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Lead Engineer / Senior Full Stack Engineer Frontend & Java

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced

Lead Engineer / Senior Full Stack Engineer

with

10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience

to join our technology team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in

frontend engineering and UI architecture , with experience designing scalable, responsive and high-performance enterprise applications. The role also requires strong secondary knowledge of

Java-based backend development, REST/GraphQL APIs and microservices architecture . You will provide technical leadership across multiple teams or squads, drive engineering best practices, and contribute to the end-to-end delivery of secure, scalable and high-quality technology solutions. Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Engineering

Lead the design and development of scalable, responsive and high-quality enterprise web applications.

Architect and implement reusable UI components, application flows and frontend solutions.

Develop and maintain frontend applications using

TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Angular and/or Lit.js .

Establish and enforce frontend engineering standards covering performance, accessibility, maintainability, testing and code quality.

Design and implement

microfrontend architectures

across multiple UI repositories.

Drive frontend performance optimization and responsive user experience.

Guide frontend state management, event handling and integration with backend services.

Champion the use of

AI-assisted development tools

such as GitHub Copilot, Figma AI and similar technologies to improve engineering productivity.

Provide technical guidance, mentoring and code reviews to engineers.

Lead and coordinate multiple engineering teams/squads across planning, development, testing and release activities.

Backend Development

Develop and maintain backend services using

Core Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot and/or Quarkus .

Implement secure backend services using

Spring Security

and established security practices.

Design and develop

RESTful APIs and GraphQL services .

Contribute to microservices architecture and integration design.

Develop robust data access layers using

JPA/Hibernate .

Work with SQL and NoSQL databases including

PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB and Redis .

Support application build and deployment processes using

Maven/Gradle and CI/CD pipelines .

Collaborate with DevOps, QA, architecture and product teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

Frontend

At least

10 years of overall software engineering experience , with strong hands-on frontend development experience.

Strong hands-on experience with

JavaScript and TypeScript .

Experience with one or more modern frontend frameworks/libraries such as: React.js

Angular

Lit.js

MUI

Strong understanding of

UI architecture, reusable component design and frontend design patterns .

Experience building responsive, accessible and high-performance enterprise applications.

Experience with frontend state management and backend API integration.

Strong understanding of

REST and/or GraphQL integration .

Experience with frontend testing, code reviews, maintainability and reusable design standards.

Hands-on experience with

microfrontend architecture

and/or multiple frontend repositories is highly desirable.

Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as

GitHub Copilot, Figma AI, Claude Code or similar tools

is an advantage.

Backend

Working knowledge of: Core Java

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Quarkus

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

Microservices architecture

JPA/Hibernate

Maven/Gradle

SQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL and Oracle

NoSQL databases such as MongoDB and Redis

Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure

Git and Azure DevOps

Jenkins and/or Azure Pipelines

Docker and Kubernetes

Azure and/or AWS

Linux/Unix environments

CI/CD practices

Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as

ELK, Prometheus and Grafana

Leadership & Soft Skills

Proven experience leading

multiple engineering teams or squads

through the full software delivery lifecycle.

Strong experience in

Agile/Scrum

environments.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to collaborate effectively with product, architecture, QA, DevOps and business teams.

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop engineering team members.

Strong focus on software quality, security, performance and maintainability.

Comfortable working in a fast-paced and continuously evolving technology environment.

Preferred Experience

Experience in the

banking, financial services or fintech industry .

Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements within financial services environments.

Experience with

event-driven architecture .

Experience delivering large-scale enterprise applications.

Experience working across multiple teams, technology platforms and distributed development environments.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in

Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or a related discipline .

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