Lead Full Stack Engineer (W2 Only)

Client is seeking a senior Full Stack Architect/Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires deep expertise in React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, APIs, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted software development.

Lead end-to-end delivery of full stack solutions using React, Java Spring Boot, GraphQL/REST APIs, and AWS.

Drive architecture and design reviews, defining APIs, data models, integrations, and service boundaries.

Develop secure, production-grade code and enforce engineering best practices through code reviews.

Build and maintain highly available, scalable services with strong focus on reliability and performance.

Implement authentication and authorization using OIDC/OAuth2.

Establish observability, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness practices.

Partner with Product and UX teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

Evaluate and guide adoption of internal and third-party technology solutions.

12+ years of full stack engineering experience with technical leadership responsibilities.

Strong expertise in:

React (TypeScript)

Java Spring Boot

GraphQL & REST API design

AWS cloud services

Kafka/MSK

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS Neptune

OIDC/OAuth2 & JWT security

Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, Git, and DevOps practices.

Must have hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code and/or GitHub Copilot.

Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK), Docker, ECS/EKS, and modern security practices.

Experience defining platform standards, API governance, and reliability metrics.