Remote Tech Lead - Node.js & Architecture Mentor

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 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.