Hitachi Consulting ( formerly Information Management Group) · 22 hours ago
TypeScript Architect
Denver, Colorado
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $135K/yrHitachi Digital Services is a global digital solutions and transformation business focused on innovation and technology. They are seeking a TypeScript Architect to drive the technical architecture for scalable backend systems, leveraging TypeScript/Node.js and event-driven microservices while mentoring engineering teams and collaborating with stakeholders.
Information Technology & Services
Responsibilities
Architect scalable backend systems using TypeScript/Node.js and event-driven patterns (Kafka, SNS/SQS, or equivalent)
Design and implement streaming and asynchronous processing pipelines for large-scale workloads
Define and enforce data modeling and partitioning strategies for DynamoDB to handle high-write workloads efficiently
Establish and optimize caching layers (Redis, Elasticache, DAX, or in-memory caching) for high-performance APIs
Perform profiling and performance tuning across the stack (CPU, memory, network, database, I/O)
Define API contracts, message schemas (Avro/JSON), and versioning standards for inter-service communication
Implement observability practices—metrics, tracing, and structured logging—to proactively monitor performance bottlenecks
Collaborate with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines, IaC (CloudFormation/Terraform), and autoscaling policies support architectural goals
Mentor engineering teams on TypeScript best practices, async programming, and microservice resilience patterns(circuit breaker, retry, backoff, etc.)
Partner with stakeholders to evolve system architecture in alignment with business growth and product roadmaps
Qualification
Required
Strong expertise in TypeScript & Node.js, including async/await, streams, and worker threads
Kafka architecture & tuning: partitioning, consumer groups, rebalancing, offset management, and schema evolution
AWS DynamoDB: data modeling, secondary indexes, TTL, streams, DAX, and best practices for large-scale design
Caching frameworks: Redis, Memcached, DAX, or CDN edge caching
Performance tuning & scalability: CPU profiling, async I/O optimization, connection pooling, and load testing
API design: REST and GraphQL, including schema federation and gateway design
Monitoring tools: Datadog, Prometheus, CloudWatch, or Splunk
DevOps awareness: CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), container orchestration (EKS/Kubernetes), and IaC tools
Benefits
Industry-leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing
Flexible arrangements that work for you
Company
Hitachi Consulting ( formerly Information Management Group)
As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognised leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries.
Founded in 2000
5001-10000 employees
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