Backend API Engineer Technical Lead II

About the role

Vanguard is seeking a highly collaborative Backend API Engineer Technical Lead II to join our Mobile development team. This role will focus on implementing high-performance mobile applications using modern design, architecture, and tools in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with architects to implement high-performance mobile applications
• Research and summarize adjacent technology trends to provide guidance
• Mentor the team on the “how” of better use of existing platform components and performance best practices
• Translates stories into design & code. Develops well-engineered code and test artifacts backed by automated tests
• Follows Agile software development methodology. Follows architecture standards and best practices
• Contributes to develop and maintain an inclusive and highly collaborative environment for the team

Requirements

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience
• Three years of NodeJS experience
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred

Qualifications

• Minimum of eight years related work experience, with at least three years of development experience
• Three years of NodeJS experience
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience. Graduate degree preferred

Technology Stack

• NodeJS
• TypeScript
• NestJS
• Visual Studio Code
• RESTful Services (Spring Boot / Java on AWS)
• CICD Pipeline, Github Actions
• Git/GitHub
• JIRA
• AWS Cloud – ECS Fargate, EKS, Lambda a plus
• XCode / SWIFT or Android Studio/ Java experience is a plus
• Working knowledge of Adobe Analytics, AppDynamics, Splunk, OpenTelemetry is a plus

Special Factors

• Sponsorship: Vanguard is not offering visa sponsorship for this position.