What are the responsibilities and job description for the NodeJS Lead Developer (W2 & open for sponsorship) position at Orbien LLC?
Role: NodeJS Lead Developer (W2 & Open for sponsorship)
Location: Atlanta, GA(Hybrid)
Job Summar
yThis role focuses on building high-performance APIs, event-driven systems, and microservices using Node.js, NestJS, and Express.js. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, API governance, and leading engineering teams in delivering resilient and scalable solutions across web and mobile platforms
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Required Qualification
- s8 years of software engineering experience with strong backend development expertise
- .3 years of experience leading API and backend engineering teams
- .Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, NestJS, and Express.js
- .Proven experience designing and implementing Microservices Architecture
- .Strong experience building and supporting Event-Driven Architectures
- .Deep understanding of REST API design, API security, and API lifecycle management
- .Experience with asynchronous processing, messaging systems, and distributed system patterns
- .Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
- .Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud platform: Azure, AWS, or GCP
- .Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and Agile development methodologies
- .Strong understanding of scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization techniques
.Preferred Qualification
- sExperience in QSR, Retail, Hospitality, E-commerce, or Consumer Digital platforms
- .Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Service Bus, AWS SNS/SQS, EventBridge, or similar messaging platforms
- .Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration platforms
- .Familiarity with API Gateway solutions and API management platforms
- .Knowledge of OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect, and enterprise authentication patterns
- .Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tools
- .Exposure to loyalty, customer engagement, identity, and payment platforms
- .Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills