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Looking for Lead IOS Developer + Node.js with healthcare domain (100% remote)
Posted 3 days ago by AriXEnt Technologies Inc
About the RoleWe are seeking a highly skilled iOS and Node.js Engineer with strong healthcare domain experience. The ide...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Outside
- Work type Remote
- Location Remote
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Freelance Backend Platform Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript / AWS)
Posted 3 days ago by Brookwood Recruitment
Freelance Backend Platform Engineer (Node.js / TypeScript / AWS) Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands Working Model: Hybri...
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- Work type Hybrid
- Location Amsterdam, Provincie Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Senior Backend Engineer // Fully Remote // TypeScript Node.JS
Posted 1 week ago by Motion Recruitment Partners, LLC
A fast-growing B2B infrastructure platform is expanding its engineering team and looking for a Senior Backend Engineer t...
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- Location United Kingdom
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Senior Software Engineer – Node.js and TypeScript
Posted 1 week ago by Brookwood Recruitment
Senior Software Engineer – Node.js and TypeScriptMax Rate : £475 Outside IR356 Month Initial ContractTravel to the offic...
- Rate £475 per day
- Category Outside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location York, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
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About Our Node.js Contract Roles
What does a node.js contractor do?
The Node.js contractor role centres on the ability to build server-side applications, REST and GraphQL APIs, real-time services, and microservices using JavaScript on the Node.js runtime, which has become a major back-end development platform across the UK technology contracting market. Node.js's event-driven, non-blocking I/O model makes it particularly well-suited to high-throughput API services, real-time applications including chat and notifications, and the microservices architectures that characterise modern cloud-native applications. Contract engagements arise in technology companies, fintech, media, and e-commerce businesses where the JavaScript full-stack model, combining Node.js on the back end with React or Next.js on the front end, is the dominant development approach.
Node.js contractors are expected to have strong JavaScript and TypeScript proficiency as a foundation, alongside practical experience building production-grade Node.js applications. Familiarity with popular Node.js frameworks, most commonly Express for minimalist API development, NestJS for more structured enterprise-grade applications, or Fastify for performance-critical services, is expected depending on the stack in use. Experience with asynchronous programming patterns, stream handling, and the Node.js event loop is expected at senior level alongside an understanding of how to profile and optimise Node.js application performance. Database integration experience with PostgreSQL or MongoDB, RESTful and GraphQL API design, and proficiency with npm or yarn for package management are broadly assumed. Experience with containerisation using Docker and deployment on cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP rounds out the expected senior Node.js contractor profile.
What is the market like for node.js contractors?
The market for Node.js contractors is an active and well-established segment of the back-end JavaScript developer market. Demand is consistent across technology companies, fintech, media, and e-commerce businesses that have adopted the JavaScript full-stack model. The growth of NestJS as a framework for building more structured enterprise-grade Node.js applications has expanded the market for senior Node.js contractors who can design and govern complex back-end architectures. TypeScript proficiency is now effectively a requirement rather than a differentiator for professional Node.js contracting roles. Rates are broadly aligned with other senior back-end developer disciplines, with Node.js contractors who combine strong TypeScript skills with cloud deployment and microservices architecture experience commanding rates at the upper end of the JavaScript development contracting market.
How much do node.js contractors usually earn?
Contract rates for node.js roles typically range from £450 to £800 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many node.js vacancies are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 200 node.js contract roles across the site. Data reviewed up to August 2026.