Backend & Cloud Infrastructure Team Lead (Node.js / AWS)
Core
Lead a team of backend and infrastructure engineers responsible for Questar's AWS cloud infrastructure and backend microservices.
Role type
Senior IC team lead (backend & cloud infrastructure)
Builds
AWS cloud environment and backend microservices platform
Domain
Cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, Node.js
Required skills
People management, architecture design, agile leadership, engineering standards enforcement, cost optimization, hiring, TypeScript/Node.js development, AWS services (ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS, API Gateway, VPC, IAM), containers (Docker, Kubernetes), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK), CI/CD, production monitoring and incident response
Preferred skills
Kafka/event-driven architecture, multi-region AWS setups, database performance tuning, security and compliance (SOC 2, ISO 27001)
Technologies
AWS, Node.js, TypeScript, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, CDK, Kafka, Postgres, DynamoDB
Responsibilities
Lead, mentor and grow a team of backend and infrastructure engineers; Own the architecture of the AWS environment and the microservices platform; Break large initiatives into workstreams and delegate ownership; Run agile ceremonies and align roadmap with product; Set and enforce engineering standards; Drive cost, performance and reliability improvements; Take part in hiring
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with people management
