Backend Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript)

About the role We build a multi-tenant management system for residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong, covering resident records, care records, medication management, individual care plans and home finances. You will design, build and maintain backend APIs and the PostgreSQL database schema for frontline care home staff.

Design, build and maintain backend APIs and the PostgreSQL database schema Write database migrations and keep data correct and secure across care homes Migrate data from legacy systems into the new platform Build and maintain integrations with external platforms, report generation and printing Deploy, monitor and troubleshoot services in production, and take part in user acceptance testing About you 2+ years of backend development with Node.js and TypeScript Strong PostgreSQL skills: schema design, migrations, transactions and query tuning Experience designing APIs Familiar with Git, Docker and basic Linux administration Good written and spoken Chinese, and able to understand how care homes work Comfortable using AI-assisted development tools Experience with NestJS, tRPC or Prisma (preferred) Experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) (preferred) Experience with multi-tenant systems or PostgreSQL row-level security (preferred) Experience migrating data from legacy databases (e.g. MySQL) (preferred)