NodeJS Application Architect

About you You are an Application Architect with proven experience designing robust, scalable, and cloud-native architectures for complex business applications. You are skilled at translating business requirements into detailed technical designs, defining architectural patterns and technology standards across backend and frontend environments, and designing integrations across systems with multiple sources of truth. You combine strong architectural judgment with hands-on Microsoft Azure experience and a proactive leadership style. You are comfortable making technical decisions, documenting and defending them through Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and presenting architecture proposals and technical roadmaps directly to technical leaders, business stakeholders, and C-level executives. You can quickly ramp up in complex environments, guide development teams, and leverage AI-assisted development tools to strengthen architecture workflows and documentation. Note: This role operates under a contractor model. You bring to Applaudo the following competencies: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience. 6+ years of Software Engineering experience, with 3+ years in Architecture or Technical Leadership roles. Proven and solid experience designing application and software architectures for complex systems. Backend architecture experience with Node.js and frameworks such as Express or NestJS. Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native architectures. Strong background in REST API ecosystem design and governance. Event-Driven Architecture and asynchronous processing design. Experience integrating multi-source-of-truth systems. Solid understanding of authentication and authorization (OAuth2, SSO) applied to architecture and security. Demonstrated ability to create and defend Architecture Decision Records (ADRs). Assertive and proactive communication skil