Senior Full Stack Engineer

LighthouseAI; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance and dental/vision

STD, LTD, Life Insurance

401(k)

PTO and Paid Holidays

Job summary

LighthouseAI is seeking a seasoned full stack developer in the United States to design, build, and scale backend services with TypeScript and Node.js, while delivering robust React front-ends. You will architect RESTful APIs, manage data models across relational and NoSQL databases, and deploy on AWS.

The role emphasizes strong autonomy, ownership, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive features from concept to production while maintaining security and performance standards.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript; Python experience is a plus.
• Strong front-end skills with React and modern tooling.
• Solid Node.js experience and server-side TypeScript frameworks.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and ORMs.
• Familiarity with API design, OAuth/JWT and security principles.
• Hands-on AWS experience (ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, IAM).
• Experience with Jest or Vitest for testing.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using TS/Node.
• Build responsive front-end apps using React.
• Architect and optimize RESTful APIs for client-server use.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases; design data models.
• Deploy applications in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, IAM).
• Contribute to system design and architecture decisions.
• Perform unit and integration testing; ensure code quality.
• Leverage AI development tools to improve productivity and quality.
• Write clean, testable code with documentation.
• Collaborate across teams from concept to production release.
• Ensure security, performance, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

TypeScript

Python

React

Node.js

API design

OAuth/JWT

AWS

Testing (Jest/Vitest)

AI tools

Microservices

Serverless

Tools

Nest.js

ORM libraries

Jest

Vitest

AWS services (ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, IAM)

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using TypeScript and Node.js (Nest.js).
• Build responsive, modular, and maintainable front-end applications using React.
• Architect, implement, and optimize RESTful APIs for client-server communication.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases and design efficient data models.
• Build and deploy applications within AWS, leveraging services such as ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, and IAM.
• Contribute to system design discussions and help shape scalable, maintainable architecture decisions.
• Perform thorough unit and integration testing and validate code quality prior to QA handoff.
• Leverage AI development tools (such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar) to improve productivity and code quality.
• Write clean, testable, and reusable code with proper documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver features from concept through production release.
• Ensure application security, performance, reliability, and scalability across systems.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain code quality standards.

Work Experience Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional full stack development experience.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript; Python experience is a plus.
• Strong front-end skills with React and modern front-end tooling.
• Solid working experience with Node.js and server-side TypeScript frameworks.
• Experience working with relational and NoSQL databases and ORM libraries.
• Familiarity with API design best practices, authentication/authorization (OAuth, JWT), and security principles.
• Practical experience building and deploying applications in AWS (e.g. ECS, Lambda, S3, SQS, IAM) - architecture and infrastructure ownership not required.
• Experience with testing frameworks (e.g. Jest, Vitest).
• Demonstrated ability to work with strong autonomy and ownership, driving work forward without requiring close oversight.
• Proven ability to contribute to system design and make sound architectural decisions at the feature and service level.
• Knowledge of microservices or serverless architecture.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude).

Compensation:

• Salary Range: $150,000-180,000

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance
• STD, LTD, Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• PTO and Paid Holidays