Remote API Solution Architect - Node.js Expert

American Unit, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

American Unit, Inc. is seeking an experienced API Solution Architect to design, develop, and optimize scalable API-driven solutions using Node.js. This remote U.S.

role collaborates with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to build secure, high-performing APIs across platforms. The candidate will lead RESTful and GraphQL API design, implement security controls, and guide teams on microservices, serverless stacks, and CI/CD best practices to ensure reliable delivery and governance of

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years in solution architecture.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale API solutions.
• Deep understanding of REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSockets.
• Hands-on experience with API security, rate limiting, throttling, and caching strategies.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated API testing.
• Experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Understanding of software engineering principles and processes (Lean, Agile, DevOps).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and architecture of RESTful and GraphQL APIs leveraging Node.js.
• Define API standards and best practices for scalability and performance.
• Collaborate with product owners and engineers to translate requirements into solutions.
• Implement authentication/authorization mechanisms and enforce API security.
• Design migration factories using LLM-driven pipelines with human gate reviews.
• Govern GitHub Copilot skills as reusable delivery artifacts.
• Establish OAS-first developer workflows across a NestJS/Fastify/Express stack.
• Oversee API lifecycle management including design, versioning, deployment, and monitoring.
• Evaluate and integrate API management platforms (Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, MuleSoft).
• Guide teams on microservices, event-driven patterns, and asynchronous communication.
• Conduct performance reviews and scalability testing to meet SLAs.
• Mentor development teams on Node.js and API architectural principles.

Skills

Node.js

REST

GraphQL

gRPC

WebSockets

OAuth2

JWT

SSO

API security

CI/CD

DevOps

Agile

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Prometheus

ELK

Datadog

Job description

American Unit, Inc. is seeking an experienced API Solution Architect to design, develop, and optimize scalable API-driven solutions using Node.js. This remote U.S.

role collaborates with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to build secure, high-performing APIs across platforms. The candidate will lead RESTful and GraphQL API design, implement security controls, and guide teams on microservices, serverless stacks, and CI/CD best practices to ensure reliable delivery and governance of