Full Stack Back End Engineer; Node.js and AWS

Small team of 4 developers (including this role), building AWS backend services. The role is full stack but roughly 90% backend. Frontend work is limited to internal admin tools, largely AI-assisted, so candidates just need enough frontend knowledge to catch when generated code is doing something wrong. No Figma or design-heavy UI work.

• Node.js in an AWS context (Lambda-heavy environment)
• Strong communication skills.
• Comfort with AI/agentic development tools.

• Kafka experience-someone who has implemented and consumed events
• Familiarity with standard AWS services (the stack is fairly common, so general AWS comfort matters more than specific services)

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the design and development of platform solutions that support scalable, reliable, and high-performing digital products. You will focus on architecting and optimizing backend services, cloud infrastructure, and ensuring seamless platform integration with Micro Frontend (MFE) architectures and module federation strategies. This role demands a deep understanding of platform reliability, security, and Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) in distributed systems.

While knowledge of frontend integration is necessary, your primary focus will be the backend systems and the infrastructure that supports dynamic, secure, and scalable digital experiences.

• Architect and develop cloud-native platform solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, and container orchestration technologies like Kubernetes on AWS.
• Lead the design and optimization of platform services with a focus on Micro Frontend (MFE) architectures and module federation, ensuring modularity and scalability across distributed systems.
• Drive initiatives to ensure platform resilience and security, particularly in distributed architectures requiring strong CIAM and data protection practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate platform services that support secure and scalable digital experiences across web and mobile applications.

• Define and execute a platform engineering strategy that aligns with business goals, incorporating MFE and module federation patterns to optimize platform scalability, modularity, and performance.
• Lead the adoption of best practices in security, particularly in managing distributed systems that require robust CIAM capabilities, authentication/authorization, and data protection strategies.
• Implement strategies to monitor, secure, and optimize platform performance using advanced AWS services like EC2, ECS, Lambda, Cognito (for CIAM), and Cloud Watch.

• Oversee the platform's entire engineering lifecycle, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of modular, scalable, and secure services from design through deployment.
• Implement security best practices in infrastructure and application layers, including secure API design, data encryption, and identity management through CIAM (AWS Cognito, etc.).
• Ensure platform reliability through automated monitoring, incident response, and self-healing infrastructure while integrating infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform.

• Mentor and guide platform engineers in adopting best practices in cloud infrastructure, MFEs, security, and container orchestration.
• Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration, ensuring platform resilience, performance optimization, and security are core aspects of development practices.
• Provide leadership in adopting agile methodologies, enabling teams to improve continuously while delivering secure and scalable digital experiences.

• 10+ years of software development experience with strong expertise in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and backend systems.
• Node.js for backend and cloud services.
• Proven experience with AWS services, including EC2, ECS, Lambda, S3, Cognito, and Cloud Watch for building secure, scalable cloud solutions.
• Strong experience in Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration in cloud environments.
• In-depth knowledge of Microservices architecture, MFEs, and module federation to build scalable, distributed platforms.
• Experience in securing…