Senior Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead (Node.js & React)

Avenue Code; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Avenue Code is seeking a strong software engineering leader to spearhead a new, strategic engineering cell. The role is 100% remote, with CET/BST availability, and focuses on end-to-end delivery of AI-driven enterprise SaaS initiatives.

You\'ll act as a Tech Lead in a lean, senior squad, architecting scalable backend systems and guiding architectural decisions with autonomy. Responsibilities include taking features from design to production, building Node.js/TypeScript backends, contributing to

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record in Tech Lead or Senior leadership roles.
• Strong hands-on Node.js backend architecture, API design and system scalability.
• Solid frontend experience with React.js and TypeScript in SaaS environments.

Responsibilities

• Take features from problem definition and architectural design through production delivery.
• Build robust, scalable backend architectures using Node.js and TypeScript, with React frontend contribution.
• Make architectural decisions in a senior squad with minimal oversight.
• Balance delivery velocity, technical sustainability, and business impact in a fast-paced SaaS ecosystem.
• Participate in architectural decisions and implementation approaches.

Skills

Node.js

TypeScript

React.js

API design

SaaS experience

Systems scalability

Leadership

Job description

We are looking for a strong software engineering leader able to spearhead a brand-new, strategic engineering cell!

AI/R Avenue Code is forming a high-impact squad to take end-to-end ownership of new product roadmap initiatives for a cutting-edge, AI-driven enterprise SaaS platform. As the foundational technical hire on this initiative, you will act as a Tech Lead within a lean, highly senior team, architecting scalable backend systems, driving technical design, and delivering features with speed, quality, and complete autonomy. The expectation is that this team can operate with independence, speed, and quality, delivering new features without creating alignment overhead for the current team.

Main Responsibilities:

• Take features from problem definition and architectural design through to production delivery.
• Build robust, scalable backend architectures primarily using Node.js and TypeScript, while contributing to the frontend in React.
• Operate within a senior squad, making technical trade-offs and architectural decisions without requiring heavy managerial oversight.
• Balance delivery velocity, technical sustainability, and business impact in a fast-paced enterprise SaaS ecosystem.
• Participate in architectural decisions, technical design, and the definition of implementation approaches.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a proven track record in a Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, or Technical Leadership role.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js backend architecture, API design, and system scalability.
• Solid hands-on experience building modern, responsive user interfaces with React.js.
• Strong experience with TypeScript and a background in B2C/B2B SaaS product environments.
• Excellent business acumen, strong trade-off reasoning, and comfort working in lean, high-performing teams.
• Contract Type: Full-time B2B Contractor (40 hours/week).
• Location: 100% Remote.
• Schedule Alignment: Working during European Business Hours (CET/BST).

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