Senior Lead Full-Stack Engineer: Java, React, Azure

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

Job summary

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks a Senior Lead Full Stack Developer to provide technical leadership and deliver secure, scalable digital solutions for the financial services industry. This role blends hands-on engineering with architecture, delivery leadership, and team mentorship.

You will guide cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and Azure-based platforms while ensuring performance, security, and regulatory compliance. Mentorship and DevSecOps focus are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, IT, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience with leadership in complex enterprise apps.
• Advanced Java and Spring Boot with microservices and REST APIs.
• Strong React.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, frontend testing and state management.
• Experience on Azure cloud including App Service, AKS, Functions, API Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design, development, testing, deployment and support of enterprise full-stack apps.
• Define architectures and standards for Java/Spring, REST APIs, microservices, React, and Azure.
• Mentor engineers, review designs, and drive production readiness and incident recovery.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React.js

Azure

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Job description

Northern Trust in Chicago seeks a Senior Lead Full Stack Developer to provide technical leadership and deliver secure, scalable digital solutions for the financial services industry. This role blends hands-on engineering with architecture, delivery leadership, and team mentorship.

You will guide cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React.js, and Azure-based platforms while ensuring performance, security, and regulatory compliance. Mentorship and DevSecOps focus are essential.