Senior Full-Stack Tech Lead — Java & React

Northern Trust Corp.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k and pension

Health benefits

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Northern Trust Corp. is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Java and React Developer aligned to a Scrum team within our Global Family Office (GFO) SaaS solution to modernize legacy applications and add new functionalities. You will design components in Java and React, partner with QA, and contribute to technical design and story writing.

The role emphasizes high-quality, scalable code, collaboration across GFO teams, mentoring, and timely delivery in a fast-paced Agile environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 7+ years of development experience in Agile environments.
• 7+ years of Java development experience.
• 5+ years of React development experience.
• Experience with frameworks/tools like: Springboot, React, GitHub, RESTful APIs, Kafka, Solace.
• Exposure to monitoring tools like: Dynatrace, AppMon, Elastic Search
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum and/or SAFe methodologies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing components in Java and React using Springboot.
• Interacting with SQA teams to facilitate testing and validation of developed components.
• Gathering system requirements and analyzing user needs
• Designing application architecture, flow charts, specification documents and writing technical stories when needed.
• Writing clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Testing software and implementing modernized testing features
• Debugging and troubleshooting programs
• Supporting junior developers and helping troubleshoot issues.
• Collaborating with other developers across the GFO team to create innovative software solutions.

Skills

Java development

React development

Agile methodologies

Team mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Springboot

GitHub

RESTful APIs

Kafka

Solace

Dynatrace

Azure DevOps

Job description

Northern Trust Corp. is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Java and React Developer aligned to a Scrum team within our Global Family Office (GFO) SaaS solution to modernize legacy applications and add new functionalities. You will design components in Java and React, partner with QA, and contribute to technical design and story writing.

The role emphasizes high-quality, scalable code, collaboration across GFO teams, mentoring, and timely delivery in a fast-paced Agile environment.