Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect

Job Title: Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect

Job Location: Holmdel, NJ

Job Type: Contract

Job Overview:

Pay Range: $55.00hr - $60.00hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful systems.
• Strong frontend architecture experience with React & TypeScript.
• Proven experience designing cloud-native, distributed systems.
• Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of security, networking, and performance.
• Experience leading and influencing multiple teams.

Responsibilities:

• Define end-to-end architecture for frontend, backend, and deployment.
• Evaluate and select frameworks, libraries, databases, and cloud services.
• Drive contract-first API design and versioning strategies.
• Define standards, guidelines, and architectural guardrails.
• Architect distributed systems using Java 8+/17 & Spring Boot.
• Define microservices, event-driven, or modular monolith architectures.
• Design secure systems using OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, TLS.
• Optimize system performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Define scalable frontend architecture using React & TypeScript.
• Decide between CSR, SSR, SSG (React vs Next.js).
• Establish design systems and shared component libraries.
• Drive frontend performance, accessibility, and SEO standards.
• Lead cloud adoption and modernization (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform/Oracle Cloud).
• Define containerization and orchestration strategy (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and release governance.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation).
• Drive observability: logging, metrics, tracing, alerting.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers.
• Conduct architecture reviews and resolve cross-team technical issues.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders on roadmap planning.

Nice to Have:

• Micro-frontend architecture (Module Federation).
• Event streaming platforms (Kafka).
• Observability tooling (like Grafana).
• GraphQL or API Gateway patterns.
• Experience with large-scale, high-traffic systems.

Skills:

• Java.
• Spring Boot.
• RESTful systems.
• React.
• TypeScript.
• Docker.
• Kubernetes.
• CI/CD.
• Cloud-native design.
• OAuth2/OIDC.
• JWT.
• TLS.
• Terraform.
• CloudFormation.

Qualification And Education:

• 7+ years of experience.

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• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Disability Insurance (Short-Term and Long-Term)
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Paid Sick Leave (where required by applicable state or local law)
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Career Growth and Professional Development Opportunities