{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"807bfcf955dec8487d5d0f3c","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/807bfcf955dec8487d5d0f3c","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/807bfcf955dec8487d5d0f3c","title":"Lead Full Stack Developer","description":"Job Family:\n\nSoftware Development & Support\n\nTravel Required:\n\nUp to 10%\n\nClearance Required:\n\nAbility to Obtain Public Trust\n\nWhat You Will Do:\n\nWork closely with clients, leaders, solution architects, and technical and functional leads across Guidehouse teams and market segments to support client projects, growth initiatives, and capability development.\n\nServe as a key member of the modernization team, leading and mentoring full-stack development teams while providing technical guidance and architectural oversight for innovative solution prototypes using cloud architectures and modern software technologies.\n\nLead solution architecture and hands-on full-stack engineering for scalable, secure distributed systems using modern programming technologies, AWS-native services, microservices architecture, containerization, and API-first design patterns.\n\nCollaborate with user experience designers, platform engineers, product owners, solution architects, business analysts, and full-stack development teams to design, build, test, and deploy high-value, operationally resilient software products on AWS that meet functional and non-functional requirements.\n\nDefine application architecture standards, design patterns, and development best practices across teams; establish architectural roadmaps for complex modernization projects; and ensure alignment with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.\n\nLead technical decision-making, oversee implementation of complex distributed systems, and provide escalation support for challenging technical issues while managing timelines, resource allocation, and technical deliverables across multiple concurrent initiatives.\n\nGuide proof-of-concept development and technical demonstrations to validate solution strategies, and lead solution architecture efforts for RFPs, technical proposals, and thought leadership initiatives.\n\nWhat You Will Need:\n\nU.S. citizenship or Green Card status is required,.\n\nMust be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD \"PUBLIC TRUST\"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.\n\nBachelor’s degree is required; or additonal FOUR (4) years experience in Lieu of Degree.\n\nMinimum of SIX (6) years of relevant full-stack application development experience, including at least FOUR (4) years in leadership or architecture roles.\n\nMinimum of five (5) years of experience developing, building, or modernizing applications on AWS.\n\nExperience leading teams and implementing frontend and backend services for cloud-native software products and solutions using technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js.\n\nExpert proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with proven experience leading teams of five or more developers.\n\nDjango experience is preferred; experience with Flask, FastAPI, Falcon, or SQLAlchemy may be considered as an alternative. Vue.js experience is preferred; experience with React, Svelte, or Angular version 1.6 or higher may be considered as an alternative.\n\nProven ability to work independently while leading, mentoring, collaborating with, and supporting team members to solve complex technical problems across multiple concurrent projects.\n\nProven ability to architect software products and solution prototypes, establish technical standards, validate solution strategies, and explain the tradeoffs of complex design alternatives to technical and non-technical stakeholders.\n\nExperience with microservices architecture, API design patterns, containerization using Docker or Kubernetes, serverless computing, and modern CI/CD practices for enterprise-scale applications.\n\nFamiliarity with the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) and proven design patterns, such as Model-View-Controller, Circuit Breaker, and Event-Driven patterns, is required. Candidates must also be able to design and build cloud-based software products that align with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.\n\nThis hands-on cloud software architecture and engineering leadership role requires the ability to design, build, deploy, and architect custom AWS cloud applications while leading technical teams.\n\nProven ability to design, build, test, and deploy software products and solutions on AWS, with demonstrated success in client-facing roles and stakeholder management.\n\nIn-depth understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile practices, with extensive experience planning and implementing software products in agile environments while leading development teams.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand customer requirements, engineer solutions, and present complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.\n\nWhat Would Be Nice To Have:\n\nAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.\n\nAWS Certified Developer – Associate certification.\n\nExperience with Flask, Docker, Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Elasticsearch, caching frameworks, Redis, Memcached, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB.\n\nExperience supporting solution architecture for technical proposal volumes, white papers, RFPs/RFIs, and thought leadership initiatives, with a proven track record in client services or consulting.\n\nExperience with advanced monitoring and observability tools, performance tuning, and capacity planning for large-scale distributed systems.\n\nProficiency delivering cloud-based software products using modern CI/CD pipeline tools and collaborating with development, operations, and security teams to deliver secure, operationally resilient solutions.\n\nContributions to open-source projects, technical publications, or thought leadership in application architecture and cloud-native development.\n\nThe annual salary range for this position is $92,000.00-$153,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.\n\nWhat We Offer:\n\nGuidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.