Senior Software Architect

kpg99 inc
Wheat Ridge, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Wheat Ridge, United States of America

Tech stack

API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Databases
Continuous Integration
DevOps
Amazon DynamoDB
Github
Monitoring of Systems
JSON
Load Testing
Memcached
Node.js
Performance Tuning
Redis
Prometheus
Software Engineering
Systems Architecture
TypeScript
Management of Software Versions
Datadog
Data Logging
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Caching
Backend
Cloudformation
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Avro
Performance Monitor
Kafka
GraphQL
Api Design
Cloudwatch
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Terraform
Splunk
Data Pipelines
Api Management
Jenkins
Microservices

Job description

TypeScript Architect with a strong background in event-driven microservices, real-time data pipelines (Kafka), and cloud-native application design. The ideal candidate will drive the technical architecture for scalable backend systems leveraging TypeScript/Node.js, DynamoDB, Kafka, and advanced caching and performance optimization strategies.

  • 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 to handle high-write workloads efficiently.
  • Establish and optimize caching layers (Redis, Elasticache, DAX, or in-memory caching) for high-performance APIs.
  • Perform profiling and performance tuning across the stack (CPU, memory, network, database, I/O).
  • Define API contracts, message schemas (Avro/JSON), and versioning standards for inter-service communication.
  • Implement observability practices-metrics, tracing, and structured logging-to proactively monitor performance bottlenecks.
  • Collaborate with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines, IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform), and autoscaling policies support architectural goals.
  • Mentor engineering teams on TypeScript best practices, async programming, and microservice resilience patterns(circuit breaker, retry, backoff, etc.).
  • Partner with stakeholders to evolve system architecture in alignment with business growth and product roadmaps.

Requirements

  • Strong expertise in TypeScript & Node.js, including async/await, streams, and worker threads.
  • Kafka architecture & tuning: partitioning, consumer groups, rebalancing, offset management, and schema evolution.
  • AWS DynamoDB: data modeling, secondary indexes, TTL, streams, DAX, and best practices for large-scale design.
  • Caching frameworks: Redis, Memcached, DAX, or CDN edge caching.
  • Performance tuning & scalability: CPU profiling, async I/O optimization, connection pooling, and load testing.
  • API design: REST and GraphQL, including schema federation and gateway design.
  • Monitoring tools: Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or Splunk.
  • DevOps awareness: CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), container orchestration (EKS/Kubernetes), and IaC tools.

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