Full Stack Tech Lead

Full Stack Tech Lead, you’ll own the technical direction of a core product team while remaining deeply embedded in the codebase. You’ll lead a small group of engineers from architecture discussions to production deployments, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for someone who is equally comfortable reviewing a pull request and presenting a system design.

Responsibilities

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, conducting code reviews, setting technical standards, and fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement
Architect and build scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot, following microservices best practices
Design and develop RESTful APIs that power our web and mobile lending platform
Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions
Contribute to frontend development (React) when needed, bridging the full stack to unblock your team
Champion engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD, observability, and documentation
Drive technical roadmap planning and participate in sprint ceremonies as a key voice in Agile/Scrum processes
Diagnose and resolve complex production issues, leading root cause analysis and post-mortems

Qualifications

Required

5–15 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong foundation in Core Java and Spring frameworks (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data)
Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams in a fast-paced product environment
Expert-level REST API design and implementation skills
Solid command of relational databases and SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Oracle) including query optimization and schema design
Experience with Git-based version control workflows (Bitbucket, GitLab, or GitHub)
Deep understanding of object-oriented design principles, data structures, and Java Collections
Hands-on experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and Jira
Strong communication skills — you can translate technical complexity for non-technical stakeholders and write clearly
Frontend development experience with React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS — you can own the full stack when needed

Preferred

Experience designing or operating microservices architectures in production
Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, etc.)
Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, KubernetesBackground in fintech, lending, or real estate technology
Familiarity with AI/LLM technologies (e.g. OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, LangChain) and an interest in applying them to automate workflows or enhance product experiences

Core Tech Stack