Lead Developer – Full-Stack

xpate

full-time

Posted on: 2/6/2026

Location Type: Remote

Location: Latvia

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About the role

Design and implement event-driven, serverless workflows on AWS (Lambda-first approach)
Integrate with acquiring and banking rails, external payment providers, and internal systems
Optimise our stack for lower cost, lower latency, higher stability, and faster releases
Reduce technical debt while improving reliability, observability, and security
Contribute across the full stack: Node.js/TypeScript, Lambdas, DynamoDB, Aurora, JS/TS frontends
Lead end-to-end execution: architecture → implementation → code reviews → release → monitoring → iteration
Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and business teams to deliver high-impact solutions
Mentor the team, support clear engineering standards, and drive systematic quality improvements

3+ years of experience as a Lead Engineer (or similar high-ownership role)
Strong across backend and frontend — confident designing and shipping complex systems
Deep, production-grade AWS serverless experience and a clear system design mindset
Use AI tools daily to speed up development, reduce routine work and improve outcomes
Break down complex integrations and deliver clean, maintainable architectures
Make decisions with clarity, take ownership, and consistently raise engineering quality
Comfortable in an English-speaking environment
Nice to have: Go experience — or willingness to adopt it as parts of the platform evolve

Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

Node.jsTypeScriptAWSLambdaDynamoDBAuroraAI toolssystem designevent-driven architectureserverless workflows

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationdecision makingownershipcommunicationquality improvementproblem solvingclarityadaptability