Senior Software Engineer — TypeScript & Node · Distributed Messaging (Kafka / RabbitMQ) · AI Coding Agents

Big Wave Digital - USA; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Unlimited PTO

Work-From-Home Benefit

Job summary

Big Wave Digital - USA seeks a senior product engineer to lead technical design and architecture for major initiatives, collaborating with product teams. You will own the reliability of high-volume distributed systems, mentor engineers, and guide AI coding agents to deliver scalable, robust software.

Ideal candidates have 5–15 years of experience, expert TypeScript/Node.js skills, and hands-on experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ. US citizenship or Green Card required; sponsorship not available.

Qualifications

• Expert-level TypeScript and Node.js.
• 5–15 years in product engineering.
• Hands-on production experience with distributed messaging (Kafka or RabbitMQ).
• Experience shipping code with AI coding agents.
• US citizens or Green Card holders; no sponsorship/visa transfers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and architecture for major initiatives and write design documents.
• Make trade-offs in partnership with product leadership.
• Direct and review AI coding agents and ensure reliability of high-volume distributed systems.
• Mentor engineers and foster technical excellence.

Skills

TypeScript

Node.js

Distributed Messaging

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Event-Driven Architecture

Distributed Systems

AI Coding Agents

System Design

Technical Leadership

React

Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Reliability Engineering

Product Engineering

Mentoring

B2B SaaS

Job description

Lead technical design and architecture for major initiatives, write design documents, and make trade-offs in partnership with product. Direct and rigorously review AI coding agents, own the reliability of high-volume distributed systems, and mentor engineers.

Requirements

Requires expert-level TypeScript and Node.js, hands-on production experience with distributed messaging such as Kafka or RabbitMQ, and current experience shipping code with AI coding agents. Candidates should have 5-15 years in product engineering, end-to-end ownership of a major system or product area, and strong communication and technical design skills; applicants must be US citizens or Green Card holders, with no sponsorship or visa transfers.

Key Skills

TypeScript, Node.js, Distributed Messaging, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event-Driven Architecture, Distributed Systems, AI Coding Agents, System Design, Technical Leadership, React, Cloud-Native Infrastructure, Reliability Engineering, Product Engineering, Mentoring, B2B SaaS

Benefits

• Equity
• Unlimited PTO
• Work-From-Home Benefit