Company Mission

ZooKeep is modernizing how Asian enterprise operate their talent teams. We are building the region's first locally-grown & integrated, globally scalable platform used to build sustainably-competitive hiring and talent management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Node.js (Nest.js strongly preferred) that support ATS workflows, partner integrations, and customer-facing features.

• Own features end-to-end—from technical design to deployment—working closely with product, design, and QA.

• Ensure system reliability by writing and maintaining robust unit, integration, and load tests.

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering standards while mentoring junior developers.

• Evaluate and adopt modern backend and full stack tools to improve scalability, performance, and developer productivity.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional backend experience as a Backend or Full Stack Engineer, with substantial hands-on work in Node.js.

• Strong proficiency in Node.js, with experience in Nest.js or similar structured backend frameworks (Express.js, Fastify, etc.).

• Solid understanding of relational databases, query design, API architecture, and distributed system fundamentals.

• Experience with frontend frameworks—ideally Next.js or React—is a plus, but backend depth is required.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in large or evolving codebases and to deliver improvements quickly.

• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows, cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), and security best practices.

• Clear communication skills and the ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.