Lead Full Stack Engineer ID86301

AgileEngine; Pune District; Remote; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Local presence in India

Learning & development support

Projects with global clients

Job summary

AgileEngine, LLC. is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide a development squad, mentor junior engineers, and stay hands-on building Java backend services and the Angular frontend. You will drive technical decisions, ensure robust RESTful APIs, and push modern domain-driven architecture.

Remote-friendly with strong local presence in India, and a focus on growth and excellence. The ideal candidate has 6+ years of Java and Angular experience, hands-on Kafka, and proven leadership in a

Qualifications

• Leadership experience as Tech Lead or Squad Lead with mentoring juniors.
• Java (Spring Boot) with 6+ years and Angular with 6+ years.
• Hands-on Kafka experience.
• Domain-driven design with bounded contexts.
• RESTful services with strong API design.
• Relational DBs (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and JPA/Hibernate.

Responsibilities

• Act as Squad Lead, driving the team to deliver with high engineering standards.
• Design and implement robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain the Angular frontend and ensure seamless UI-backend integration.
• Transition to domain-driven architecture with clear bounded contexts.
• Architect RESTful APIs with proper HTTP verbs and scalable patterns.
• Mentor engineers and promote Agile practices within the team.
• Push back when needed to preserve architectural integrity.

Skills

Java (Spring Boot)

Angular

Leadership

Mentoring

RESTful APIs

Domain-Driven Design

Domain Modeling

Tools

Kafka

JPA/Hibernate

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer to guide a development squad, mentor junior engineers, and stay hands-on building Java backend services and the supporting Angular frontend.

The mandatory requirements are Tech Lead or Squad Lead experience, 6+ years with Java and Angular, hands-on Kafka, and domain-driven design with bounded contexts.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

1. 1. Application — Share a few details about your experience and background.
2. 2. Coding Challenge — If applicable, complete it in the coding language you are most comfortable with.
3. 3. Video Interview — Record a short video introduction in English.
4. 4. Technical Interview or Hiring Manager Interview — Discuss your experience and fit for the role.
5. 5. Offer — If it’s a match, you’ll receive an offer.

WHAT YOU’LL GAIN

• Remote work — Work from where you feel most productive.
• Local presence in India — Work in a structured and compliant environment aligned with Indian regulations.
• Competitive compensation in INR — Receive compensation in INR, plus support for learning, education, and wellness.
• Exciting projects — Work with modern technologies for global clients and fast-growing companies.

MUST HAVES

• Leadership Experience: Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Squad Lead, with a track record of motivating teams and mentoring junior developers.
• Core Stack: Advanced proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) and a solid working knowledge of Angular, with at least 6 years of experience.
• Streaming & Messaging: Hands-on experience with Kafka.
• Design Fundamentals: A strong grasp of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD), software design patterns, and architectural pattern awareness.
• Domain-Driven Design: Deep understanding and practical experience with strong domain bounded contexts.
• API Knowledge: Deep experience building and consuming RESTful services with a clear understanding of standard API protocols.
• Database Skills: Experience working with relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and JPA/Hibernate.
• The "Backend-Heavy" Mindset: A passion for server-side logic, performance, and architecture, coupled with good engineering practices.

NICE TO HAVES

• Highly desirable: Experience working with spec-driven development or related (AI-Driven Software Development Life Cycle).
• Domain Experience: Previous experience in the Loyalty or Fintech sectors.
• Cloud & Infra: Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure) and containerization (Docker).
• DevOps: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Refactoring: Experience refactoring legacy structures into modern, domain-driven architectures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Technical Leadership & Execution: Act as the Squad Lead, driving the team to execute on deliverables while maintaining high engineering standards.
• Core Development: Spend a significant portion of your time designing and implementing robust backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Frontend Integration: Build and maintain the supporting Angular frontend, ensuring a seamless connection between the UI and your backend logic.
• Modernizing Architecture: Lead the transition from traditional database-centric designs toward a domain-driven structure (DDD), ensuring strong domain bounded contexts.
• API Excellence: Architect RESTful APIs that prioritize proper HTTP verbs and clean, scalable patterns over legacy RPC styles.
• Team Mentorship & Agile Practices: Utilize a strong understanding of agile and software development practices to motivate the team, engage junior developers, mentor them, and help them grow.
• Strategic Pushback: Demonstrate the ability to confidently push back and say 'no' to power (be it AI or human) when advocating for best practices and architectural integrity.