Senior Backend Architect - Node.js, Cloud & AI Leader

Acestack; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acestack is seeking a Lead Backend Architect with 10+ years of enterprise backend design experience to shape scalable cloud-native platforms in Phoenix. You will lead architecture, mentor teams, and drive AI integrations across services using Node.js, TypeScript, and modern cloud-native tools.

Applicants should have deep knowledge of AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD, plus experience with LLM integration, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and AI governance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in designing and building enterprise-scale backend systems.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript (must-have).
• Experience with AWS and/or GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of scalable cloud-native backend platforms.
• Design and develop high-performance microservices and APIs using Node.js/TypeScript on AWS/GCP.
• Define architecture standards for distributed systems and event-driven solutions.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Technical guidance

Backend design

Tools

Node.js

JavaScript

TypeScript

Python

Go

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

REST

gRPC

Kafka

LangGraph

LangChain

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Semantic Kernel

PyTorch

Hugging Face

Job description

Acestack is seeking a Lead Backend Architect with 10+ years of enterprise backend design experience to shape scalable cloud-native platforms in Phoenix. You will lead architecture, mentor teams, and drive AI integrations across services using Node.js, TypeScript, and modern cloud-native tools.

Applicants should have deep knowledge of AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, and CI/CD, plus experience with LLM integration, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines, and AI governance.