At Source Meridian, we’re looking for a Lead Node.js Developer to set the technical direction for a squad building cloud-native, event-driven services using Node.js and AWS (Lambda & ECS). If you thrive on writing elegant code, scaling micro-services, and lifting team performance, we’d love to meet you!

🧩 Role Overview

As our Lead Developer, you will lead end-to-end delivery—from technical design and coding standards to CI/CD pipelines—while mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with Product, DevOps, and QA teams.

✅ Must-Have Qualifications

6+ years of professional software development experience.
3+ years working with Node.js at scale.
Proven record leading Agile teams (as a tech lead or senior/staff developer).
Deep AWS experience—Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, EventBridge, IAM.
Strong understanding of microservices, REST/GraphQL APIs, async messaging, and serverless patterns.
Solid experience with automated testing (Jest, Mocha), static analysis, and performance profiling.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (CDK, SAM, or Terraform) and modern CI/CD pipelines.
Advanced English—excellent written and verbal communication skills.

🌟 Nice-to-Have

TypeScript mastery.
Experience with domain-driven design, event sourcing, or CQRS.
Familiarity with containers on Kubernetes (EKS) and service meshes.
Exposure to data streaming (Kafka, Kinesis) and real-time architectures.
Security-first mindset (OWASP, AWS security best practices).
Experience integrating with CRMs.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

Define coding conventions, review pull requests, and ensure architectural alignment.
Break down epics into actionable tasks; estimate, assign, and track progress.
Drive continuous improvement in test automation, code quality, and performance.

Hands-On Development

Design and implement Node.js services (TypeScript preferred) following SOLID/DDo principles.
Build serverless functions in AWS Lambda; containerize services for ECS (Fargate/EC2).
Integrate with API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, and DynamoDB/RDS.

Agile Delivery

Partner with the Product Owner to refine user stories and acceptance criteria.
Facilitate sprint planning, backlog grooming, and daily stand-ups.
Track velocity, manage technical debt, and proactively unblock the team.

DevOps & Observability

Own CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions / CodePipeline) and Infrastructure-as-Code (AWS CDK or Terraform).
Instrument services for observability using CloudWatch, X-Ray, and OpenTelemetry.

Mentoring & Growth

Coach junior and mid-level developers through pair programming and knowledge-sharing.
Promote a culture of code ownership, high standards, and psychological safety.

Stakeholder Communication