Lead Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript

Lead Engineer : Remote

Requirements :

- 5+ years of backend-heavy full-stack experience

- Deep knowledge of Node.js, TypeScript, and scalable service design

- Strong frontend ability with Vue.js, Vuex/Pinia, and component patterns

- Experience integrating third-party APIs (esp. messaging, comms, SaaS vendors)

- Familiarity with Kubernetes, GCP, Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, and event-driven infra

- Real-world experience with distributed systems, retries, timeouts, and async workflows

- Strong system design, communication, and mentoring skills

Responsibilities :

- Architect end-to-end systems to support new messaging channels (e.g. Apple Messages, Rich Media, DM APIs)

- Build abstractions for vendor APIs handling auth, webhooks, retries, rate limits, and schema drift

- Design scalable job orchestration pipelines using Node.js, Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, and event-driven flows

- Structure UI components and frontend flows in Vue.js, with clean state and modular logic

- Define data models, write performant queries, and optimize access patterns across MongoDB, Firestore, ElasticSearch, ClickHouse

- Lead cross-functional delivery with SRE, Product, and Design

- Set engineering standards across system design, testing, and observability

- Mentor engineers and contribute to hiring and technical direction