Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Hands-On + Architecture)

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client provider of digital technology and transformation information technology and services

Position: Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Hands-On Architecture)

Location: Seattle WA

Duration: 6 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Remote

Job Description

• We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Full-Stack Engineer who combines strong hands-on engineering expertise with the ability to architect and design complex enterprise applications.
• This role requires proficiency across backend frontend cloud DevOps and infrastructure-as-code as well as the ability to lead technical solutioning across multiple integrated systems.
• The ideal candidate has deep experience with modern development frameworks cloud platforms (AWS) CI/CD pipelines and emerging industry trends along with excellent communication and leadership skills.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Solution Design

• Architect design and implement complex scalable and secure business applications with multiple upstream/downstream integrations.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions including system design integration patterns data flows and deployment architectures.
• Create reference architectures design documents and best practices that guide team development.

Hands-On Full-Stack Development

• Develop high-performance backend services using Java Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs.
• Build rich responsive front-end interfaces using and modern UI frameworks.
• (Optional) Work with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) for content-driven web experiences-component development customization and template creation.
• Ensure code quality performance scalability and maintainability across all layers.

Cloud Engineering (AWS)

• Design and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services (EC2 Lambda API Gateway RDS S3 ECS/EKS CloudFormation IAM etc.).
• Optimize applications for reliability performance security and cost efficiency on AWS.
• Implement DevOps and automation practices to enable continuous delivery on cloud platforms.

CI/CD & DevOps

• Build and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines using GitLab.
• Implement automated testing quality gates release workflows and environment management.
• Use Terraform for infrastructure-as-code-provisioning versioning and managing cloud infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot pipeline issues and lead DevOps improvements across the engineering team.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Act as the technical leader mentor and hands-on expert for a cross-functional engineering team.
• Provide guidance on coding standards architectural decisions integration strategies and performance optimizations.
• Work closely with Product Architecture QA DevOps and Operations teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Present technical recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Innovation & Continuous Learning

• Stay current with emerging technologies frameworks cloud trends and industry best practices.
• Bring innovative ideas to improve system design development efficiency and platform reliability.
• Evaluate new tools and technologies for adoption in future architectures.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

• 10 years of hands-on full-stack development experience in enterprise-scale environments.
• Strong proficiency in Java Spring Boot microservices architecture.
• Expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and responsive UI development.
• (Optional) Experience with AEM-components templates and workflows.
• Deep experience building cloud-native solutions using AWS.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD using GitLab including pipeline automation.
• Expertise with Terraform and infrastructure-as-code patterns.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs API integration and service-oriented architecture.

Architecture & Design Skills

• Experience designing distributed systems integration-heavy platforms and complex application ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of design patterns performance engineering scalability reliability and security.
• Ability to create architecture diagrams sequence diagrams and technical documentation.

Soft Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and drive solution decision-making.
• Strong problem-solving capability and analytical thinking.
• Ability to mentor team members and influence technical direction.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of containerization (Docker Kubernetes).
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka SNS/SQS).
• Exposure to DevSecOps practices security automation and vulnerability remediation.
• Certification in AWS Java or AEM.

Success Measures

• Delivery of high-quality scalable and secure full-stack solutions on time.
• Improved CI/CD maturity and automation level across the team.
• Well-architected designs that reduce technical debt and enhance system performance.
• Effective cross-team collaboration and improved developer velocity.
• Adoption of modern engineering practices and emerging technologies.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.