport) – partly covered & team-building events and activities;

✔️ Sunny, spacious office;

✔️ Wedding and newborn gifts;

✔️ Breakfast, food vouchers, fruits, and snacks available in the office.

❗️IMPORTANT: This position is office based, our offices are located on 51, Blv. „Cherni Vrah“, Office „X“.

Join Sofia Stars and rock with us!