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Backend Team Lead (Node.js)

Sofia City, 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. 

❗️Please note that this role is office based for Sofia, Bulgaria (51, Blv. „Cherni Vrah“, Office „X“).

❗️If you need to be relocated, we take care of the process.

 

✅ 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;

 

✅ Why Sofia Stars? 

💰 Competitive salary;

🍎 Monthly food vouchers (200 BGN);

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

🌍 Working in a dynamic International company;

🌴 Up to 25 paid leave days;

🏥 Six additional days of undocumented sick leaves;

🎁 Birthday, wedding and newborn gifts;

⚽ Multisport card;

🧗‍♂️ Team-building events and activities;

🌆 Sunny, spacious office;

🍔 Food vouchers, breakfast, fruits, and snacks available in the office;

📈 Ability for career and professional growth within the company;

Ready to shine? Let’s make it real.

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