Software Engineer Lead - Contractor

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Technical Leadership ○ Lead the design and development of end-to-end application features across backend services (Java 21) and frontend applications (Angular). ○ Own architecture decisions spanning APIs, UI state management, performance, security, and scalability. ○ Establish and enforce coding standards, design patterns, and best practices across both backend and frontend stacks. • Backend Responsibilities (Java) ○ Design and implement backend services using Java (17/21+), Spring Boot, and related Spring frameworks. ○ Build and maintain RESTful APIs and service integrations consumed by Angular frontends. ○ Lead backend architecture using microservices, event driven designs, and cloud native patterns.
• Frontend Responsibilities (Angular) ○ Lead development of frontend applications using Angular, TypeScript, RxJS, and modern component based architecture. ○ Design responsive, accessible, and performant UI components aligned with UX and product requirements. ○ Define frontend architecture including state management, routing, lazy loading, and API consumption.
• Quality, Testing & Reliability ○ Promote automated testing across the stack, including: Backend: unit, integration, and contract tests (JUnit, Mockito). AND Frontend: unit and component tests (Jasmine, Karma, Jest). ○ Champion observability using structured logging, metrics, and tracing across frontend and backend. ○ Ensure applications are secure, resilient, and production ready with proper validation, error handling, and monitoring.
• DevOps & Deployment Collaboration ○ Support CI/CD pipelines for both UI and backend components. ○ Partner with DevOps on Docker/Kubernetes deployments, environment configuration, and release processes. ○ Ensure frontend and backend artifacts are versioned, deployed, and monitored consistently. ○ Participate in production support, incident reviews, and reliability improvements.
• Team Leadership & Mentorship ○ Mentor engineers across frontend and backend disciplines, promoting full stack skill growth. ○ Lead technical design reviews and code reviews across Java and Angular codebases. ○ Encourage knowledge sharing and establish best practices for full stack development. ○ Support hiring and onboarding of full stack engineers through interviews and guidance.
• Collaboration & Delivery ○ Work closely with product managers, UX designers, QA, and platform teams. ○ Drive sprint planning, estimation, and timely delivery of full stack features. ○ Communicate technical decisions, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to stakeholders. ○ Balance hands on development with leadership responsibilities.

Must Have Technical Skills:
• Java 21/Spring • Angular/React • Oracle • No-SQL DB • Kafka • DevOps CI/CD • Git

Flex Skills/Nice to Have:
• Flowable or any BPMN

Soft Skills:
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Ability to coach / give and or receive feedback

Education/Certifications:
Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience.