Company: Casting Networks

Position: Sr. or Lead Backend Engineer (Node.js)

HQ: Los Angeles, CA but this is a FULLY REMOTE opportunity - anywhere in the U.S or Canada

Comp: $150k-$190k (heavily dependent on experience / suitability) + excellent full time benefits

Casting Networks is the leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning to the entertainment industry. Our software is used by thousands of casting directors in Hollywood and other places across the world on a daily basis. More than 1.2 million performers have used Casting Networks to schedule 14 million auditions since 2002. We’re looking for a Senior level Backend Engineer to help us to develop new features, maintain existing, and improve code base.

Preferred skills:

• 6+ years professional experience as a software engineer


• 2+ years production experience with Node.js and TypeScript (preferred).


• Experience designing and building high-performance scalable web services.


• Experience in REST API design and implementation.


• Experience in unit testing, test automation, and continuous delivery.


• Strong experience with SQL (Postgres preferred). Comfortable working with stored procedures

Nice to have:

• Experience designing and developing Microservices and SOA.


• Production experience working with Apollo GraphQL Server.


• Experience working with AWS Kinesis, Lambda, SQS, S3, ElastiCache, ElasticSearch, Kubernetes, Docker & Terraform


• Production experience working with Nestjs framework.


• Experience with stream-processing and message-broker software.