Tech Lead – Node.js

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Learn Beyond Consulting LLC
Dallas, TX, United States
  • Telecom
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**ONLY W2

What You ll Do**

  • Design and build domain-driven, event-based microservices in Node.js/TypeScript (Express/Fastify/NestJS) with clean, testable code.

  • Architect greenfield systems service boundaries, APIs, data models, event streams, CI/CD, and observability.

  • Define and enforce API standards (versioning, OpenAPI, pagination, error handling, resiliency).

  • Ensure production readiness: SLOs, monitoring, alerts, incident management, and RCA leadership.

  • Collaborate across web, mobile, data, security, and ops teams to deliver integrated releases.

  • Communicate clearly with leadership on status, risks, dependencies, and outcomes.

  • Elevate engineering quality through code reviews, mentorship, and best practices.

  • Anticipate edge cases, scalability, and cost driving pragmatic technical decisions.

Tech Stack

  • Languages/Frameworks: Node.js, TypeScript, Express/Fastify/NestJS

  • APIs: REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT

  • Data: PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB/DynamoDB, Redis

  • Messaging: Kafka, RabbitMQ (sagas, outbox, idempotency)

  • Cloud/Infra: AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation

  • CI/CD & Observability: GitHub Actions/Jenkins, ELK, OpenTelemetry, Datadog/New Relic, Prometheus

What You ll Bring

  • 8 years backend engineering, 3 years in technical leadership.

  • Deep expertise in Node.js/TypeScript and domain-driven microservices at scale.

  • Strong in DDD , event-driven architecture, and microservice patterns (saga, outbox, circuit breaker).

  • Proven experience designing secure, resilient APIs with OAuth2/OIDC and TLS.

  • Hands-on with Kubernetes, CI/CD, observability, and production ops.

  • Skilled communicator and incident leader with a bias for action and continuous improvement.

Nice to Have

  • Experience in telecom or large-scale digital platforms.

  • Familiarity with API gateways, rate limiting, and multi-tenant design.

  • Expertise in performance tuning and cloud cost optimization.

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