Lead Full Stack Engineer React / Node/ AWS Serverless / AI

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 151,536 - 227,304,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC is seeking a Lead/Senior Full Stack Engineer in Phoenix for a long-term contract. The role blends architecture with hands-on development in a fast-paced, cloud-native environment using React, Node.js, TypeScript and AWS Serverless.

You will guide an offshore team while delivering production-ready software, collaborating with cross-functional partners to rapidly prototype and deploy innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and technical projects.
• Strong full-stack development with React and Node.js.
• Expertise in TypeScript and AWS serverless architectures.
• Hands-on AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB and related services.
• Experience building production apps using LLMs/AI for automation.
• Mentoring distributed/offshore development teams.
• Strong software design, testing and delivery practices.
• Experience delivering from requirements to production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor an offshore engineering team while staying hands-on.
• Architect and develop cloud-native apps, APIs, frontends and backends.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture decisions and planning.
• Review code and enforce engineering standards; support growth.

Skills

Leadership

Full-stack React/Node.js

TypeScript

AWS serverless

Mentoring offshore teams

Software design/testing

Architecture decisions

REST APIs

CI/CD

LLMs/AI for workflows

Tools

Redux

RDS/MySQL

CloudFront

S3

AWS CDK

CloudFormation

Job description

A Phoenix-based transportation and logistics organization is seeking a Lead / Senior Full Stack Engineer to join a highly innovative technology team focused on rapid application development, emerging technologies, and cloud-native solutions. This is a long-term contract opportunity with a hybrid schedule, requiring onsite presence two days per week in the Phoenix area. The environment is heavily focused on React, Node.js, TypeScript, and AWS Serverless technologies.

This role offers the opportunity to lead a growing offshore engineering team while remaining hands-on in architecture, development, and delivery. The ideal candidate enjoys working in fast-paced environments, building solutions from concept through production, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to quickly bring new ideas to life.

Contract Duration: Multi-Year Contract Opportunity

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and/or technical projects
• Strong full-stack development background with React and Node.js
• Expertise with TypeScript
• Deep AWS cloud experience, particularly serverless architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and related cloud-native services
• Experience building production applications that leverage LLMs and AI services for workflow automation, document processing, and data extraction.
• Experience mentoring distributed or offshore development teams
• Strong understanding of software design, testing, and delivery best practices
• Experience building applications from business requirements through production deployment

Desired Skills & Experience

• AWS CDK and CloudFormation experience
• Redux expertise
• Experience with RDS/MySQL
• Familiarity with CloudFront and S3
• Knowledge of security permissions, access controls, and cloud governance
• Experience working in innovation, R&D, or rapid prototyping environments
• Exposure to modern AI-assisted development tools

What You Will Be Doing

Tech Breakdown

• React
• TypeScript
• Redux
• Node.js
• REST APIs
• AWS Serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS/MySQL, S3, CloudFront, CDK, CloudFormation)
• Unit testing
• CI/CD automation
• Git-based workflows

Daily Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a growing offshore team of developers, QA professionals, and technical contributors
• Design and develop cloud-native applications, APIs, frontend applications, and backend services
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Participate in architecture decisions and technical planning
• Review code, enforce engineering standards, and support team growth