ASSYST is seeking a highly experienced and motivated Lead Java Full Stack Developer to join our clients dynamic engineering team in Washington D.C.
The candidate shall lead a team of talented developers in designing building and deploying enterprise-scale applications using a modern Java and Angular technology stack. The candidate will take complete ownership of the end-to-end project lifecycle from architectural design to post-release support while mentoring the team and driving technical excellence. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader with a passion for building robust scalable software and fostering a collaborative Agile environment.
Job Type: Contract (Corp to Corp/C2C or 1099) Job Location: Washington D.C. (Hybrid - Onsite when required)
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Mentorship: Lead guide and mentor a team of 5-10 software engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence collaboration and continuous improvement.
Technical Ownership: Drive the architectural design and hands-on development of complex scalable full-stack applications using the Spring Boot and Angular frameworks.
End-to-End Delivery: Own the entire software development lifecycle including requirements analysis solution design development testing CI/CD deployment and monitoring.
Agile Practice Leadership: Champion and actively participate in all Agile/Scrum ceremonies facilitate the breakdown of epics into user stories and collaborate closely with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure sprint goals are met.
Code Quality & Best Practices: Enforce software development best practices through rigorous code reviews advocating for TDD/BDD and maintaining high standards of code quality using tools like SonarQube.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a key technical point of contact effectively communicating with cross-functional teams stakeholders and management to ensure alignment and manage project delivery under tight deadlines.
Requirements: 10 years of professional software development experience. Proven track record as a Technical Lead or Team Lead successfully delivering complex enterprise-grade applications.
Backend Development (Java):
Deep expertise in Java (8/11/17) and the Spring Boot ecosystem (Spring MVC Spring Data JPA Spring Security).
Strong hands-on experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.
Proficiency with messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
In-depth knowledge of scalability performance tuning and distributed systems.
Frontend Development (Angular):
Proficiency in modern Angular (12) TypeScript RxJS and state management with NgRx.
Demonstrated experience building modular scalable and responsive Single-Page Applications (SPAs).
Strong understanding of UI/UX best practices and experience with modern component libraries.
Database & Persistence:
Advanced skills in RDBMS (PostgreSQL Oracle MySQL) including complex SQL and database optimization.
Experience with ORM frameworks like Hibernate and JPA.
Familiarity with NoSQL databases (MongoDB Redis) for high-performance scenarios.
DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure:
Hands-on experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins GitLab GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.
Expertise in containerization with Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes.
Practical experience with a major cloud platform (AWS Azure or GCP) including deployment scaling and monitoring.
Familiarity with logging and monitoring stacks like ELK Prometheus Grafana or Datadog.
Testing & Quality Assurance:
Strong advocate for Test-Driven Development (TDD) and BDD methodologies.
Proficient with unit/integration testing frameworks (JUnit Mockito Testcontainers) and frontend testing tools (Jasmine/Karma Cypress).
ASSYST is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age disability military status national origin or any other characteristic protected under federal state or applicable local law
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