Technical Lead/ Application Architect

Job Title: Technical Lead/ Application Architect Location: Torrance, CA Work Model: Onsite Compensation: $119-124k Work Type: Onsite/ 4 days a week

Travel: 10%

Overtime: Yes- Occasionally

Position Overview The Technical Lead / Application Architect, Web Development is a hands-on technical leadership role responsible for designing and developing scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise web applications. The role is approximately 75% hands-on development and 25% application architecture/technical leadership, with primary focus on Angular, TypeScript, and Node.js.

What You Will Be Doing Strong hands-on expertise in Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, RxJS, HTML5, CSS/SCSS, and modern responsive web development.

Strong experience with Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs, middleware, and Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) architecture.

Contribute to application architecture and lead technical design, hands-on development, implementation, troubleshooting, and production support.

Experience designing scalable frontend architectures using reusable components, modular design, UI frameworks, responsive design, accessibility, and internationalization.

Strong understanding of web security and authentication, including SAML, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, session/cookie management, CORS, and OWASP practices.

Experience integrating web applications with enterprise APIs, microservices, cloud services, and backend platforms.

Working knowledge of AWS cloud services such as S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, Lambda, CloudWatch, and related technologies.

Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, Docker/Kubernetes, observability, and modern DevOps/DevSecOps practices.

Provide technical leadership through architecture/design reviews, code reviews, technical decision-making, troubleshooting, and mentoring developers.

Drive engineering best practices around code quality, security, performance, scalability, reliability, and operational readiness.

Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, OpenAI, Cursor, or similar technologies to improve engineering productivity, testing, and code quality.

Collaborate with product, UX/UI, architecture, backend, DevSecOps, security, and business teams across complex Agile programs.

Desired Skills WHAT’S NEEDED Minimum Educational Qualifications - BS/MS Degree 7-10 years of enterprise web application experience, including 3+ years in a Technical Lead or similar hands-on leadership role.

Experience With React And Other Modern JavaScript Frameworks. Experience with Kotlin and/or Java.

Familiarity with AI/LLM integration, including RAG, agentic workflows, and platforms such as AWS Bedrock or equivalent.

Experience with micro-frontends, Next.js, PWA, or similar modern web architectures.

Relevant Web, or AI certifications.

Top 5 Must-Have Skills

Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript & RxJS

Node.js, Express.js, REST APIs & BFF

Web Application Architecture, Security & Enterprise Integration

Hands-on Technical Leadership & Solution Design

CI/CD, Testing, DevOps & Cloud-Native Development

Compensation & Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Other standard benefits as applicable

About Unicon UNICON is a workforce solutions provider with over 35 years of experience supporting organizations across a variety of industries. We partner with our clients to deliver skilled professionals while maintaining a strong focus on quality, compliance, and long-term relationships. UNICON is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.