\n\nBenefits include:\n\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nParental Leave\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nGroup Term Life and Travel Assistance\n\nVoluntary Life and AD&D Insurance\n\nHealth Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nTransit and Parking Commuter Benefits\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nCare.com annual membership\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nSupplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nAbout Guidehouse\n\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\n\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\n\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\n\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\n\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\n\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. 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Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.\n\nBachelor’s degree is required; or additonal FOUR (4) years experience in Lieu of Degree.\n\nMinimum of SIX (6) years of relevant full-stack application development experience, including at least FOUR (4) years in leadership or architecture roles.\n\nMinimum of five (5) years of experience developing, building, or modernizing applications on AWS.\n\nExperience leading teams and implementing frontend and backend services for cloud-native software products and solutions using technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js.\n\nExpert proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with proven experience leading teams of five or more developers.\n\nDjango experience is preferred; experience with Flask, FastAPI, Falcon, or SQLAlchemy may be considered as an alternative. 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Candidates must also be able to design and build cloud-based software products that align with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.\n\nThis hands-on cloud software architecture and engineering leadership role requires the ability to design, build, deploy, and architect custom AWS cloud applications while leading technical teams.\n\nProven ability to design, build, test, and deploy software products and solutions on AWS, with demonstrated success in client-facing roles and stakeholder management.\n\nIn-depth understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile practices, with extensive experience planning and implementing software products in agile environments while leading development teams.\n\nExcellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand customer requirements, engineer solutions, and present complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders.\n\nWhat Would Be Nice To Have:\n\nAWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification.\n\nAWS Certified Developer – Associate certification.\n\nExperience with Flask, Docker, Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Elasticsearch, caching frameworks, Redis, Memcached, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB.\n\nExperience supporting solution architecture for technical proposal volumes, white papers, RFPs/RFIs, and thought leadership initiatives, with a proven track record in client services or consulting.\n\nExperience with advanced monitoring and observability tools, performance tuning, and capacity planning for large-scale distributed systems.\n\nProficiency delivering cloud-based software products using modern CI/CD pipeline tools and collaborating with development, operations, and security teams to deliver secure, operationally resilient solutions.\n\nContributions to open-source projects, technical publications, or thought leadership in application architecture and cloud-native development.\n\nThe annual salary range for this position is $92,000.00-$153,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.\n\nWhat We Offer:\n\nGuidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.\n\nBenefits include:\n\nMedical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance\n\nPersonal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays\n\nParental Leave\n\n401(k) Retirement Plan\n\nGroup Term Life and Travel Assistance\n\nVoluntary Life and AD&D Insurance\n\nHealth Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts\n\nTransit and Parking Commuter Benefits\n\nShort-Term & Long-Term Disability\n\nTuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities\n\nEmployee Referral Program\n\nCorporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach\n\nCare.com annual membership\n\nEmployee Assistance Program\n\nSupplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)\n\nPosition may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus\n\nAbout Guidehouse\n\nGuidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.\n\nGuidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.\n\nIf you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.\n\nAll communication regarding recruitment for a Guidehouse position will be sent from Guidehouse email domains including @guidehouse.com or guidehouse@myworkday.com. Correspondence received by an applicant from any other domain should be considered unauthorized and will not be honored by Guidehouse. Note that Guidehouse will never charge a fee or require a money transfer at any stage of the recruitment process and does not collect fees from educational institutions for participation in a recruitment event. Never provide your banking information to a third party purporting to need that information to proceed in the hiring process.\n\nIf any person or organization demands money related to a job opportunity with Guidehouse, please report the matter to Guidehouse’s Ethics Hotline. If you want to check the validity of correspondence you have received, please contact recruiting@guidehouse.com. Guidehouse is not responsible for losses incurred (monetary or otherwise) from an applicant’s dealings with unauthorized third parties.\n\nGuidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.","datePosted":"2026-10-04T02:04:16.637Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T02:04:16.637Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Guidehouse Digital","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Washington","addressRegion":"DC","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"807bfcf955dec8487d5d0f3c"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/807bfcf955dec8487d5d0f3c"}}