Senior Full-Stack Engineer: Java/Spring & Angular Expert

Pittsburgh Tomorrow; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is hiring a Backend Lead to drive end-to-end development across backend services (Java/Spring Boot) and frontend interfaces (Angular). You will own APIs, UI state management, performance, security, and set coding standards across both stacks to ensure robust, scalable software.

You will collaborate with frontend teams, build RESTful services, and participate in CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud deployments in AWS/Azure/GCP.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on development experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed backend systems
• Exposure to SPA technologies such as Angular, React, or Vue
• Strong experience with MongoDB and/or Cosmos DB
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies
• Experience with pair programming / peer coding frameworks
• A genuine passion for coding, learning, and solving complex technical problems
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and performance tuning skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Build and support RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
• Collaborate with frontend engineers to integrate with single-page applications using Angular, React, or Vue
• Develop responsive and reusable UI components where needed
• Work with MongoDB and Cosmos DB for data persistence and performance optimization
• Participate in peer-to-peer coding, code reviews, and pair programming sessions
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions
• Support deployments, monitoring, and production stability improvements
• Work with cloud-native teams and contribute to solutions hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement
• Contribute to engineering best practices, test automation, and DevOps maturity
• Approach technical challenges with curiosity, creativity, and a strong problem-solving mindset

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

SPA technologies (Angular/React/Vue)

MongoDB/Cosmos DB

CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions)

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Agile methodologies

Pair programming

Problem-solving mindset

Debugging

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

GitHub Actions

Job description

Pittsburgh Tomorrow is hiring a Backend Lead to drive end-to-end development across backend services (Java/Spring Boot) and frontend interfaces (Angular). You will own APIs, UI state management, performance, security, and set coding standards across both stacks to ensure robust, scalable software.

You will collaborate with frontend teams, build RESTful services, and participate in CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud deployments in AWS/Azure/GCP.