Senior Lead Full Stack Engineer – Node.js, React

Description

• Hands on software development • Develop and maintain robust, scalable applications, APIs and microservices • Ensure code quality and maintainability with unit and integration testing, type safety, documentation, and software design principles • Optimize applications and systems for high performance, reliability, and scalability • Troubleshoot, debug and resolve complex production issues and provide timely resolution • Keep up to date on latest nodejs / typescript tooling and best practices • Help lead fellow developers by example, promoting a culture of technical excellence • Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members • Mentor junior software engineers, fostering continuous learning and improvement • Drive continuous improvement of development processes • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into Agile Epics, Stories and Defects • Collaborate with DevOps to enable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation • Collaborate with QA and DevOps to ensure robust, testable, and observable systems • Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, advocating for their adoption where appropriate • Be a “Lifelong Learner” by demonstrating self-motivated pursuit of knowledge and skills

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development • 5-8+ years of experience in backend development with Node.js, Express and Typescript, with a proven track record of building secure and scalable systems • Expert-level knowledge of Node.js and Express • Expert-level knowledge of JavaScript/Typescript, including modern features (ES6 and beyond), asynchronous programming (callbacks, Promises, async/await), and error handling • Strong understanding of JavaScript packaging and module bundling, including using npm (Node Package Manager) for managing dependencies • Strong understanding of API Development, including RESTful APIs, WebSocket based APIs, SSO, Identity Providers and related authentication and authorization technologies such as SAML, OIDC and OAuth • Strong understanding of design patterns providing optimal solutions to common Node.js development problems (DI, Middleware, Factory, Singleton) • Strong understanding of building secure web sites and services following OWASP’s top 10 and other best practices • BA/BS in a computer-science-related discipline or equivalent experience • Ideal candidates have some experience with: Using AI based developer tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot) • Monorepo version control strategies using nx or similar technologies • Developing front ends in React or similar TypeScript/JavaScript technologies • WebRTC or other real-time communication standards • LLM API’s, prompt engineering, and prompt management • CRM integration/development (Salesforce/ServiceNow) • AWS or similar cloud infrastructure • Containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes • Object oriented programming in a strongly typed language (Java, C#,C++,Go)

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