Tech Lead (TypeScript)

<h2>Tech Lead (TypeScript)</h2> <h3>Company</h3> <p>Orcrist is building a next generation data intelligence platform using cutting-edge technologies. We're handling petabyte-scale data with sub-second queries. Our product (OIP) is a Kubernetes‑based platform delivered as B2B SaaS or as a self‑hosted/on‑prem solution, including air‑gapped deployments.</p> <h3>Role</h3> <p>Lead the team that owns OIP’s central surfaces: the Next.js web application, the typed tRPC API, and the Identity &amp; Access Management (IAM) system. You’ll keep a strong hands‑on footprint (around 50%), evolve the platform from MVP to secure, observable, real‑time foundations, and set cross‑team engineering standards that other feature teams build on.</p> <h3>What you'll do</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Own and evolve the core app surfaces:</strong> the React web app, the tRPC API, and our real‑time UI and admin consoles.</li> <li><strong>Define platform primitives:</strong> IAM (authn/authz), multitenancy, and audit logging as reusable building blocks for all teams.</li> <li><strong>Architect and implement</strong> event‑driven services and typed API contracts in TypeScript/Node.js.</li> <li><strong>Write production code ca. 50%</strong> of the time on the hardest parts (auth flows, performance fixes, real‑time features).</li> <li><strong>Establish SLOs and observability</strong> (traces, metrics, logs) and lead incident response for the Core surfaces.</li> <li><strong>Lead architecture reviews and ADRs,</strong> drive technical decision‑making, and set cross‑team standards.</li> <li><strong>Partner with Platform</strong> on Kubernetes, CI/CD, and security baselines to ship reliable releases.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3>About You</h3> <ul> <li><strong>7+ years</strong> software engineering with <strong>TypeScript/Node.js</strong> (full‑stack with <strong>React</strong>).</li> <li>Deep <strong>Kubernetes</strong> experience operating production workloads.</li> <li>Cloud experience (GCP, AWS, Azure or similar).</li> <li>Led technical teams and <strong>major architecture migrations.</strong></li> <li>Strong <strong>mentorship</strong> track record.</li> <li>Solid <strong>distributed systems</strong> fundamentals and <strong>event‑driven</strong> patterns (Kafka/NATS or similar).</li> <li>Experience with <strong>security &amp; compliance:</strong> OAuth2/OIDC, RBAC/ABAC/policy, <strong>multitenancy</strong>, and <strong>audit logging</strong>.</li> <li>Experience with <strong>observability:</strong> OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, SLOs, and error budgets.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <h3>Nice‑to‑haves</h3> <ul> <li>Experience in B2B SaaS or government/defense contexts.</li> <li>Worked with on‑prem/air‑gapped deployments.</li> <li>Open‑source contributions, speaking/writing on technical topics.</li> <li>Python coding skills.</li> </ul> <h3>What We Offer</h3> <ul> <li>Modern architecture &amp; stack (TypeScript, React, Node.js, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, GCP).</li> <li><strong>Remote‑first </strong>in Germany with occasional team events in Berlin.</li> <li>Home office budget and great equipment.</li> <li><strong>30 days vacation.</strong></li> <li>Direct impact on critical missions across private and public‑sector customers.</li> </ul>