Full Stack Node.JS Technical Lead

Duration: 6 months, with potential for conversion based on performance

Job Description:

The Technical Team Lead will be responsible for leading a team of 4–5 software engineers within the Digital Banking group. This is a hands-on leadership role, with approximately 30% of time dedicated to individual contribution (coding, reviewing, debugging) and 70% focused on team leadership, direction setting, coaching, and delivery oversight. The role is accountable for the quality, reliability, and performance of systems developed by the team, and will play a key part in modernizing and supporting applications used across the bank’s retail and wealth banking platforms. This role is contract-to-hire with the intent to convert to a full-time position based on performance and organizational needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and daily oversight to a team of 11 engineers.
• Ensure high-quality and on-time delivery of software solutions in accordance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
• Serve as primary escalation point for technical blockers and production issues within the team.
• Participate in hands-on development tasks, including code contributions, pull request reviews, and technical design.
• Lead sprint planning, backlog grooming, code reviews, and daily standups.
• Monitor and improve system uptime, incident response, and operational readiness of deployed applications.
• Collaborate with product owners, QA, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure teams.
• Provide regular coaching, performance feedback, and technical mentorship to team members.
• Support continuous improvement of development practices and architecture.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software development, including full stack development using:
• React (front end)
• Node.js (backend)
• SQL-based databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or equivalent)
• 4+ years of experience in a technical leadership or team lead capacity.
• Experience deploying and managing applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong familiarity with Terraform, Git, and CI/CD processes.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining and improving Application uptime and reliability.
• Strong understanding of secure development practices and regulatory considerations (banking or fintech domain preferred).
• Preferred Qualifications
• Prior experience in the financial services industry, especially within banking, fintech, or wealth management.
• Experience mentoring junior developers or acting as a lead in agile environments.
• Working knowledge of infrastructure-as-code practices.

About US Tech Solutions:

US Tech Solutions is a global staff augmentation firm providing a wide range of talent on-demand and total workforce solutions. To know more about US Tech Solutions, please visit www.ustechsolutions.com .

US Tech Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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