
RazerTech Consulting is mandated to hire a Technical Lead for a US based Tech Company that offers a cloud-based, AI?powered image editing and automation platform for leading brands in ecommerce, fashion, marketplaces & photo studios. The platform helps creatives and marketers produce stunningly consistent imagery and video content at scale.
Role Overview :
Were looking for a hands-on engineering lead to own the delivery of our GenAI-centric product from the backend up to the UI while integrating visual AI pipelines built by ML engineers. Youll be both a builder and a leader : writing clean Java and TypeScript/Node.js, scaling AWS-based systems, mentoring engineers, and making architectural decisions that stand the test of scale. Ideally, youre also familiar with Python for deploying ML pipelines.
(Note : This role requires both technical mastery and leadership skills - we're looking for someone who can write production code, make architectural decisions, and lead a team to success.)
What Youll Do :
- Lead development of the Java, Node.js and Python (FastAPI) backend services on AWS
- Build high-performance image processing pipelines using ImageMagick, SharpJS, and SVG manipulation
- Implement automated visual content generation using Headless Chrome and Puppeteer or similar tools.
- Deploy ML pipelines (built by the ML team) into containerized inference workflows using FastAPI, Docker, and GPU-enabled ECS EC2.
- Deploy and manage services on AWS ECS/Fargate, Lambda, API Gateway, and GPU-powered EC2
- Contribute to React/TypeScript frontend when needed to accelerate product delivery
- Work closely with the founder, product, and UX teams to translate business needs and PRDs into features that drive productmarket fit.
- Make architecture and infrastructure decisions from media processing to task queues to storage
- Own the performance and cost-optimization of our AWS platform
- Hire and mentor junior/mid engineers over time
- Drive technical planning, sprint prioritization, and trade-off decisions
Must have Skills :
- Backend Development (57 years) : Java, Node.js, TypeScript, RESTful API, Docker
- AWS Expertise (5+ years) : AWS Lambda, ECS, EC2, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, roles
- Image Processing & Media Technologies : ImageMagick, SharpJS, SVG manipulation and programmatic generation, Headless Chrome, Puppeteer
- System Optimization & Middleware (35 years) : AWS cloud cost optimization, Celery, BullMQ, AWS Step Functions
- Frontend Development (23 years) : React, TypeScript, Redux, Context API, CI/CD pipelines.
- System Design & Architecture (46 years) : Event-driven architectures using queues, microservices-based systems, caching strategies (e.g., Redis, CDN edge caching)
- Leadership & Communication (23 years) : Lead engineering teams and drive project delivery

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Job qualifications:
Technical Skills
- You have experience using one or more development languages (Java, Nodejs, React, TypeScript, JavaScript, etc.) with experience in Object-Oriented programming
- You can skillfully write high-quality, well-tested code and you are comfortable with Object-Oriented programming
- You are comfortable with Agile methodologies, such as Extreme Programming (XP), Scrum and/or Kanban
- You have a good awareness of TDD, continuous integration and continuous delivery approaches/tools
- Bonus points if you have working knowledge of cloud technology such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes and Docker
Professional Skills
- You enjoy influencing others and always advocate for technical excellence while being open to change when needed
- Presence in the external tech community: you willingly share your expertise with others via speaking engagements, contributions to open source, blogs and more
- You’re resilient in ambiguous situations and can approach challenges from multiple perspectives
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