Role Summary

As a Full Stack Development lead  within our team, you will take on a critical leadership role, driving the technical direction and successful delivery of mission-critical web applications. You will be responsible for architecting robust systems, mentoring a talented team of engineers, and ensuring the highest standards of code quality and innovation. This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and proven leadership capabilities to guide projects from conception to deployment in a complex, enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership & Architecture: Lead the architectural design and development of complex, scalable, and resilient full-stack applications, with a primary focus on Java, Spring Boot, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Team Mentorship & Guidance: Mentor, coach, and lead a team of developers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Guide team members in code quality, best practices, and career development.
• Project & Delivery Ownership: Oversee the entire software development lifecycle for key projects, from technical requirements gathering and design to coding, testing, and deployment. Ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with product managers, business stakeholders, and other technology teams to define technical roadmaps, influence product strategy, and translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
• Hands-On Development: Remain hands-on and contribute to the development of complex features, back-end services, and APIs, setting a high standard for the team.
• Best Practices & Innovation: Champion and enforce software development best practices, including agile methodologies, CI/CD, automated testing, and secure coding standards. Drive the evaluation and adoption of new technologies and industry trends.
• System Optimization & Health: Take ownership of application performance, scalability, and reliability. Lead efforts to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive Experience: Significant professional experience in designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-scale applications.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Proven experience in a technical leadership role, including mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, and guiding team decisions.
• Architectural Expertise: Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex, distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Back-End Expertise:
  • Expert-level proficiency in Java and the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Spring Data, reactive spring).
  • Deep experience in designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
  • Extensive experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB).
  • Strong understanding of ORM frameworks (e.g., JPA/Hibernate) and data modeling.
  • Proficiency with build tools like Maven or Gradle and CI/CD pipelines.
• Front-End Expertise:
  • Strong proficiency in modern front-end technologies (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript).
  • Hands-on experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly ReactJS and state management libraries like Redux.
• General Qualifications:
  • In-depth knowledge of version control with Git and collaborative development workflows.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
  • Superior communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have

• Experience with GraphQL API design and implementation.
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of the financial services industry and experience building applications in a regulated environment.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Applications Development

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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