Lead Full Stack Engineer

Humana Inc; Louisville, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc is seeking a highly experienced Lead Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable web applications across multiple locations including Louisville, KY. The role requires leadership across the full stack with expertise in React, Next.js, TypeScript, C#/.NET, and PostgreSQL.

You will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, design, and DevOps teams to ensure secure, high-performing software aligned with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years in a lead or senior full stack engineering role.
• Strong hands-on experience with React, Next.js, TypeScript, C#/ .NET, PostgreSQL.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and modern service-based architectures.
• Experience in Agile product delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and delivery of full stack applications using React, Next.js, TypeScript, C#, and PostgreSQL.
• Architect scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions across front-end and back-end systems.
• Partner with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Establish and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes.
• Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and day-to-day technical guidance.
• Drive technical decision-making for application architecture, API design, system integration, and database modeling.
• Optimize application performance, accessibility, reliability, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to support CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and deployment strategies.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and operational standards.
• Contribute to roadmap planning, estimation, technical discovery, and delivery execution.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

C# / .NET

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices

Job description

## Lead Full Stack EngineerApply: Louisville, KY: Charlotte, NC: Tampa, FL: Dallas, TX: Fort Lauderdale, FL: Full time: Posted 2 Days Ago: R-430917# **Become a part of our caring community**We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Full Stack Engineer to help design, build, and maintain modern, scalable web applications. This role will provide technical leadership across the full stack, partnering closely with product, design, architecture, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing applications. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in React, Next.js, TypeScript, C#, and PostgreSQL, along with strong leadership skills and a passion for building resilient, user-centered solutions in a highly collaborative environment.**Key Responsibilities*** Lead the design, development, and delivery of full stack applications using **React, Next.js, TypeScript, C#, and PostgreSQL*** Architect scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions across front-end and back-end systems* Partner with product managers, UX designers, and stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions* Establish and promote engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes* Mentor and coach engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and day-to-day technical guidance* Drive technical decision-making for application architecture, API design, system integration, and database modeling* Optimize application performance, accessibility, reliability, and developer experience* Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams to support CI/CD, monitoring, testing, and deployment strategies* Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, compliance, and operational standards* Contribute to roadmap planning, estimation, technical discovery, and delivery execution# **Use your skills to make an impact****Required Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience* 2+ years proven experience in a **lead or senior full stack engineering role*** Strong hands-on experience with: **React, Next.js, TypeScript, C# / .NET, PostgreSQL*** Experience building and consuming **RESTful APIs** and/or modern service-based architectures* Strong understanding of front-end architecture, component design, state management, and responsive UI development* Strong understanding of back-end application design, service orchestration, and database design* Experience with testing strategies across unit, integration, and end-to-end layers* Experience working in Agile product delivery environments* Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience with **cloud platforms**, especially Azure* Experience with **microservices** or distributed systems* Familiarity with **CI/CD pipelines**, observability, logging, and production support practices* Experience in healthcare, regulated industries, or enterprise-scale environments* Knowledge of secure software development practices and data protection requirements **Additional Information****Scheduled Weekly Hours**40**Pay Range**The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$129,300 - $177,800 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.**Description of Benefits**Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.# **About Us**About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.