Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer(s)

We need someone who can build onboarding flows and backend architecture in the same week. Not a frontend dev. Not a backend architect. Someone who owns the platform — design system to database.

The role

Lead Full Stack Platform Engineer (React · Node.js · AWS · Bootstrap Design System). Remote. Full-time or contract.

What you will own

▸ Bootstrap theme governance — one shared CSS file, no drift, Figma-to-code discipline

▸ React frontend — component libraries, Core Web Vitals, onboarding flows, dashboards

▸ Node.js backend — API architecture, microservices, event-driven systems, WebSockets

▸ Data layer — schema design, ETL pipelines, sub-20ms query performance

▸ Platform reliability — auth, RBAC, monitoring, auto-scaling, security

▸ AI-assisted development — using Cursor, Copilot, and Claude effectively with engineering judgment

What you must bring

✔ 5+ years React in production — including design system and component library ownership

✔ 5+ years Node.js building scalable APIs and backend systems

✔ TypeScript across both sides — non-negotiable

✔ Bootstrap design system experience — CSS architecture, not just utility classes

✔ Database schema design — you have built schemas AND the UI that consumes them

✔ Production apps shipped with real traffic, monitoring, and tests in place

Nice to have

Vue · Svelte · GraphQL · gRPC · Kafka · CQRS · Kubernetes · PWA · Regulated financial or compliance-heavy platform experience

This is not the role for you if

✗ You have never designed a database schema

✗ You need a separate team to ship a single feature

✗ Your backend experience is Java or Python only — Node.js is required

✗ You treat CSS governance as someone else's problem