Lead Integration Engineer (Node.js / Azure)

Job Title: Lead Integration Engineer (Node.js / Azure)

Location: Coppell, TX (Onsite – 4 Days/Week, Work from Home on Fridays)

Duration: Contract to Hire

Pay Range:$70 to $79/hr

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Lead Integration Engineer (Node.js / Azure) to join a high-impact enterprise modernization initiative focused on transforming legacy integrations into a modern, cloud-native API platform. This is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable backend integration solutions while collaborating closely with architects, business stakeholders, and implementation partners.

The ideal candidate is a backend JavaScript expert with deep experience building enterprise APIs, cloud-native applications, and event-driven integrations using Microsoft Azure. In addition to strong technical expertise, this individual will mentor engineering teams, establish development standards, and ensure best practices are followed throughout the software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend integration services using Node.js, Vanilla JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Build enterprise-grade RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations supporting mission-critical business applications.
• Develop cloud-native solutions using Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Functions, Azure API Management, Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure Container Apps, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architects to implement modern API-first and event-driven integration patterns.
• Lead the migration from legacy integration platforms to a modern endpoint-to-endpoint API architecture.
• Review vendor-delivered solutions, enforce engineering standards, and ensure adherence to architectural best practices.
• Design resilient, secure, and high-performing distributed systems with appropriate error handling, retry logic, and scalability considerations.
• Mentor and coach software engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with business analysts, product owners, architects, and implementation vendors to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical roadmaps, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Promote modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, cloud-native development, and AI-assisted development tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum 7 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong expertise in Vanilla JavaScript, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Experience with backend frameworks such as Express.js, Fastify, or NestJS.
• Proven experience designing and developing enterprise APIs and system-to-system integrations.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, OpenAPI specifications, API versioning, authentication, and API security.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, including:
• Azure Functions
• Azure API Management
• Azure Service Bus
• Azure Event Grid
• Azure Container Apps
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Docker
• Experience building cloud-native distributed applications and event-driven architectures using messaging and pub/sub technologies.
• Strong understanding of resiliency patterns, retry strategies, error handling, monitoring, and performance optimization.
• Experience mentoring developers and conducting code reviews.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with enterprise integration platforms such as MuleSoft, TIBCO, or similar.
• Experience leading large-scale integration modernization or migration initiatives.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with DevOps and DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of observability tools for logging, tracing, and monitoring.
• Experience with additional programming languages such as C#/.NET, Java, Go, or Rust.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (AZ-204, AZ-305) are highly preferred.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a Lead Backend JavaScript Engineer with deep expertise in enterprise integration and cloud-native application development. You have extensive experience building scalable REST and event-driven APIs using Node.js and Vanilla JavaScript, and you're comfortable designing distributed systems on Microsoft Azure.

You have successfully led integration initiatives, mentored engineering teams, and collaborated with architects and implementation partners to deliver modern API-first solutions. You're passionate about engineering excellence, enjoy solving complex integration challenges, and thrive in a hands-on leadership role where you can influence architecture, enforce best practices, and drive enterprise modernization efforts.

owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals. Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more. Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.