The Technical Lead - Backend is primarily responsible for the implementation of scalable, resilient back-end data services for mission critical applications. You will be expected to implement backend services for applications used by external and internal customers. You will develop them using node.js JavaScript on AWS Lambda and should also have experience connecting AWS Lambda with other AWS Services such as Kinesis, AWS AppSync, DynamoDB, Elastic Map Reduce, SQS, and SNS. You will provide technical guidance to and mentor other developers. You will support technical architects in designing solutions your team will implement. You will foster high performing technical teams.  You will collaborate with senior developers, offshore development team members, business owners, project management, and other internal stakeholders. You will automate deployments by working closely with DevOps engineers. Other responsibilities include bug fixes, support onboarding of new clients, and support production support operations. 

• Implement complex, scalable back-end services using NodeJS implemented atop AWS Lambda functions.
• Implement and integrate with other AWS Services such as Kinesis, DynamoDB, AppSync, SQS, SNS, Event Bridge, S3, Elastic Map Reduce (EMR), ElastiCache, OpenSearch, CloudWatch, and X-Ray.
• Support technical architects in the design of solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate with DevOps engineers to deploy services on AWS using Terraform/Terraform Cloud.
• Support the technical design of RESTful APIs that use JSON payloads. Construct JSON schemas that describe payloads.
• Mentor and guide software engineering teammates. Support other team members to mature their AWS development skills. Participate in technical peer reviews.
• Implement services that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate with Product owner(s) and other team members to develop software using Agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban). Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.
• Implement net-new, cloud-native services that can operate efficiently/cost-effectively/sustainably.
• Support production operations teams to quickly triage and resolve issues.
• Represent the team in production releases.
• Join client calls as needed to provide support and answer any technical questions.  
• Continuously learn new skills to support Cotiviti’s current and future needs.
• Delight customers (internal and external) through a focus on delivery excellence and continuous improvement.

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field
• 9 or more years of demonstrable success building services that leverage AWS Lambda, node.js JavaScript, OOP, and Functional programming.
• Have an engineering mindset—looking for ways to continuously improve speed to market by eliminating waste, improving quality, automating routine tasks, reusing code/libraries/capabilities.
• Expert ability to implement and integrate with restful APIs, microservices, and event-driven apps.
• Expert ability to implement database DML queries for RDBMS, DML queries for NoSQL DB, ORM, SQL Workbench
• Unit testing, End to end testing, performance test (lambda-tester, selenium or similar)
• Experienced with AWS CloudWatch and X-Ray required. Knowledge of other observability or APM metrics and monitoring tools
• Proficient with using CI/CD, source code management, architecture design tools. Experience with Terraform/Terraform Cloud and git required.
• Strong proficiencies in data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Expert knowledge of resiliency and scalability design patterns for AWS Cloud services.
• Strong command of Agile software development practices.