Lead Fullstack java developer

• Job Description

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Tech Lead to act as the technical authority for one or more strategic initiatives. The Tech Lead will define architecture, service contracts, and technical roadmaps while providing strong engineering leadership.

This role is heavily backend-focused (~60 70%) primarily using Node.js and TypeScript, balanced with occasional frontend work (~30 40%) using React and TypeScript. The short-term emphasis is technical discovery, solution design, and laying the foundation for downstream delivery and team scaling.

Core Technical Skills

Required:

• TypeScript: Expert-level proficiency across the software stack.
• Backend Architecture: Deep experience building APIs/services using TypeScript and Node.js.
• Frontend Development: Working experience with React for UI enhancements and integration.
• Cloud Infrastructure (AWS): Hands-on experience with Lambda, ECS, and S3.
• Databases: Practical experience with DynamoDB.
• Auth: Solid understanding of common authentication patterns (JWTs, OAuth).
• Preferred / Nice-to-Have:
• Support-level proficiency with Java and/or Angular.
• Experience with GraphQL, cross-language migrations (e.g., Java to TypeScript/Node.js), and additional NoSQL/SQL databases.
• Experience with Kong, Lambda Authorizers, Glue, Security/Monitoring tools, and GitHub Actions.
• Ideal Candidate Profile
• Strong technical depth with a solution-oriented, modern software architecture mindset.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership while remaining actively hands-on.
• Strong background in resilient system, cloud-native, and API-first design.
• Comfortable operating in environments with high ambiguity and evolving requirements