Lead Full Stack Developer

We are looking for a Lead Software (Full Stack) Developer to bring substantial experience in software engineering principles and best practices, solution design, design patterns, the latest technologies, technical troubleshooting techniques, application testing, and DevOps. This role requires in-depth expertise in NextJS, React, Java, and relevant database technologies, crucial for one or more business applications. The Full Stack Lead Developer must demonstrate strong interpersonal and collaboration skills and is responsible for leading the team in executing product deliverables, implementing complex engineering solutions, and ensuring operational excellence for software systems and applications within the product. This role reports to the Sr. Manager of Software Engineering. This position will be contract and onsite and requires travel.

What You’ll Do

• End-to-End Solution Implementation: Lead the design and implementation of solutions from inception through delivery to production.

• Operational Excellence: Design and code for resiliency, performance, availability, and scalability of applications.

• Estimation and Planning: Provide accurate estimates in collaboration with the product teams and ensure compliance with corporate standards and policies.

• Team Leadership: Coach and mentor other engineers, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

• Documentation: Document solution designs and engineering decisions for product and application solutions.

• Industry Awareness: Stay current with industry trends to advise and advocate solution approaches that meet evolving business needs.

• Budget Understanding: Understand accounting rules for expense and capital activities.

• Cost Management: Identify optimization opportunities to manage costs and track effort hours by activity in time management tools.

• Team Experience: Preferably experienced in working with large, cross-functional teams in a globally diverse model.

• Additional Responsibilities: Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the supervisor or management.

What You’ll Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree of Science in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Math, or a related field.

• 7 years’ experience in Software Engineering, with a strong background in both frontend and backend development.

• Extensive subject matter expertise and experience designing, writing, testing, and debugging applications using NextJS, React, Java, and relevant database technologies.

• Proven track record of leading teams and delivering high-quality, scalable software solutions.

• In-depth understanding of software product domains, software architecture, configurations, integration, and implementation options.

• Awareness of various lifecycle models, optimization tools, and design patterns.

• Ability to evaluate software solutions and best practices for product implementation and resolve issues in software solution components to ensure they align with enterprise-wide architecture.

• Experience writing code and unit tests, capable of performing code reviews, and ensuring code quality and security.

• Lead experience in the identification, analysis, and resolution of complex technical issues within software systems utilizing advanced debugging and problem-solving skills to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot software defects, performance bottlenecks, and system failures.

• Ability to collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams to implement robust solutions and preventive measures to complex technical challenges, ensuring high system reliability and minimal downtime, as well as enhancing overall system performance and scalability.

• Possess the ability to proactively communicate problems, perform advanced diagnostics, and understand the business impact of technical issues.

• The ability to effectively troubleshoot and resolve software issues, creating detailed trouble reports and proposing solutions.

• Ability to collaborate with QA teams to design and implement automated and manual test cases, ensuring thorough coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.

• Experience driving continuous improvement in testing processes, tools, and methodologies, and providing technical knowledge and mentorship to team members on best practices in software testing while ensuring timely identification and resolution of defects to maintain high standards of product quality.

• Experience with design, planning, and the execution of comprehensive testing strategies to ensure software quality.

• The ability to write effective unit and component-level tests and understand integration and end-to-end regression testing.

• Ability to document technical components and deploy them to the defined infrastructure of the software product.

• Ability to travel up to 50% of the year, but typically is 30%

Physical Demands

• Ability to safely and successfully perform the essential job functions consistent with the ADA and other federal, state and local standards.

• Sedentary work that involves sitting or remaining stationary most of the time with occasional need to move around the office to attend meetings, etc.

• Ability to conduct repetitive tasks on a computer, utilizing a mouse, keyboard and monitor.

CAI is a global technology services firm with over 8,500 associates worldwide and a yearly revenue of $1 billion . We have over 40 years of excellence in uniting talent and technology to power the possible for our clients, colleagues, and communities. As a privately held company, we have the freedom and focus to do what is right—whatever it takes. Our tailor-made solutions create lasting results across the public and commercial sectors, and we are trailblazers in bringing neurodiversity to the enterprise. Learn how CAI powers the possible at www.cai.io.

Reasonable Accommodation Statement: If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employment selection process, please direct your inquiries to application.accommodations@cai.io or (888) 824 – 8111. This email is only intended for candidates who need an accommodation or assistance completing the application or interview process and will not be reviewed by CAI’s talent acquisition team. All interested applicants who do not need an accommodation or assistance completing the application must apply on CAI’s career portal for consideration https://www.cai.io/careers/career-portal/

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Remote