Technical Lead

Shree Narayani Networking Solutions Pvt Ltd; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanguard is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to act as the technical authority for strategic initiatives. The role emphasizes backend development with Node.js and TypeScript, while balancing frontend work with React.

You will define architecture, APIs, and roadmaps, and lead engineering efforts in a hybrid work model in Plano, TX. The position focuses on technical discovery and design, laying the groundwork for scalable delivery and team growth, with a field-tested emphasis on security and

Qualifications

• Strong, expert-level TypeScript across the stack.
• Experience building APIs/services in TS/Node.js.
• Frontend work with React/TypeScript when needed.
• Hands-on backend with cloud-native architectures (AWS).
• Experience with DynamoDB or similar databases.
• Solid understanding of JWT/OAuth and auth patterns.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead developer and technical authority for initiatives.
• Design cloud-native architectures and define technical roadmaps.
• Decompose problems into actionable technical plans.
• Define and negotiate service and API contracts with partner teams.
• Ensure security, resiliency, and maintainability across solutions.
• Guide integration and collaboration with product and stakeholders.
• Influence team staffing and skill requirements as scope evolves.

Skills

TypeScript

Backend Architecture

Frontend Development

Cloud Infrastructure

Databases

Authentication & Authorization

React

Node.js

Tools

AWS

Job description

Technical Lead

6+months

No H1B

Hybrid in Plano TX

$70/hr on C2C

Vanguard

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Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to act as the technical authority for one or more strategic initiatives. The Tech Lead will define architecture, service contracts, and technical roadmaps while providing strong engineering leadership.

This role is heavily backend-focused (~60 70%) primarily using Node.js and TypeScript, balanced with occasional frontend work (~30 40%) using modern web tools (React and Typescript). The short-term emphasis is technical discovery, solution design, and laying the foundation for downstream delivery and team scaling.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• 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.

Hands-On Engineering

• Remain heavily hands-on in backend development (~60-70% focus) while stepping in to support UI development when needed.
• Architect and build services using TypeScript and Node.js (with the potential to support apps written in Java).
• Review code and enforce engineering best practices and quality standards across both frontend and backend repos.
• Support complex technical problem-solving across the stack.

Collaboration & Planning

• 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.

Team & Delivery Model

• Work within a single cross-functional team supporting multiple initiatives (initially not in parallel).
• Support a flexible staffing model with engineers rotating in or out based on phase and needs.
• 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.

Core Technical Skills (Priority Order)

Required

• TypeScript: Strong, expert-level proficiency across the software stack.
• Backend Architecture: Deep experience building APIs and services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Frontend Development: Working experience with React for occasional UI enhancements and integration.
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS): Hands-on experience with services such as Lambda, ECS, and S3.
• Databases: Practical experience with DynamoDB.
• Authentication & Authorization: Solid understanding of common auth patterns including JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) and OAuth.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• 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.