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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will play a critical role across the full software development lifecycle—from solution design and hands-on development through deployment, production support, and continuous optimization. You will design and build modern, scalable microservices and web applications while maintaining and modernizing legacy systems when required.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges end-to-end, optimizing performance and reliability in production environments, and mentoring others while contributing to architectural direction. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment alongside engineers, architects, product partners, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, high-quality software systems at scale.

What You Will Do

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable full stack applications and microservices, building modern front-end experiences (React and/or Angular) and back-end services using Java and Spring Boot
• Own and deliver key features end-to-end, contributing to technical design and carrying solutions through the full software development lifecycle—from requirements through production support
• Write high-quality, maintainable code and apply engineering best practices including automated testing, code reviews, and clean coding standards
• Maintain and modernize legacy systems while identifying opportunities to improve performance, reliability, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues across application and data layers
• Participate in a shared on-call rotation and provide production support as needed
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance through collaboration, code reviews, and knowledge sharing

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including meaningful full stack development experience
• Strong back-end expertise in Java (core fundamentals, concurrency, JVM performance), with hands-on experience building RESTful services using Spring Boot
• Solid front-end experience building modern web applications using React and/or Angular, with familiarity in contemporary tooling and automated testing practices across the stack
• Experience designing secure, scalable APIs and systems, applying best practices in versioning, testing (TDD preferred), and maintainability
• Experience working with relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar), including writing and optimizing SQL queries and integrating applications with database systems; familiarity with NoSQL technologies is a plus
• Experience with cloud-native development and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, containerization, and working with at least one major cloud provider (preferably AWS)
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve complex production issues, performing root cause analysis across services and data layers
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience building and operating applications in AWS, including core services such as compute, storage, managed databases, and monitoring
• Experience working with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS)
• Experience with event-driven and integration patterns, including messaging technologies (Kafka, JMS, SQS) and REST-based integrations
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, New Relic, OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch)
• Knowledge of API and application security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, TLS, secrets management)
• Experience working in highly regulated environments (financial services, healthcare, etc.), with retirement services experience strongly preferred

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job.  The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time.   You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description.   You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason, as per terms and conditions of your employment contract.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.