Technical Lead, Full-Stack Engineer (NodeJS, Typescript)

PowTech Solution (M) Sdn. Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

PowTech Solution (M) Sdn. Bhd in Malaysia is seeking a Technical Lead to guide the end-to-end engineering delivery of a cloud-based digital platform.

You will translate architecture into working designs, lead developers, enforce engineering standards, and ensure deployment readiness. This is a high-impact role requiring strong React and Node.js expertise, cloud architecture knowledge, and a security-first development approach with collaboration across infrastructure teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
• Strong React/TypeScript experience with Node.js backend.
• Experience designing REST APIs and secure authentication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering team in design, development and delivery of a cloud-based platform.
• Translate architecture into frontend, backend, API, database and deployment designs.
• Enforce coding standards, code quality, and CI/CD practices.
• Coordinate security readiness and remediation of findings.

Skills

React

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Node.js

Express.js

NestJS

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

OAuth2/OIDC

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenSearch

Education

BS in CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

OpenSearch

Job description

Technical Lead, Full-Stack Engineer (NodeJS, Typescript)

We're hiring a Technical Lead to guide the end-to-end engineering delivery of a cloud-based digital platform. If you love full-stack development, leading small engineering teams, and building secure, scalable systems, this role is for you.

You'll translate architecture into working designs, lead developers, enforce engineering standards, coordinate security readiness, and ensure the platform is deployment-ready. This is a high-impact role ideal for someone with strong React and Node.js expertise, cloud architecture knowledge, and a commitment to security-first development.

This is a fixed-term contract role, 1 year engagement.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership

• Lead the engineering team in the design, development, and delivery of a cloud-based digital platform
• Guide developers, enforce engineering standards, oversee code quality, and support CI/CD
• Translate solution architecture into implementable frontend, backend, API, database, and deployment designs

Full-Stack Development

• Design and develop application components using React.js, TypeScript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL
• Oversee relational data modeling, schema design, transaction handling, and audit logging

API & Integration

• Design secure REST APIs and integration patterns to support internal modules and future external integrations
• Work with infrastructure teams to deploy applications into cloud environments
• Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, build processes, deployment scripts, and environment-specific configurations

Security & Code Quality

• Act as the team's Security Champion by embedding secure coding, code review, SAST, dependency scanning, and secret scanning into the sprint process
• Coordinate remediation of security findings from code scanning, DAST, and formal security assessment reports

What We're Looking For

• 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with experience leading a small engineering team
• Frontend: Strong working knowledge of React.js, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web application development
• Backend: Strong experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Express.js, or NestJS
• Database: Strong experience with PostgreSQL, relational database design, SQL optimization, data integrity, and migration scripts
• API Development: Experience designing and securing REST APIs
• Authentication & Access Control: Knowledge of OAuth2, OIDC, SSO integration, MFA, RBAC, secure token/session handling, and audit logging
• Cloud Platforms: Working knowledge of cloud application services (compute, storage, databases, monitoring, secrets management)
• DevOps: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Docker or container packaging, environment configuration, and deployment
• Security: Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, secure coding, SAST, dependency scanning, secret scanning, and vulnerability remediation
• Relocation may be required to meet our project team in Singapore

Bonus

• Experience with non-relational databases (DynamoDB, OpenSearch, or similar)
• Experience with serverless architectures (Lambda or equivalent)
• Experience coordinating VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing) remediation
• Kubernetes or advanced containerization knowledge
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools

Internal Reference Code: A26260_8PT