Senior Full-Stack Engineer & Technical Lead — Austin Hybrid

Ontic; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Medical, Vision & Dental Benefits

401k

Stock Options

HSA Contribution

Learning Stipend

Flexible PTO Policy

Quarterly ME days

Parental Leave

Home Office Stipend

Mobile Phone Reimbursement

Home Internet Reimbursement

Job summary

Ontic, based in Austin, TX, seeks an experienced full-stack engineer to independently design, build, and ship features spanning frontend and backend. You will mentor engineers, raise the technical bar, and own features end-to-end from design through deployment and support.

You will lead technical design discussions, collaborate with product and design in an agile environment, and tackle performance, reliability, and security challenges while continuously improving the codebase.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of hands-on software engineering experience, with solid backend and frontend knowledge.
• Strong algorithmic and problem-solving ability.
• Working knowledge of system design and common architectural patterns.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, cloud environments (AWS/GCP/Azure), and DevOps workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design & Development: Independently design and build scalable, reliable full stack features and services spanning backend and frontend
• Technical Leadership: Lead technical design discussions for medium-to-large features and drive sound architectural decisions
• Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers in an agile environment to scope, plan, and deliver work
• Code Quality & Reviews: Conduct thorough code reviews and uphold high standards for performant, maintainable code across the stack
• Mentorship: Mentor associate and mid-level engineers on technical best practices and help guide their growth
• Performance & Reliability: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and security concerns
• Ownership: Own features end-to-end — from design and development through deployment and operational support
• Technical Debt: Identify and help prioritize technical debt to support long-term maintainability

Skills

Strong algorithmic ability

Problem solving

Mentoring

Team collaboration

System design thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

RESTful APIs

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

Redux / Zustand / React Query

AWS / GCP / Azure

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Jest, Webpack, Tailwind

Job description

Ontic, based in Austin, TX, seeks an experienced full-stack engineer to independently design, build, and ship features spanning frontend and backend. You will mentor engineers, raise the technical bar, and own features end-to-end from design through deployment and support.

You will lead technical design discussions, collaborate with product and design in an agile environment, and tackle performance, reliability, and security challenges while continuously improving the codebase.