BackStage Developer

Role Overview

The client is hiring a Backstage Developer for a 100% remote position, focusing on Backstage backend engineering and internal developer experience (DevX) platform capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Build and extend Backstage backend services, including plugins and platform integrations.
• Implement developer platform capabilities in Backstage such as:
  • Scaffolding flows
  • Integrations to enterprise systems
  • Automation of onboarding steps
• Develop production-grade Node.js APIs (preferably with TypeScript) using solid middleware and authentication/authorization patterns.
• Apply observability, logging, performance tuning, and reliability practices.
• Operate within an ecosystem of Backstage plugin modules and shared libraries (plugin development patterns).
• Build and maintain Python services/automation components used alongside Backstage.
• Integrate Backstage with enterprise developer systems (strongly preferred), including CI/CD, code quality, observability, ticketing, and knowledge bases.
• Implement/extend scaffolder actions and platform-specific modules.
• Design and standardize "golden path" workflows and consolidate templates into consistent scaffolders across languages (OpenAPI-first patterns preferred).

Requirements (Must Have)

• Strong hands-on Backstage backend engineering experience, including plugins and platform integrations.
• Experience implementing developer platform/DevX capabilities (not just external APIs).
• Node.js + TypeScript experience (API design, middleware patterns, authn/authz integration).
• Experience with observability/logging/performance/reliability practices.
• Familiarity with Backstage plugin modules and shared library ecosystem.
• Python experience to build/maintain services and automation components used with Backstage.

Nice-to-Haves / Strongly Preferred

• Practical Backstage integrations with enterprise developer tooling (IDP/developer portals, CI/CD, ticketing, KBs, calendars/forms, etc.).
• Experience designing golden paths and consolidating standardized scaffolding templates.
• Experience with OpenAPI-first patterns for API templates.