Lead Full-Stack Engineer

STERRY; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

STERRY is seeking a Lead Full-Stack Engineer focused on backend development for its innovative SaaS platform. The role involves designing scalable systems, leading engineering practices, and collaborating with diverse teams to drive impactful results. Ideal candidates have a strong background in Node.js, cloud infrastructures, and technical leadership, along with a passion for pushing creative boundaries.

Qualifications

• At least 2+ years in a technical leadership or mentoring role.
• 5+ years as a full-stack engineer with strong backend expertise.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Set and create engineering ecosystem, best practices, tooling, and architect complex systems.
• Lead engineering practices and mentor team members.
• Design and build scalable backend systems.

Skills

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

API Development

Message Queues

Technical Leadership

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Next.js

Job description

Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Back-End Heavy)
Location: Remote
Job Type: Full-time

About STERRY
At STERRY, we’re not your average Growth Marketing Agency—we’re the rocket fuel behind crowdfunding and e-commerce success. Since day one, we’ve helped clients pull in over $100 million in trackable online revenue. We build strategies that go beyond brand and marketing—we deliver measurable results rooted in online performance.

About the Role
We’re building a modern SaaS platform and are looking for a Lead Full-Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus. In this role, you’ll own core parts of the backend system, help define scalable architecture, and collaborate closely with engineers and product teams.

We’re looking for someone with hands-on experience across the stack and at least 2+ year of technical leadership — whether that’s mentoring, making architecture decisions, or guiding feature implementation.

Responsibilities

• Set and create engineering ecosystem, best practices, tooling, and architect complex systems
• Experience with using AI Tools in solving complex coding problems
• Design and build scalable backend systems using Node.js and PostgreSQL
• Develop robust APIs (REST or GraphQL)
• Lead engineering practices and mentor team members
• Collaborate with engineers to deliver end-to-end features
• Deploy and manage infrastructure on cloud services like AWS and Vercel
• Maintain and evolve CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Work with both relational and NoSQL databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase
• Design and integrate message queue systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams)
• Make thoughtful architectural decisions and performance optimizations

Tech Stack
Backend

• Node.js and NextJS API routes
• Express and/or NestJS
• PostgreSQL and/or other relational database expertise
• MongoDB or similar document-oriented database experience
• Supabase
• Docker
• GitHub Actions, Jenkins or similar CICD pipelining
• AWS / GCP / Azure
• Message Queues: RabbitMQ, Kafka, Redis Streams

Frontend

• React
• Next.js
• Component libraries (e.g., Radix UI)

Requirements

• At least 2+ year of experience in a technical leadership or mentoring role
• Uses AI to code on a daily basis; Loveable, v0, ChatGPT etc.
• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack engineer
• Strong backend expertise with Node.js and relational databases
• Experience building and scaling APIs and backend systems
• Cloud infrastructure experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Solid hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD tools
• Experience designing and integrating message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or Redis Streams)
• Strong understanding of performance, security, and backend architecture

Why Join STERRY?
We’re a global, fast-moving agency that’s obsessed with pushing creative and digital boundaries. You’ll work alongside a diverse and collaborative team, and the support to help you grow.

If you're ready to make an impact and grow your skills in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply!