Full Stack Lead - Java & React
Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect - Java & React
Location: Holmdel, NJ - Min 3 days onsite
Role Summary:
We are seeking a Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect to define and drive the technical vision of our web platforms. You will act as the bridge between backend engineers, frontend teams, UX designers, and DevOps, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions aligned with business goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Technical Strategy & ArchitectureDefine end-to-end architecture for frontend, backend, and deployment
- Evaluate and select frameworks, libraries, databases, and cloud services
- Drive contract-first API design and versioning strategies
- Define standards, guidelines, and architectural guardrails
- Backend & System Design
- Architect distributed systems using Java 8+/17 & Spring BootDefine microservices, event-driven, or modular monolith architectures
- Design secure systems using OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, TLSOptimize system performance, scalability, and resilience
- Frontend ArchitectureDefine scalable frontend architecture using React & TypeScriptDecide between CSR, SSR, SSG (React vs Next.js)
- Establish design systems and shared component libraries
- Drive frontend performance, accessibility, and SEO standards
- Cloud, DevOps & Platform Engineering
- Lead cloud adoption and modernization (AWS/Azure/GCP/Oracle Cloud)
- Define containerization and orchestration strategy (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Establish CI/CD pipelines and release governance
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
- Drive observability: logging, metrics, tracing, alerting
- Leadership & Governance
- Provide technical leadership across multiple teams
- Mentor senior and junior engineers
- Conduct architecture reviews and resolve cross-team technical issues
- Collaborate with product and business stakeholders on roadmap planning
Required Skills:
(Must-Have) Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful systems Strong frontend architecture experience with React & TypeScriptProven experience designing cloud-native, distributed systems Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CDStrong understanding of security, networking, and performance Experience leading and influencing multiple teams Nice to Have / Value AddMicro-frontend architecture (Module Federation) Event streaming platforms (Kafka) Observability tooling (like Grafana) GraphQL or API Gateway patterns Experience with large-scale, high-traffic systems