Senior TypeScript Engineer - Node.js on AWS Serverless

Codurance; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Codurance in London is seeking a senior TypeScript Engineer to design, build, and run TypeScript/Node.js services on AWS serverless infrastructure. You will work in a small, cross-functional team, taking ownership of delivery and production support in a build-and-run culture.

The role requires senior experience with Node.js, TypeScript, AWS serverless, event-driven systems, and a track record delivering reliable services, with an emphasis on testing and observability in a FinTech context.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Hands-on AWS experience, including serverless (Lambda, SQS, EventBridge, API Gateway, S3, ECS).
• Strong experience with event-driven architecture.
• Experience with document databases, ideally MongoDB.
• A track record of leading technical delivery in a build-and-run model.
• Experience mentoring other engineers.
• Experience with incident management.
• Experience in a regulated industry, ideally financial services or FinTech.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate services within your domain, from architecture through to delivery
• Take accountability for the SLAs of what you ship, and keep improving it
• Write and maintain useful documentation for your services
• Mentor and guide other engineers
• Explain how the system works to non-technical colleagues, without making them feel daft for asking
• Judge when "good enough for now" is the right call, and when it isn't
• Work openly with product and operations, and challenge ideas constructively

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

Event-driven architecture

Mentoring engineers

Incident management

Regulated industry experience

Tools

AWS

Serverless

MongoDB

SQS

EventBridge

API Gateway

S3

ECS

Job description

Codurance in London is seeking a senior TypeScript Engineer to design, build, and run TypeScript/Node.js services on AWS serverless infrastructure. You will work in a small, cross-functional team, taking ownership of delivery and production support in a build-and-run culture.

The role requires senior experience with Node.js, TypeScript, AWS serverless, event-driven systems, and a track record delivering reliable services, with an emphasis on testing and observability in a FinTech context.