Job Description
Job Description
Position Title: Software Engineer Lead Location: PA - Pittsburgh, TX - Dallas, OH - Strongsville, OH - Cleveland, AZ - Phoenix, AL – Birmingham Work Status : 5 Days Onsite Duration : Contract to Hire Years Of Experience Required : 8+ + Years Industry Background: Banking / Finance Function of the Group: Revenue Support 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).
- 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 trade-offs clearly to stakeholders.
- Balance hands-on development with leadership responsibilities.
Required Skills
- Java 21 / Spring Boot
- Angular / React
- Oracle Database
- NoSQL Databases
- Apache Kafka
- DevOps / CI/CD
- Git
Flex Skills / Nice to Have
- Flowable or any BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) platform