Tech Lead

Intone Inc; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Intone Inc. is seeking a hands-on Tech Lead for a contract position in Plano, Texas. The role focuses on architecture, service contracts, and technical roadmaps, with a strong emphasis on technical discovery, solution design and team scaling.

The engineer will stay hands-on with backend work in TypeScript/Node.js (~60–70%) and contribute to frontend tasks in React/TypeScript (~30–40%) as needed, while potentially supporting Java applications.

Qualifications

• Strong, expert-level proficiency in TypeScript across the software stack.
• Deep experience building APIs and services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure services (Lambda, ECS, S3).
• Practical experience with DynamoDB and authentication/authorization patterns (JWT, OAuth).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer and technical authority for the initiative(s).
• Design resilient, cloud-native architectures and define technical roadmaps.
• Decompose ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionable plans.
• Define, document, and negotiate service and API contracts with partner teams.
• Ensure solutions meet security, resiliency, and maintainability standards.

Skills

TypeScript expert

API design

React experience

Security mindset

Tools

Node.js

AWS (Lambda, ECS, S3)

DynamoDB

JWT/OAuth

GraphQL

GitHub Actions

Job description

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead for a contract position to act as the technical authority for one or more strategic initiatives. This 6+ month role is based in Plano, Texas. The Tech Lead will define architecture, service contracts, and technical roadmaps while providing strong engineering leadership. The short-term emphasis is technical discovery, solution design, and laying the foundation for downstream delivery and team scaling.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer and technical authority for the initiative(s).
• Design resilient, cloud-native system architectures and define technical roadmaps.
• Decompose ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionable technical plans.
• Define, document, and negotiate service and API contracts with partner teams.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Identify technical dependencies, risks, sequencing, and trade-offs across backend and cloud systems.
• Promote a "Security First" mindset, emphasizing the constant need to consider security with every change.
• Remain heavily hands-on in backend development (~60–70% focus) using TypeScript and Node.js while stepping in to support frontend work (~30–40%) using React and TypeScript when needed.
• Architect and build services using TypeScript and Node.js, with potential to support applications written in Java.
• Review code and enforce engineering best practices and quality standards across both frontend and backend repositories.
• Support complex technical problem-solving across the stack.
• Work closely with product, partner teams, and stakeholders to shape scope and priorities.
• Help determine which initiative to start first based on technical readiness and risk.
• Inform decisions on future team composition and required skillsets.
• Work within a single cross-functional team supporting multiple initiatives and contribute to APIs that are primarily internal-facing, with some UI components potentially external-facing.
• Influence when and how additional engineers are added as scope and priorities become clearer.

Qualifications

• Required
  • Strong, expert-level proficiency in TypeScript across the software stack.
  • Deep experience building APIs and services using TypeScript and Node.js.
  • Working experience with React for occasional UI enhancements and integration.
  • Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure services, including Lambda, ECS, and S3.
  • Practical experience with DynamoDB.
  • Solid understanding of common authentication and authorization patterns, including JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and OAuth.
• Preferred
  • Support-level proficiency with Java and/or Angular.
  • Experience with GraphQL, primarily as a consumer but potentially as a producer of a sub-graph.
  • Experience with cross-language migrations (e.g., Java to TypeScript/Node.js or vice versa).
  • Experience with additional NoSQL or SQL databases.
  • Experience with Kong, Lambda Authorizers, and/or Glue.
  • Experience with Security and Monitoring tools.
  • Experience with GitHub Actions.