Technical Lead

PeopleCaddie; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 68,880 - 78,523; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

A consulting firm is seeking a Technical Lead in Baltimore, MD to oversee API development for big clients. Responsibilities include technical leadership, scrum master duties, and leading a team in delivering hands-on solutions with Node.js and AWS. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience in software development with expertise in AWS and MongoDB. This role offers a competitive pay rate of up to $57 hourly, with a contract duration of 9+ months and a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development experience, including tech lead roles.
• Strong experience with AWS services like API Gateway, Lambda, EC2, and more.
• Proficient in MongoDB for design, tuning, and performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of scalable RESTful APIs.
• Act as a scrum master: facilitate sprint ceremonies and manage backlogs.
• Architect cloud-native solutions on AWS with best practices.

Skills

API development

Technical leadership

Agile methodologies

Node.js

AWS

MongoDB

Scrum master experience

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Terraform

Docker

Job description

Location (hybrid): Baltimore, MD - 4x/wk at client site at Cockeysville, MD

Pay Rate: Up to $57 per hour (W2), depending on experience

Duration: 9+ Months

Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Technical Lead with strong API development experience to lead a high‑impact project with one of our Big Four clients. This is a hands‑on role combining technical leadership with scrum master responsibilities. You will own the design and delivery of Node.js APIs on AWS with MongoDB, guide a small development team, and run Agile ceremonies to ensure predictable delivery. P&C insurance domain experience is preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end design, development, and delivery of scalable RESTful APIs and microservices using Node.js on AWS
• Serve as hands‑on scrum master for a cross‑functional team: plan and facilitate sprint ceremonies, manage backlogs, remove impediments, track velocity and delivery metrics
• Architect cloud‑native solutions on AWS following best practices for security, availability, performance, and cost
• Design MongoDB schemas, optimize queries and indexes, and manage data migrations
• Establish coding standards, conduct code reviews, and enforce quality through unit, integration, and contract testing
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to enable rapid, reliable releases
• Define and maintain API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger) and enforce API design standards
• Implement observability: logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting for production readiness and reliability
• Collaborate closely with product owners, QA, and business stakeholders to refine requirements and align technical solutions to business outcomes
• Mentor and coach engineers; foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
• Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and organizational standards

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software development with 3+ years in a technical lead role
• Solid AWS experience (e.g., API Gateway, Lambda or ECS/Fargate, EC2, IAM, Secrets Manager, S3, CloudWatch, SNS/SQS)
• Proficiency with MongoDB (schema design, aggregation framework, indexing, performance tuning)
• Proven experience as a scrum master driving Agile delivery for one or more teams
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills
• Willingness and ability to work from the client’s Cockeysville, MD office at least 4 days per week

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• P&C insurance domain knowledge (policy, claims, billing, rating, integrations with core systems)
• Experience with API security (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT), rate limiting, and API lifecycle management
• CI/CD tooling experience (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
• Experience with serverless architectures, containers (Docker, ECS/EKS), and microservices patterns
• Strong testing discipline (Jest/Mocha, contract testing, Postman/Newman) and familiarity with OpenAPI
• Observability tooling (CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic) and operational runbooks/SRE practices
• Relevant Agile certification (CSM, PSM) is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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Medical insurance

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