Summary
Location
India
Type
full-time
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Job Title: Lead Engineer – TypeScript / Node.js
Experience - 8+ Years
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Engineer to drive the design and development of service-domain architectures for enterprise-scale applications. This role is hands-on and requires strong expertise in TypeScript (Node.js), cloud‑native engineering, and microservices best practices. You will help shape technical direction, mentor engineering teams, and ensure solution excellence within a regulated financial services environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development of scalable, secure, and reliable microservices within a defined service domain using TypeScript (Node.js).
- Implement cloud‑native solutions on AWS, including Lambda, Aurora PostgreSQL, and MSK (Kafka).
- Collaborate with architects, product managers, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into robust technical designs.
- Drive engineering best practices such as CI/CD (GitHub Actions), automated testing, code quality, and performance optimization.
- Mentor and guide team members to uplift technical capability and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
- Participate in architectural reviews, solution designs, and contribute to engineering roadmaps aligned with organizational standards.
- Ensure compliance with security, regulatory requirements, and data privacy standards.
- Work within Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks to support iterative, high‑quality development cycles.
Tech Stack & Tools
- Languages: TypeScript (Node.js), .NET / Java
- Cloud: AWS (Lambda, Aurora PostgreSQL, Serverless Framework)
- Integration: Kafka (MSK)
- CI/CD: GitHub Actions
- Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Dev Tools: Visual Studio Code, UML Modelling
- Design Patterns: Circuit Breaker, Event‑Driven Architecture
Required Qualifications & Skills
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2–3 years in a lead role.
- Strong experience in microservices architecture, REST APIs, and service domain design.
- Hands-on expertise in TypeScript (Node.js) and/or .NET Core.
- Solid understanding of AWS services, particularly serverless architectures.
- Experience with event-driven systems and asynchronous messaging (Kafka preferred).
- Familiarity with CI/CD automation and DevOps engineering practices.
- Prior experience in Agile/Scrum environments; exposure to financial services is a plus.
- Good understanding of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and modern architectural patterns.
- Exposure to frontend frameworks using TypeScript is advantageous.
SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Other facts
About Synechron
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,000+, and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website:www.synechron.com.
What you'll do
- Lead the development of scalable and secure microservices using TypeScript and Node.js while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements. Collaborate with various teams to translate business requirements into technical designs and mentor team members.
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