Lead Full Stack Engineer with React JS & Python

American IT Systems; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

American IT Systems is seeking a Lead Full Stack Engineer to own frontend delivery for forecasting, commitment-tracking financial apps, and executive dashboards. Based in Austin, TX, you will lead UI architecture and collaborate with backend teams to deliver production-grade, AI-assisted narratives and dashboards.

You will build responsive front-end with ReactJS and Python-based services, own end-to-end reporting, and drive frontend architecture decisions while ensuring seamless integration with

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Full Stack Development.
• Hands-on ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Expertise in Python and backend frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience owning both dashboard/UI delivery and executive reporting output.

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture for forecasting and commitment-tracking applications.
• Build AI-assisted executive dashboards and drill-down UX for finance stakeholders.
• Architect and develop responsive front-end applications using ReactJS.
• Develop and maintain scalable backend systems and API-driven apps using Python.
• Own executive reporting delivery: dashboards, AI-drafted narrative and commentary.
• Deliver within the Client's primary frontend stack; harden prototype UI to production.
• Support post-transition delivery-metric reporting (cycle time, AI-generated code quality).

Skills

Full stack development

ReactJS

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML5

CSS3

Python

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Tools

Django

Flask

FastAPI

Streamlit

Job description

Role: Lead Full Stack Engineer with React JS & Python

Location: Austin, TX (Onsite)

Exp. Level: 10+ Years

Role Purpose Owns frontend delivery for the forecasting, commitment-tracking financial applications and executive dashboard/reporting end-to-end - a single accountable owner across UI build and exec-facing narrative.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture for the forecasting and commitment-tracking applications.
• Build AI-assisted executive dashboards and drill-down UX for finance stakeholders.
• Architect and develop responsive front-end applications using ReactJS.
• Good working experience in developing and maintaining scalable backend systems and API-driven applications using Python (Django/FastAPI/Flask).
• Own executive reporting delivery: dashboards, AI-drafted narrative and commentary, exec-ready framing.
• Deliver within the Client's primary frontend stack; contribute to hardening prototype UI work into production.
• Support post-transition delivery-metric reporting (cycle time, AI-generated code quality, defect trends) in dashboard form.

Must-Have

• 10+ years of experience in Full Stack Development.
• Strong hands-on experience with ReactJS, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3.
• Expertise in Python and backend frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience in building and consuming RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Hands-on experience with Git, CI/CD, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Demonstrated experience owning both dashboard/UI delivery and executive reporting output.
• Comfort owning frontend architecture decisions independently.

Nice-to-Have

• Streamlit or data-visualization library experience.
• Exposure to AI-assisted narrative generation (NLG) tools.
• Prior work on financial or forecasting applications.