Lead Backend Architect: GenAI, AWS & Node.js

Accylerate; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Accylerate is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to own design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS, while mentoring engineering teams. You will work across Node.js/TypeScript backend, serverless patterns, and GenAI integrations to deliver secure, observable systems.

You will lead Agile processes, collaborate with product owners, and drive engineering excellence with a focus on maintainability and performance across end-to-end solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in designing, building, testing, and managing scalable AWS web apps.
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Responsibilities

• Design scalable, secure, reusable software using cloud-native patterns.
• Collaborate with product owners and architects to uphold engineering standards.
• Break down features into actionable, verifiable technical changes.
• Design and implement rapid testing of new concepts, often React apps.
• Create technical and non-technical documentation.
• Mentor peers and conduct thoughtful code reviews.
• Resolve production issues with urgency and precision.
• Uphold security, CI/CD, and testability standards.
• Grow skills in GenAI and related technologies.
• Lead GenAI architecture discussions with Enterprise Architecture.
• Advise on tools to safely deploy Generative AI solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Agile SCRUM

Communication

Code review

Architectural design

Problem-solving

GenAI knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Node.js

TypeScript

AWS

Serverless

React

Next.js

APIs

CloudWatch

X-Ray

RAG/LLM tools

DynamoDB

S3

Lambda

API Gateway

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

Accylerate is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to own design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS, while mentoring engineering teams. You will work across Node.js/TypeScript backend, serverless patterns, and GenAI integrations to deliver secure, observable systems.

You will lead Agile processes, collaborate with product owners, and drive engineering excellence with a focus on maintainability and performance across end-to-end solutions.