Lead Fullstack Engineer

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a talented lead full-stack engineer to join our US-based remote team, supporting a high-visibility payment platform. You will focus on stability, modernization through a frontend rewrite, and delivering enhancements that improve the customer checkout experience.

The role is approximately 80% hands-on development and 20% technical leadership, including code reviews, mentoring engineers, and promoting frontend best practices as part of a cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Mentorship experience with front-end guidance and code reviews.
• Cloud experience with GCP preferred; AI experience required with Gemini.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-stack development with 80% hands-on work and 20% leadership.
• Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and promote frontend best practices.
• Collaborate with QE and product leadership to shape architecture of the payment platform.
• Improve platform stability and modernize via frontend rewrite.

Skills

Frontend development

Mentorship

Code reviews

Cloud experience

AI experience

Tools

Google Cloud Platform

Gemini AI

Job description

W2 ONLY - no C2C or sponsorship provided

Location: 100% Remote - EST hours

Duration: 12 month contract + extensions or permanent conversion

MUST HAVES:

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Mentorship experience - Will be providing guidance on front end best practices, code reviews, etc. 80% hands on work vs 20% mentorship
• Cloud experience needed - GCP preferred, but not required
• AI experience required - Any tool - the team is using Gemini

Job Description

An Insight Global Fortune 500 Retail Client is looking for a talented lead fullstack engineer to join their US based team. This engineer will support the clients payment platform, a high-visibility application that drives billions in annual sales. Work will focus on improving platform stability, modernizing the application through a front-end rewrite to the new tech stack, and delivering enhancements that improve the customer checkout experience. The role is approximately 80% hands-on development and 20% technical leadership, including code reviews, mentoring engineers, and promoting frontend best practices. The consultant will collaborate closely with a team of engineers, QE, and product leadership while helping shape the future architecture of a mission-critical retail platform.