Lead Engineer

Microsoft; Vermont; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft is seeking a versatile software engineer to contribute across backend and frontend layers. The role involves building REST APIs with TypeScript on Node.js using NestJS, and developing Vue 3 UIs with Pinia and Tailwind.

You will work with Firestore, Elasticsearch and Redis, and operate event-driven workers on Google Cloud Pub/Sub and Cloud Tasks. The stack includes GKE, Istio, and CI/CD via Jenkins and GitHub Actions.

Qualifications

• Backend development using TypeScript on Node.js with NestJS.
• Frontend work with Vue 3, TypeScript, Pinia and Tailwind.
• Experience with data stores like Firestore and MongoDB via Mongoose.

Skills

Backend & Frontend integration

API development

Event-driven architectures

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

Vue 3

Pinia

Tailwind

Mongoose

Firestore

Elasticsearch

Redis

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Cloud Tasks

GKE

Istio

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Cloud Logging

Sentry

Jest

Vitest

Playwright

Job description

Requirements:

• Backend: TypeScript on Node.js with NestJS, building REST APIs documented with OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Frontend: Vue 3, TypeScript, Pinia and Tailwind, shipped as module-federated micro-frontends.
• Data and messaging: Firestore (including MongoDB-compatible mode via Mongoose), Elasticsearch and Redis, with event-driven workers on Google Cloud Pub/Sub and Cloud Tasks.
• Cloud and delivery: Google Cloud Platform, Docker and Kubernetes (GKE) with Istio, and CI/CD on Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
• Observability and quality: Prometheus, Cloud Logging and Sentry, and testing with Jest, Vitest and Playwright.