Remote Tech Lead - Node.js

Remotestar; Cambourne; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lots of responsibility

Fast-growing, early-stage company

Multinational environment

Job summary

RemoteStar is seeking a Remote Tech Lead-Node.js for a UK-based client with a fully remote policy. You will maintain and extend backend features, influence architecture, and guide the team in delivering robust solutions.

The role focuses on hands-on development using Node.js/Express, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL, with cloud AWS exposure. You will mentor, review code, and collaborate with stakeholders to align technical work with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience leading software teams and delivering backend features.
• Strong Node.js/Express.js and JavaScript expertise.
• Hands-on with PostgreSQL and AWS services.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on technical solutioning of product features.
• Serve as a mentor on technical, architectural, design, and related problems.
• Proactively identify technical weaknesses and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Deployment of code, database migrations, and a thorough understanding of the impact of changes in the production environment.
• Understanding and augmenting the system and application architecture as needed.
• Perform Code Reviews and take ownership in releasing new features to production.
• Report on & improve the output of your team
• Liaise with management and key stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet business goals

Skills

Team leadership

Node.js

Express.js

JavaScript

Asynchronous programming

Test-driven development

Mocha

Cypress

PostgreSQL

AWS (S3, EC2, CloudFront, Redis)

GraphQL

Tools

Mocha framework

Cypress framework

GraphQL tooling

PostgreSQL tooling

AWS services

Job description

RemoteStar is looking to hire Remote Tech Lead-Node.js on behalf of our client based in the UK with a fully remote work policy.

ABOUT CLIENT:

The client building, the B2B marketplace for diamonds. They have their presence in London, Hong Kong, Amsterdam, and as well in Mumbai.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

The Remote Tech Lead-Node.js will be maintaining existing features, building new features, and actively taking part in setting the direction of the backend, whether that be code structure, data structure, or feature set.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hands-on Technical Solutioning of product features.
• Serve as a mentor on technical, architectural, design, and related problems.
• Proactively identify technical weaknesses and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Deployment of code, database migrations, and a thorough understanding of the impact of changes in the production environment.
• Understanding and augmenting the system and application architecture as needed.
• Perform Code Reviews and take ownership in releasing new features to production.
• Report on & improve the output of your team
• Liaise with management and key stakeholders to ensure technical solutions meet business goals

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience with managing teams
• Excellent hands-on experience with Node.Js, Express.Js, and JavaScript.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming, callback, and closures.
• Test-driven development and use of frameworks like Mocha, and Cypress.
• Should be strong in the Postgres database.
• Excellent Object Oriented Programming skills and ability to write modular, secure, scalable, and maintainable code
• Knowledge about AWS components (S3, EC2, Cloudfront, Redis Clusters, Postgres, etc.)
• Experience with GraphQL APIs.

WHAT THEY OFFER:

• Lots of responsibility and room to grow
• Opportunity to join a fast-growing company at an early stage.
• Fast-paced and multinational working environment