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Intellibus

Lead Full Stack Engineer – React & Cloud Platforms

Hybrid

Manhattan, United states

Senior

Freelance

03-03-2026

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Skills

Communication Leadership JavaScript Go TypeScript SQL NoSQL CI/CD Docker Architecture Cloud Architecture Linux Databases Azure react node.js HTML5 CI/CD Pipelines Kafka Express Microservices Microsoft Azure

Job Specifications

Are you a full-stack engineer working at a Large Financial Institution and being told by your leadership that you are too hands-on, detail-oriented, or think and work like a start-up? 

Imagine working at Intellibus to engineer platforms that impact billions of lives around the world. With your passion and focus, we will accomplish great things together!

We are looking forward to you joining our Platform Engineering Team.

Our Platform Engineering Team is working to solve the Multiplicity Problem. We are trusted by some of the most reputable and established FinTech Firms. Recently, our team has spearheaded the Conversion & Go Live of apps that support the backbone of the Financial Trading Industry.

We are looking for Leaders/Engineers who can:

Design and implement scalable, high-performance React architectures.
Build and maintain applications using React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript.
Migrate class components to functional components using Hooks.
Implement state management, caching, and performance optimizations.
Add dark mode, theming, internationalization, and localization.
Build and document UI component libraries (Storybook, monorepos).
Debug and optimize applications deployed in Azure-hosted Linux environments.
Azure App Services or Virtual Machines.

Backend (Node.js / APIs)

Build and maintain backend services using Node.js and TypeScript.
Develop RESTful APIs and microservices using NestJS (Express acceptable).
Design event-driven and asynchronous workflows.
Work with BullMQ for background jobs, queues, and async processing.
Optimize performance across APIs, queries, and caching layers.
Integrate with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Work with Kafka or Azure-native messaging services, such as: Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Grid & Azure Storage Queues.
Deploy and operate services on Microsoft Azure.
Use Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Debug and troubleshoot Linux / Unix environments.

Qualifications

12+ years of professional engineering experience.
Strong expertise in React and TypeScript.
Proven experience building Node.js backend services with NestJS.
Solid understanding of Azure cloud architecture and distributed systems.
Experience leading technical decisions and mentoring engineers.
Strong communication skills with an ownership mindset.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.

Technology Stack

React, TypeScript, JavaScript.
TailwindCSS, HTML5, CSS3.
Node.js, NestJS.
REST APIs, Microservices.
BullMQ.
Microsoft Azure.
Docker.
CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code.
Kafka.
Azure Service Bus / Event Grid.
SQL / NoSQL.

 

Our Process

Schedule a 15 min Video Call with someone from our Team.
4 Proctored GQ Tests (< 2 hours).
30-45 min Final Video Interview.
Receive Job Offer.

If you are interested in reaching out to us, please apply, and our team will contact you within the hour.

About the Company

We are a team of passionate software engineers and entrepreneurs. We love to solve challenging problems efficiently. We advise Board Members and C Level Executives of some of the Largest Financial Institutions on all things Technology from Cloud Computing to Artificial Intelligence. Recognition -- Top 3 Best Tech in DC, 2016 -- Tech Ovation Semifinalist, 2017 -- Moxie Awards Semifinalist, 2018 -- New Award -- To be Announced Aug 15, 2023 We have evaluated companies and services like Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Microsof... Know more