Tech Lead : Must-have tech stack: Node.js/Express.js, TypeScript and AWS.
Are you a seasoned technical leader with a passion for guiding teams in building high-performance, scalable web applications? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working with cutting-edge technologies? If so, we're looking for a Tech Lead (Express.js, TypeScript and AWS. ie Node.JS and AWS) to lead and mentor our dynamic development team!
About the Role:
As a Tech Lead, you will oversee the design, development, and deployment of robust web applications, while guiding your team through complex technical challenges. You will leverage your expertise in fullstack development, Node.js, AWS cloud services, and modern JavaScript frameworks to drive the technical direction of projects, ensuring high-quality solutions and seamless user experiences.
What You'll Do:
· Technical Leadership: Lead a team of developers, providing technical guidance, direction, and support to ensure successful delivery of projects.
· Fullstack Development: Design, architect, and oversee the development of scalable web applications using JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js), Node.js, and AWS services.
· Mentoring & Coaching: Mentor junior and mid-level developers, helping them grow in their careers by providing feedback, conducting code reviews, and fostering a collaborative learning environment.
· Architecture & Design: Define and implement best practices for architecture, design, and development processes, ensuring high scalability, reliability, and performance.
· AWS Cloud Services: Utilize AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB, etc.) to build and deploy cloud-native applications.
· API Design & Integration: Design and implement RESTful APIs, and ensure seamless integration with third-party services.
· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other teams to align technical solutions with business goals.
· CI/CD & DevOps: Lead the implementation and improvement of CI/CD pipelines to ensure smooth and efficient development workflows.
· Agile Leadership: Guide the team in Agile practices, participating in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, while helping the team stay focused and deliver value iteratively.
· Code Quality & Best Practices: Champion coding standards, code reviews, and automated testing to maintain a high bar for code quality.
Requirements
What You'll Bring:
· Proven Leadership Experience: 5+ years of fullstack development experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
· Strong JavaScript Expertise: Deep understanding of JavaScript and modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
· Node.js Proficiency: Extensive experience building backend applications using Node.js and related frameworks (Express.js, etc.).
· AWS Cloud Expertise: Strong knowledge of AWS cloud services and experience deploying large-scale applications on AWS.
· API Development & Integration: Expertise in designing and developing RESTful APIs and integrating them with third-party services.
· Mentorship & Team Leadership: Proven ability to lead and mentor a development team, ensuring growth and high performance.
· Strong Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities, with a focus on optimizing solutions.
· CI/CD & DevOps Knowledge: In-depth understanding of CI/CD processes and tools.
· Excellent Communication Skills: Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
· Relevant Certifications (Preferred): AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate) are highly desirable.
Experience Levels:
· Strong experience leading teams in the development of large-scale web applications.
· Proven experience in technical leadership and guiding teams through complex challenges is essential.
Skills Required
- 5+ years fullstack development experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
- Strong JavaScript expertise including TypeScript and experience with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue.js).
- Node.js and Express.js backend development experience.
- AWS cloud services experience (EC2, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDB).
- API design and development of RESTful APIs and third-party integrations.
- CI/CD and DevOps knowledge, with experience implementing pipelines.
- Architecture and design experience building scalable, reliable applications.
- Mentorship, team leadership, code review and coaching experience.
- Strong problem-solving skills and excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Relevant AWS certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate).
Datacom Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Datacom and has not been reviewed or approved by Datacom.
-
Healthcare Strength — Healthcare support includes complimentary health insurance packages in Australia and New Zealand alongside employee assistance programs. Wellbeing resources and on‑site meditation rooms are highlighted as part of the offering.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexible and remote work support, plus discounts on gyms, travel, and selected retailers, are prominently featured. The package emphasizes work–life balance and lifestyle support alongside core benefits.
-
Flexible Benefits — Flexible working is promoted across locations, with hybrid/remote arrangements positioned as standard practice where feasible. Benefits are framed as locally tailored by country and business unit, reflecting adaptability to context.
Datacom Insights
What We Do
Datacom is Australasia's largest home-grown tech company. Drawing on the experience of over 6500 staff in 24 locations around the globe, we work with a full range of clients, from small start-ups through to government agencies and multinational corporations, to explore and extract the hidden value in their systems. We bring together over half a century of know-how, the right technology and the knowledge and creativity of our people, to deliver sustainable solutions to our customers’ greatest challenges. With our team of dedicated professionals, we work with leading partners to deliver the solutions that are right for our customers – that solve their issues and enhances their businesses. We design, build and run IT systems and processes across operations, cybersecurity, cloud, digital platforms, payroll and enterprise applications. We deliver customer care services and operate mission-critical infrastructure with best-in-class data centre facilities – Datacom delivers on the promise: practical imagination.
.png)
