Lead Software Engineer — TypeScript, NestJS & AWS

Incision; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Impact on healthcare product

Competitive compensation

Professional development

International healthtech scale-up

Pension plan

Commuting allowance

OpenUp access

Team activities

Modern workplace

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Incision, Amsterdam, is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to drive technical execution in our core engineering teams. You will design solutions, review architecture, write and review code, and mentor engineers to uphold high standards.

You will own backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS and architect on AWS, with a focus on serverless and managed services. Join a fast-growing healthtech scale-up applying AI-assisted engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at Lead or senior level.
• Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and Node.js.
• Production experience with NestJS, Express, Fastify or similar frameworks.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and distributed systems.
• Significant hands-on experience with AWS.
• Experience designing production systems using AWS services.
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (CDK/Terraform).
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Solid database knowledge: MongoDB, DynamoDB, MySQL/Aurora.
• Good understanding of REST, OpenAPI and WebSockets.
• Experience with CI/CD, testing strategies, observability and monitoring.
• Ability to mentor engineers and raise engineering bar.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of software delivery within our core engineering team.
• Ensure features are designed and implemented to a high engineering standard.
• Coordinate technical implementation across Backend, Frontend, Mobile and QA as needed.
• Translate product requirements into technical approaches and plans.
• Design and implement backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS.
• Architect solutions on AWS using serverless and managed services.
• Make technical decisions around service boundaries, APIs, data models, and integrations.
• Review designs, PRs and implementation approaches for complex changes.
• Identify risks early and help resolve architectural issues.
• Establish and improve coding standards and development guidelines.
• Mentor and support engineers through code reviews and design sessions.
• Maintain consistent engineering standards across multiple teams, including partners.
• Collaborate with architect on system architecture, scalability and evolution.
• Ensure testing, observability, security, and operations readiness are in place.
• Improve productivity through tooling and automation.
• Support AI-assisted engineering practices where they improve delivery.
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical roadmaps.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

AWS

Microservices

OpenAPI

WebSockets

CI/CD

Testing

Code reviews

Tools

AWS CDK

Terraform

MongoDB

DynamoDB

OpenSearch

Datadog

Job description

Incision, Amsterdam, is seeking a hands-on Lead Software Engineer to drive technical execution in our core engineering teams. You will design solutions, review architecture, write and review code, and mentor engineers to uphold high standards.

You will own backend services using TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS and architect on AWS, with a focus on serverless and managed services. Join a fast-growing healthtech scale-up applying AI-assisted engineering practices.