Lead Applications Developer

Overview As a Full Stack Engineer at Group 1001, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications on AWS, leveraging cloud-native and DevOps practices. You will work with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable software that supports our customer-centric insurance mission. You’ll tackle cloud infrastructure, containerization, IaC, and CI/CD challenges to drive performance and security at scale. This is a hands-on role in a culture that values collaboration and outcomes. Compensation / Benefitscomprehensive health, dental, and vision insurancelife insurance and disability benefitsEmployee Assistance Program and wellness programs401(k) with company matching ResponsibilitiesDesign, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications on AWS with cloud-native architectureBuild and manage AWS services (ECS, EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS)Develop containerized apps with Docker on AWS ECS; support VM-based apps as neededImplement and maintain Terraform-based infrastructure as codeDesign and manage CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD)Configure and manage artifact repositories (CloudSmith)Integrate authentication/authorization using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)Collaborate with product managers and Platform Engineers to deliver robust solutionsOptimize applications for reliability and securityTroubleshoot issues across front-end, back-end, and cloud infrastructureStay current with AWS, cloud development, and DevOps practices Key requirementsStrong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSSBackend experience with NestJS, Node.js, or similarFrontend experience with Angular, React, or similarExtensive AWS experience (ECS, EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, CloudWatch)Docker and container-based deploymentsTerraform for IaCGitLab CI/CD experienceGit and GitLab workflowsExperience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)Familiarity with CloudSmith for artifactsRESTful APIs, GraphQL, and PostgreSQLTesting frameworks (Jest, Mocha, Jasmine)Bachelor-level education in CS/Engineering or related fieldNice to have: Contentful, AWS Kiro, ZScaler, Java/Kotlin, Kafka/Kinesis, Serverless, CloudWatch/X-RayExcellent problem-solving, communication, and teamworkproblem-solvingtroubleshootingcommunicationJavaScript/TypeScriptHTML/CSSNestJS/Node.js