Full Stack Lead

Asterism IT Solutions; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Asterism IT Solutions is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Lead to own the architecture, design, development, and delivery of a modern Developer Portal exposing Treasury and Payments capabilities. You will lead a cross-functional squad, implementing React frontend with a Java/Spring Boot backend and driving engineering best practices across the SDLC.

The role emphasizes architecture, design reviews, tool evaluation, and DevOps with Jira, OpenTelemetry, and Grafana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of technical lead or team lead experience.
• Expert-level experience with React JS.
• Strong experience with HTML5, CSS-in-JS, responsive design, and browser developer tools.
• Strong Java 11+ development experience, preferably Java 17.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Security, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Excellent communication, mentoring, leadership, and Agile/Scrum skills.

Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture, coding standards, and DevOps strategy.
• Lead design and code reviews and mentor engineers.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and design patterns.
• Build responsive and accessible UIs using React JS, Hooks, Context, TypeScript, and Redux.
• Develop scalable APIs and event-driven services using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.
• Implement authentication, RBAC, and rate limiting.
• Own sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and release demos.
• Partner with Product, UX, and QA teams to refine requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Track development work in Jira and ensure Definition of Ready/Done.
• Champion test automation using JUnit, Jest, and Cypress.
• Implement observability using OpenTelemetry and Grafana.
• Conduct profiling, performance tuning, and load testing for sub-200ms latency.
• Enforce secure coding practices and conduct vulnerability scans.
• Collaborate with Treasury/Payments SMEs to model business flows.
• Present architecture, decisions, and progress to leadership and partners.
• Work with DevSecOps to maintain CI/CD pipelines, blue-green deployments, and rollback strategies.

Skills

React JS

Java 17+

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

IaC

Jira

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are looking for a hands-on Full Stack Lead to own the architecture, design, development, and delivery of a next-generation Developer Portal that exposes Treasury and Payments capabilities to internal and external engineers.

The ideal candidate will lead a cross-functional engineering squad, combining a modern React frontend with a Java/Spring Boot microservices backend, while driving engineering best practices throughout the full software development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Define solution architecture, coding standards, and DevOps strategy.
• Lead design and code reviews and mentor engineers.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, and design patterns.
• Build responsive and accessible UIs using React JS, Hooks, Context, TypeScript, and Redux.
• Develop scalable APIs and event-driven services using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.
• Implement authentication, role-based access control, and rate limiting.
• Own sprint planning, stand‑ups, retrospectives, and release demos.
• Partner with Product, UX, and QA teams to refine requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Track development work in Jira and ensure stories meet Definition of Ready and Definition of Done.
• Champion test automation using JUnit, Jest, and Cypress.
• Implement observability using OpenTelemetry and Grafana.
• Conduct profiling, performance tuning, and load testing to maintain sub-200ms latency.
• Enforce secure coding practices and conduct regular vulnerability scans.
• Collaborate with Treasury/Payments SMEs to model business flows.
• Present architecture, technical decisions, and project progress to senior leadership and external partners.
• Work with DevSecOps to maintain CI/CD pipelines, blue‑green deployments, and rollback strategies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years of technical lead or team lead experience.
• Expert-level experience with React JS.
• Strong experience with HTML5, CSS-in-JS, responsive design, and browser developer tools.
• Strong Java 11+ development experience, preferably Java 17.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot, Spring Security, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Git, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Excellent communication, mentoring, leadership, and Agile/Scrum skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Docker and Kubernetes.
• SQL/NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB.
• Caching technologies such as Redis.
• API gateways including Kong, Apigee, or AWS API Gateway.
• OpenAPI/Swagger.
• OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and security best practices.
• Event streaming with Kafka/Amazon MSK.
• Reactive programming.
• Experience in Treasury, Payments, FinTech, or FinTech compliance environments.

Important Candidate Requirements

Only candidates with the following work authorization will be considered:

• US Citizen
• Green Card
• Genuine GC‑EAD

This is a 5-day onsite position in Plano, TX. Non-local candidates are acceptable if they are willing to relocate.