AI-Driven Full Stack Tech Lead

Ryan Specialty; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 128,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ryan Specialty is seeking a Lead Full Stack Developer to guide a cross-functional team across frontend, backend, and integrations, driving architecture decisions and secure, scalable solutions. You will champion AI-assisted development, oversee CI/CD, and collaborate with product, design, QA, DevOps in an Agile environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in full stack roles, 3+ in leadership, and proven experience mentoring engineers, designing REST APIs, and delivering at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in full stack development with leadership experience.
• Proven track record mentoring engineering teams.
• Experience with solution architecture, system design, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design and delivery of full stack solutions, owning architecture decisions, standards, and best practices.
• Mentor and coach developers, conduct code reviews, and foster quality and collaboration.
• Plan, estimate work with stakeholders, and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.
• Develop frontend interfaces and backend services using modern frameworks.
• Design, build, and document RESTful APIs with strong security and versioning.

Skills

Front-end JavaScript/TypeScript

React/Angular/Vue

C#/.NET

Java

Node.js

Python

API design

Security best practices

CI/CD

Git

Tools

REST API design (OpenAPI/Swagger)

OAuth 2.0 / JWT

Azure/AWS/GCP

Containerization / Serverless

Job description

Ryan Specialty is seeking a Lead Full Stack Developer to guide a cross-functional team across frontend, backend, and integrations, driving architecture decisions and secure, scalable solutions. You will champion AI-assisted development, oversee CI/CD, and collaborate with product, design, QA, DevOps in an Agile environment.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in full stack roles, 3+ in leadership, and proven experience mentoring engineers, designing REST APIs, and delivering at scale.