76. Lead Node. Js Developer

🚀 We're Hiring: Lead Node.js Developer – / AWS (Remote – Colombia or Ecuador)

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

• Present technical concepts and trade-offs in advanced English to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

✨ What we offer:

✔ Permanent contract 📄

✔ Learning and continuous growth environment 🚀

✔ Benefit package focused on health and well-being 🎉

✔ Competitive salary based on your experience 💰

🎯 What We Offer

• 📝 Full-time, permanent contract

• 💼 Work remotely from anywhere in Colombia or Ecuador

• 🚀 A culture of continuous learning and innovation

• 💡 Exposure to high-impact healthcare projects

• 🎉 Competitive compensation package focused on well-being

📩 Interested or know someone who might be? Apply now and be part of one of the most exciting tech-health teams in LATAM!