Lead Engineer – NodeJS, Typescript, React
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Lead Full-Stack Engineer with a backend focus driving cloud-based enterprise platform evolution. Collaborate with product stakeholders while mentoring engineers and setting architectural standards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of backend services using Node.js (Express preferred) and TypeScript
- Own complex features end-to-end within a long-lived product environment
- Define and promote clean architecture principles, modular boundaries, and maintainable naming conventions
- Drive API design standards including versioning, backward compatibility, and integration reliability
- Guide relational data modeling decisions (Postgres/MySQL/Oracle) with performance awareness
- Contribute to the React application to deliver full end-to-end features
- Lead architectural discussions and clearly articulate technical trade-offs
- Promote resilient unit testing and disciplined TypeScript practices
- Partner with Product Managers to define scope, negotiate trade-offs, and set realistic delivery commitments
- Mentor engineers and elevate overall engineering standards
Requirements:
- 7+ years building production-quality software (6+ acceptable with strong leadership signals)
- Experience in long-term product environments (not only short-term project work)
- Strong Node.js backend expertise (Express preferred)
- Excellent API design and modular architecture skills
- Strong relational database experience (Postgres, MySQL, or Oracle)
- Experience integrating third-party systems (REST/JSON; comfortable with XML)
- Strong TypeScript proficiency with strict typing discipline
- Solid unit testing habits and experience with test-first approaches
- Solid React experience and ability to deliver full-stack features
- Strong system design skills and ability to articulate trade-offs clearly
- Excellent communication skills in remote collaboration environments
Benefits:
- Remote-first, collaborative engineering culture












