Lead Node.js API Architect
Dallas, Georgia, United States of America
Contract
2 weeks ago
Key skills
TypeScriptKafkaNode.jsExpressExpress.jsNestJSFastifyAWSAzureGoogle CloudTerraformKubernetesDockerCloudFormationDynamoDBAPI GatewayPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisJWTPrometheusDatadogNew RelicOpenTelemetrySwaggerOpenAPIKongApigeeRabbitMQCI/CDLeadership
About this role
Hiring: Lead Node.js API Architect
Location: Dallas, TX (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Process: 2 Rounds
We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Node.js API Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native microservices and API platforms for customer-facing digital applications.
Required Skills:
Node.js, TypeScript
NestJS / Express.js / Fastify
REST APIs & Secure API Design
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
Microservices & Event-Driven Architecture
Kafka / RabbitMQ
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis
OAuth2, OIDC, JWT
OpenAPI / Swagger
AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform
Docker & Kubernetes
Terraform / CloudFormation
CI/CD Pipelines
OpenTelemetry, Datadog, New Relic, Prometheus, ELK
Architecture Expertise:
Saga Pattern
Outbox Pattern
Circuit Breaker Pattern
API Versioning & Governance
Production Readiness & Observability
Incident Management & RCA
Experience Required:
8+ Years in Backend Engineering
3+ Years in Technical Leadership
Proven expertise building large-scale Node.js/TypeScript microservices
Strong cloud-native and Kubernetes experience
Nice to Have:
Telecom Domain Experience (Ordering, Provisioning, Billing, Identity)
Apigee or Kong API Gateway
Multi-Tenant Architecture
Rate Limiting & Quota Management
Capacity Planning & Cloud Optimization