Senior Backend Architect for AI-Cloud APIs

Talentify; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Oteemo in Reston, VA seeks a Lead Software Engineer to oversee distributed backend architectures powering mission-critical APIs and data services in a cloud-hosted environment, preferably AWS. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight to build secure, scalable backend systems using TypeScript and GoLang.

You’ll guide GraphQL and REST integration patterns, drive secure identity with OIDC/JWT, and lead data workflows with PostgreSQL and data warehouses.

Qualifications

• Citizenship or permanent residence required in the US.
• Expert-level TypeScript and GoLang, with hands-on API design experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead service decomposition for GraphQL subgraphs and backend APIs across serverless and container workloads.
• Define resiliency patterns and observability strategies including tracing and logging.
• Ensure TLS, OIDC/JWT, IAM RBAC, and encryption are implemented by design.
• Oversee compute stacks and networking across environments.
• Drive CI/CD practices for zero-downtime deployments and automated health checks.
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence across teams.

Skills

TypeScript

GoLang

GraphQL

REST API design

Node.js

AWS

Serverless

Container orchestration

IaC

Security-by-design

OIDC/JWT

IAM

KMS

Distributed tracing

CI/CD

Tools

GORM (Go)

PrismaORM

TypeORM

CDK

Terraform

Apollo Server

Apollo Router

Job description

Oteemo in Reston, VA seeks a Lead Software Engineer to oversee distributed backend architectures powering mission-critical APIs and data services in a cloud-hosted environment, preferably AWS. You will combine hands-on technical leadership with strategic oversight to build secure, scalable backend systems using TypeScript and GoLang.

You’ll guide GraphQL and REST integration patterns, drive secure identity with OIDC/JWT, and lead data workflows with PostgreSQL and data warehouses.