Senior Software Engineer - GraphQL & Node.js

Randstad Digital Americas; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Prescription Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

401(k)

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking an Architect-level software engineer to design and maintain high-throughput GraphQL APIs, federated subgraphs, and Node.js microservices in Sunnyvale, CA. You will drive performance, scalability, and governance features across distributed systems.

You will optimize latency-critical workloads with Rust or WebAssembly, shape caching and observability practices, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver robust, reliable services.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of professional software development experience; 6 years of equivalent engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Node.js and GraphQL.
• Experience with databases and caching, cloud and DevOps tools, and distributed systems.
• Preference for Rust, e-commerce, streaming platforms, and API security.

Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain high-throughput GraphQL APIs, federated subgraphs, and Node.js microservices.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and apply Rust or WebAssembly to latency-critical workloads.
• Collaborate across engineering and product teams to establish governance, caching, observability, and resiliency practices.

Skills

TypeScript

JavaScript

Node.js

GraphQL

Apollo Federation

Rust

Distributed Systems

Microservices

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Cassandra

Redis

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

CI/CD

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Apache Kafka

Job description

Randstad Digital Americas is seeking an Architect-level software engineer to design and maintain high-throughput GraphQL APIs, federated subgraphs, and Node.js microservices in Sunnyvale, CA. You will drive performance, scalability, and governance features across distributed systems.

You will optimize latency-critical workloads with Rust or WebAssembly, shape caching and observability practices, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver robust, reliable services.