API Solution Architect - Node.js

Josh Pros LLC; United States; Remote; USD 76,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Josh Pros LLC seeks an API Solution Architect (Node.js) for a fully remote W2 contract. Lead enterprise-scale API initiatives across REST, GraphQL, and event-driven integrations using Node.js, NestJS, Express, and Fastify.

Architect secure, cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure/GCP, enforce API governance, and mentor teams while guiding AI-powered modernization and observability improvements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in Solution Architecture.
• Principal Architecture or Enterprise Architecture roles.
• Strong expertise in Node.js.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead enterprise-scale API solutions using Node.js, NestJS, Express and Fastify.
• Design and implement REST APIs, GraphQL services and event-driven integrations.
• Drive modernization using LLM-powered migration factories and AI-assisted engineering accelerators.
• Establish OpenAPI-first development standards, governance and best practices.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

JavaScript

NestJS

Express

Fastify

Microservices

Event-driven

REST

GraphQL

gRPC

API security

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevSecOps

AWS

Azure

GCP

API modernization

Generative AI

GitHub Copilot

Kafka

RabbitMQ

EventBridge

Datadog

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

New Relic

Tools

GitHub Copilot

OpenAPI

Job description

A client is seeking an API Solution Architect (Node.js) for a fully remote W2 contract role at $55-$60/hr. You will architect and lead enterprise-scale API solutions using Node.js, NestJS, Express and Fastify; design and implement REST APIs, GraphQL services and event-driven integrations; drive modernization using LLM-powered migration factories, GitHub Copilot skills and AI-assisted engineering accelerators; establish OpenAPI-first development standards, governance and best practices; build secure, cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure and GCP; lead API security, lifecycle management, observability and performance engineering; and mentor development teams while providing strategic architectural guidance.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in Solution Architecture
• Principal Architecture or Enterprise Architecture roles
• Strong expertise in Node.js
• TypeScript and JavaScript
• NestJS
• Express and Fastify
• Microservices and event-driven architecture
• REST
• GraphQL and gRPC
• API security and governance
• Docker and Kubernetes
• CI/CD and DevSecOps
• AWS
• Azure and/or GCP
• Experience with enterprise API platforms and API modernization programs
• Experience with generative AI and LLM-powered development
• GitHub Copilot customization and AI engineering workflows
• Preferred: cloud certifications (AWS
• Azure or GCP)
• Preferred: Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• EventBridge
• Preferred: Datadog
• Grafana
• Prometheus
• ELK
• New Relic
• Preferred: enterprise digital transformation programs
• Preferred: leading globally distributed engineering teams