Key Responsibilities

• Architect scalable backend systems using TypeScript/Node.js and event-driven patterns (Kafka, SNS/SQS, or equivalent)
• Design and implement streaming and asynchronous processing pipelines for large-scale workloads
• Define and enforce data modeling and partitioning strategies for DynamoDB
• Establish and optimize caching layers (Redis, Elasticache, DAX) for high-performance APIs
• Perform profiling and performance tuning across the stack
• Define API contracts, message schemas, and versioning standards
• Implement observability practices—metrics, tracing, and structured logging
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines, IaC, and autoscaling policies
• Mentor engineering teams on TypeScript best practices and microservice resilience patterns
• Partner with stakeholders to evolve system architecture in alignment with business growth

Requirements

• Strong expertise in TypeScript & Node.js
• Kafka architecture & tuning
• AWS DynamoDB data modeling, indexes, TTL, streams
• Caching frameworks: Redis, Memcached, DAX
• Performance tuning & scalability
• API design: REST and GraphQL
• Monitoring tools: Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or Splunk
• DevOps awareness: CI/CD, container orchestration, IaC

Skills Required