Platform & API Lead — Node.js, AWS, Mentorship

Milestone IT (Milestone Information Technology); Melbourne; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Milestone IT is seeking a Platform/Service Lead with deep experience in API design and microservices to drive robust architectures on the AWS platform. You will guide a team of developers, shape technical directions, and work across product, architecture, and operations to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance services.

You will lead hands-on development, perform code reviews, and champion best practices in CI/CD and agile processes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices with Node.js.
• Strong AWS cloud architecture experience and ability to implement on AWS.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship of a developers team.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Hands-on coding and code reviews to ensure quality and performance.

Skills

Node.js

RESTful APIs

Microservices

AWS

Leadership

CI/CD

Agile

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Milestone IT is seeking a Platform/Service Lead with deep experience in API design and microservices to drive robust architectures on the AWS platform. You will guide a team of developers, shape technical directions, and work across product, architecture, and operations to ensure scalable, secure, and high-performance services.

You will lead hands-on development, perform code reviews, and champion best practices in CI/CD and agile processes in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.