Senior AWS Backend Engineer - Node.js/TypeScript (Hybrid PA)

Akaasa Technologies; Malvern (Chester County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking an experienced AWS developer for a hybrid role based in Malvern, PA. The candidate will lead backend development using Node.js and TypeScript, design RESTful APIs, and implement infrastructure-as-code with CloudFormation. Expertise in AWS services and testing practices is required.

Candidates should be comfortable with a CI/CD pipeline, Git workflows, and OpenAPI specifications to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript.
• Experience with NestJS or a comparable DI framework.
• REST API design using OpenAPI/Swagger.
• AWS services including Lambda, API Gateway, S3, ECS, Secrets Manager.
• Infrastructure-as-code with CloudFormation.
• Jest unit testing with strong coverage.
• Git feature-branch + PR workflow with CI gates.

Skills

Backend development

Node.js

TypeScript

NestJS

REST APIs

OpenAPI/Swagger

AWS

CI/CD

Git

Testing (Jest)

Tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

CloudFormation

Jest

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Akaasa Technologies is seeking an experienced AWS developer for a hybrid role based in Malvern, PA. The candidate will lead backend development using Node.js and TypeScript, design RESTful APIs, and implement infrastructure-as-code with CloudFormation. Expertise in AWS services and testing practices is required.

Candidates should be comfortable with a CI/CD pipeline, Git workflows, and OpenAPI specifications to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.