Full Stack Developer

Contract to hire position with a leading Financial firm. Hybrid in Newark, NJ. Description: Here is What You Can Expect on a Typical Day " Build applications ensuring that the code follows latest coding practices and industry standards, using modern design patterns and architectural principles; remove technical impediments " Develop high quality, well documented and efficient code adhering to all applicable standards " Collaborate with product owners in understanding needs and defining feature stories, tech leads in defining technical design and other team members to understand the system end-to-end and deliver robust solutions that bring about business impact " Write unit, integration tests and functional automation, researching problems discovered by quality assurance or product support, developing solutions to address the problems " Bring a strong understanding of relevant and emerging technologies, provide input and coach team members and embed learning and innovation in the day-to-day " Work on complex problems in which analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables. " Use programming languages including but not limited to Python, Java, or JavaScript and React, Springboot frameworks The Skills & Expertise You Bring " Bachelor of Computer Science or Engineering or experience in related fields " 6+ years of hands-on experience building enterprise-grade applications using modern Java and JavaScript ecosystems " Experience with agile development methodologies and Test-Driven Development (TDD) " Knowledge of business concepts tools and processes that are needed for making sound decisions in the context of the company's business " Ability to learn new skills and knowledge on an on-going basis through self-initiative and tackling challenges " Excellent problem solving, communication and collaboration skills Advanced experience and/or expertise with several of the following: " Programming Languages: Python, Java, Java Script; Typescript working in distributed systems, object oriented programming, design patterns and design methodology; JAVA services using Spring, Maven, Microservices, multi-threading, Concurrency and parallel processing " Frameworks: React, Springboot, Flask, Django, Node.js (Run time) " Data Store: NoSQL or Relational Data structures PL/SQ, DB2, Oracle, Postgres, RedShift " Data Streaming: SQS, Kinesis, AWS MSK, Event Bridge " Application Programming Interfaces (API): Consumption & Development; implementing service oriented architecture (SOA) patterns; Web service technologies such as APIs, REST, JSON, SOAP, XML, JDBC, MySQL " API Management & Integration : Kong, Apigee " Unit, interface and end user testing concepts and tooling (functional & non-functional) " Automated testing " Accessibility awareness " Software security skills including secure coding, web application security and DevSecOps; Solid grasp of security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, digital signature, JWT), SSL, web service proxies, firewall, SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0) " Dev Ops Tools & Practices: Branching techniques and usage of GitHub, Bitbucket or Subversion; DevOps, Jenkins " Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC): Monitoring and logging techniques " AWS Core Services across compute, storage, DB, IAM and analytics incl specific services listed above Preferred Qualifications: " Strong UI expertise in building modern applications using React and JavaScript ecosystem is a Must. " Strong experience with Domain Driven Development (DDD) " AWS cloud native solution development " Architecture Patterns " Design and critical Thinking " Financial/Insurance industry experience is a must, not a plus " Experience with agentic frameworks and AI driven development tools is a Must. [Claude Code, GitHub Copilot etc] Payrate 65 - 70 per hour depending on experience. #LI-PP1