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Lead Backend Developer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerContractRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2017H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

0

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Lead Backend Developer

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• Lead backend architecture and technical design for personalization platform services. • Design and build cloud-native backend APIs using TypeScript, Node.js, AWS Lambda, and API Gateway. • Work on complex serverless workflows using AWS Step Functions and related AWS services. • Build and maintain services that support personalized experiences, eligibility rules, recommendations, and workflow-driven platform capabilities. • Help migrate, modernize, and improve backend services in the cloud. • Work with databases and search systems such as DynamoDB, DocumentDB/MongoDB-style databases, OpenSearch, or Elasticsearch. • Define backend patterns, engineering standards, and reusable approaches for the team. • Review designs and code with a focus on reliability, scalability, maintainability, and production readiness. • Collaborate closely with frontend engineers, product managers, QA, and other engineering teams. • Improve observability, debugging, reliability, and operational quality of backend services. • Mentor engineers technically and help the team make better architectural decisions.

Job Requirements

  • 7+ years of backend engineering experience.
  • Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
  • Deep understanding of Node.js backend development, including async execution, event loop behavior, API performance, error handling, and production debugging.
  • Strong experience building APIs using AWS Lambda and API Gateway.
  • Strong experience with AWS serverless architecture.
  • Experience with AWS Step Functions or similar workflow orchestration systems.
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform.
  • Experience with Serverless Framework or similar deployment frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of NoSQL databases, especially DynamoDB or similar systems.
  • Good understanding of database design, indexing, query patterns, and performance tradeoffs.
  • Experience with OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, DocumentDB, or MongoDB-style systems is a strong plus.
  • Strong distributed systems fundamentals: retries, idempotency, partial failure, timeouts, consistency, scaling, and observability.
  • Ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and drive initiatives from concept through delivery.

Benefits

  • No specified benefits mentioned.

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