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API Solution Architect - Node.JS

American Unit Inc.United States🇺🇸United StatesPosted Oct 8, 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
United States
Posted
21 hours ago
DockerExpressMicroservicesMongoDBNestJSNode.jsSQLAPI GatewayAWSELKSSOAgileAzureDatadogGoogle CloudGraphQLJWTJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesLLMPostgreSQLPrometheusRESTRabbitMQTypeScriptgRPC

Job Description

Role :  API Solution Architect - Node.JS
Loaction: Remote
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced API Solution Architect with strong expertise in Node.js to design, develop, and optimize scalable API-driven solutions. The ideal candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and business stakeholders, to architect and implement secure, high-performing, and reusable APIs that enable seamless integration across platforms and applications. This is a remote, work at home opportunity in the US. 
Key Responsibilities 
  • Lead the design and architecture of RESTful and GraphQL APIs leveraging Node.js and modern frameworks. 
  • Define API standards, guidelines, and best practices for scalability, reusability, and performance. 
  • Collaborate with product owners, developers, and integration teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions. 
  • Ensure API solutions are aligned with enterprise integration strategy and cloud-native architecture. 
  • Implement authentication/authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, JWT, SSO, etc.) and enforce API security standards. 
  • Design and deliver agentic API migration factories using chained LLM-driven pipelines with human-gate PR reviews. 
  • Author and govern custom GitHub Copilot skills as reusable delivery artifacts 
  • Establish OAS-first developer workflow playbooks across a NestJS/Fastify/Express Lambda serverless stack. 
  • Oversee API lifecycle management including design, documentation, versioning, deployment, and monitoring. 
  • Evaluate and integrate with API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, Kong, AWS API Gateway, MuleSoft). 
  • Guide teams on microservices architecture, event-driven patterns, and asynchronous communication models. 
  • Conduct performance reviews, scalability testing, and ensure APIs meet SLAs. 
  • Mentor development teams on Node.js, API frameworks, and architectural principles
Required qualifications for this position include:
 
  • 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years in solution architecture. 
  • Strong proficiency in Node.js, Express.js (or Nest.js), and JavaScript/TypeScript. 
  • Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale API solutions. 
  • Deep understanding of REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and WebSockets. 
  • Hands-on experience with API security, rate limiting, throttling, and caching strategies. 
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes). 
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated API testing. 
  • Experience with database technologies (SQL, NoSQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL). 
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills. 
  • Understanding of software engineering principles and processes (e.g., Lean, Agile, DevOps) and continuous improvement through measurement. 
Preferred Qualifications For This Position Include 
  • Certification in Cloud Architecture (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, Google Cloud Platform Architect). 
  • Experience with API monetization and developer portals. 
  • Knowledge of event-driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ). 
  • Familiarity with observability tools (Prometheus, ELK, Datadog). 
  • Background in financial services, healthcare, or large-scale enterprise systems is a plus.

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