Lead Full Stack Engineer

Location: Rockville, MD or Tysons, VA (Hybrid – 3 days onsite). Candidates must be local to DC/MD/VA and will be required to complete an assessment and attend an in-person interview.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in the design, development, and delivery of modern cloud-native applications. This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, guiding engineering teams, establishing best practices, and delivering scalable, resilient solutions in AWS. You'll partner closely with architects, product managers, and fellow engineers to drive technical direction, mentor team members, and ensure high-quality software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise web applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Establish and drive engineering best practices, standards, and documentation.
• Design and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Develop and consume RESTful APIs and event-driven services.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
• Implement automated testing strategies, including unit, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, security, and observability.

Qualifications

• 10 years of professional software engineering experience developing enterprise web applications.
• 2 years of technical leadership experience leading engineering teams or serving as a technical lead.
• Expert-level experience with Node.js, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript development.
• Strong experience building applications with Angular 18, including RxJS, Ngx Formly, component architecture, and monorepo development.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design, software architecture, and distributed systems.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL database technologies.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.

Cloud & DevOps

• Strong experience designing cloud-native solutions on AWS.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • AWS Lambda
  • API Gateway
  • Step Functions
  • Amazon SQS/SNS
  • ECS
  • S3
  • RDS
  • DynamoDB
  • DocumentDB
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions.
• Familiarity with infrastructure automation and deployment best practices.

Testing & Engineering Excellence

• Experience developing automated testing strategies using Playwright with TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of unit, integration, end-to-end, and performance testing methodologies.
• Passion for code quality, maintainability, security, and observability.
• Experience driving engineering standards and development best practices across teams.