Position Details

Salary $110K – $160K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 10+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Lead Application Development Engineer to architect and deliver scalable, distributed applications with live video capabilities for an e-commerce platform. You will drive technical direction, vendor oversight, and architectural governance across front-end, back-end, and streaming components.

Key Responsibilities

Scalable distributed systems design
Service-oriented/microservices architecture
Autoscaling/load balancing design
Live video streaming infrastructure
Architecture governance and vendor oversight

Technical Overview

Stack spans Node.js/TypeScript with microservices, Kubernetes-based deployment, multiple cloud providers (GCP/AWS), and real-time streaming protocols (WebRTC, RTMP, HLS/DASH). Strong focus on API design, RBAC, and ERP/commerce integrations; extensive data stores in SQL/NoSQL.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a seasoned lead software engineer with extensive experience designing scalable microservices architectures, building real-time live video streaming capabilities, and delivering RESTful APIs at scale in a cloud environment.

Must-Have Skills

MUST HAVE at least 10 yearsExperience operating at PrincipalStaff Engineeror equivalent levelProven experience designing scalable distributed systemsExperience building service-orientedmodularor microservices-based architecturesExperience designing autoscaling and load balancing strategies for high-traffic platforms

Tools & Platforms

Google Cloud PlatformAWSCloud RunCloud FunctionsLambdaAPI GatewayGKEEKSDockerKubernetesLoad BalancingPub/SubSNS/SQSKafkaEventBridge

Required Skills

Node.jsTypeScriptNestJSExpressMicroservicesRESTful API DesignAPI GatewaysRBACLive video infrastructureWebRTCRTMPSRTHLSDASHWebRTC SFUTURNSTUNSignalingLow-Latency OptimizationAdaptive Bitrate StreamingAgoraTwilio LiveLiveKitDailyVonage/TokBoxPostgreSQLFirestoreDynamoDBMongoDBRedisDistributed CachingExigoNetSuiteSAPOracleShopifyMagentoCloud RunCloud FunctionsLambdaAPI GatewayGKEEKSDockerKubernetesLoad BalancingPub/SubSNS/SQSKafkaEventBridge

Hard Skills

Soft Skills

leadershipcross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingstakeholder management

Industry & Role

Industry E-commerce

Job Function Lead the design and delivery of scalable cloud-based applications with live video streaming capabilities for a high-traffic e-commerce platform

Role Subtype Cloud Engineer

Tech Domains Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, Firestore, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, WebRTC

Keywords for Your Resume

Lead Application Development EngineerRing Bomb PartyNode.jsTypeScriptNestJSExpressMicroservicesRESTful APIAPI GatewayRBACLive videoWebRTCRTMPHLSDASHWebRTC SFUTURNSTUNSignalingLow-LatencyAdaptive Bitrate StreamingAgoraTwilio LiveLiveKitDailyVonage/TokBoxPostgreSQLFirestoreDynamoDBMongoDBRedisCloud RunGKEEKSKubernetesMagentoShopifyERP IntegrationsDocker

Deal Breakers

Lack of 10+ years experience in senior/lead roles, Inadequate cloud and streaming domain experience

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