Senior Full-Stack Architect: Cloud-Native API Lead

TechDigital Group; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in Jersey City is seeking a senior Full Stack Architect/Engineer to lead design, development, and support of scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires deep expertise in React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, APIs, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted software development.

You will drive architecture reviews, implement secure production-grade code, and ensure observability and reliability across services.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience with technical leadership responsibilities.
• Expertise in React/TypeScript and Java Spring Boot.
• Strong experience designing APIs and cloud-native architectures.
• Proven experience with AWS, CI/CD, and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of full stack solutions using React, Java Spring Boot, GraphQL/REST APIs, and AWS.
• Drive architecture and design reviews, defining APIs, data models, integrations, and service boundaries.
• Develop secure, production-grade code and enforce engineering best practices through code reviews.
• Build and maintain highly available, scalable services with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Implement authentication and authorization using OIDC/OAuth2.
• Establish observability, monitoring, logging, and operational readiness practices.
• Partner with Product and UX teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Evaluate and guide adoption of internal and third-party technology solutions.

Skills

React (TypeScript)

Java Spring Boot

GraphQL & REST API design

AWS cloud services

Kafka/MSK

Aurora PostgreSQL

AWS Neptune

OIDC/OAuth2 & JWT security

CI/CD & DevOps

AI coding tools (Claude Code & GitHub)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK

Docker & ECS/EKS

Job description

TechDigital Group in Jersey City is seeking a senior Full Stack Architect/Engineer to lead design, development, and support of scalable cloud-native applications. This role requires deep expertise in React, Java Spring Boot, AWS, APIs, event-driven architectures, and AI-assisted software development.

You will drive architecture reviews, implement secure production-grade code, and ensure observability and reliability across services.