Tech Lead Developer (Node.JS)

We are seeking a Tech Lead Developer with strong Node.js and TypeScript expertise for a contract position based in Dallas, Texas. This is a 6+ month engagement where you will provide technical leadership while remaining actively hands-on, driving modern architecture decisions and mentoring team members across backend services, cloud infrastructure, and frontend integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable APIs and backend services using TypeScript and Node.js
• Architect cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services including Lambda, ECS, and S3
• Lead technical decisions with a focus on resilient systems, API-first design, and security best practices
• Work across backend services (approximately 60-70% of effort) and frontend/UI concerns (approximately 30-40%)
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, code review, and mentorship to team members
• Collaborate on React-based UI enhancements and frontend integration work
• Navigate evolving requirements and high-ambiguity environments with a solution-oriented mindset

Qualifications

• Required

• Expert-level proficiency in TypeScript across the full software stack

• Deep experience building APIs and services with TypeScript and Node.js

• Working experience with React for UI enhancements and integration

• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, and S3

• Practical experience with DynamoDB

• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization patterns, including JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and OAuth

• Proven ability to provide technical leadership while remaining actively hands-on

• Strong background in cloud-native and API-first design principles

• Preferred

• Support-level proficiency with Java and/or Angular

• Experience with GraphQL as a consumer or producer of a sub-graph

• Experience with cross-language migrations (e.g., Java to TypeScript/Node.js or vice versa)

• Experience with additional NoSQL or SQL databases

• Experience with Kong, Lambda Authorizers, and/or AWS Glue

• Experience with security and monitoring tools

• Experience with GitHub Actions