Full Stack Lead
First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
Job Description :
Key Responsibilities :
- Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable full-stack applications.
- Work hands-on across the frontend, backend, database, cloud, and integration layers.
- Develop responsive and maintainable applications using React and TypeScript.
- Design and develop backend services and APIs using Node.js, NestJS, or comparable backend technologies.
- Design and maintain efficient PostgreSQL databases, including schema design, SQL development, data validation, indexing, and performance tuning.
- Build and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS, with a strong focus on serverless architectures.
- Develop and maintain AWS serverless solutions using services such as AWS Lambda and related cloud services.
- Design and implement event-driven systems using Kafka or comparable event-streaming technologies.
- Participate in technical architecture discussions and contribute to technology and design decisions.
- Conduct code reviews and establish development best practices, coding standards, and quality processes.
- Troubleshoot complex application, performance, integration, and production issues.
- Mentor and guide developers while contributing directly to critical development tasks.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA, DevOps, and other stakeholders to deliver business requirements.
- Ensure applications are scalable, secure, reliable, and production-ready.
- Support technical estimation, task planning, sprint execution, and delivery tracking.
- Identify opportunities for improving application performance, engineering processes, and development efficiency.
Required Technical Skills :
- 8 - 12 years of professional full-stack software development experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with React and TypeScript.
- Strong backend development experience with Node.js/NestJS or comparable backend frameworks.
- Strong experience with PostgreSQL, including :
i. SQL development
ii. Database/schema changes
iii. Query optimization
iv. Performance tuning
v. Data validation
vi. Indexing and database design
- 2 - 4 years of meaningful production experience with AWS.
- Strong understanding of AWS serverless application development.
- Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda.
- Experience with Kafka or comparable event-streaming technologies.
- Good understanding of REST APIs, microservices, integrations, and distributed application architecture.
- Experience with application debugging, performance optimization, and production support.
Leadership & Soft Skills :
- Proven technical leadership or team lead experience.
- Strong individual contributor mindset with the ability to remain hands-on with development.
- Ability to guide developers through technical challenges and design decisions.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and distributed teams.
- Strong ownership and accountability for technical deliverables.
- Good team-player skills with the ability to mentor and support team members.
- Ability to balance delivery priorities with technical quality and scalability.
Good to Have :
- Experience designing serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Experience with AWS services beyond Lambda, such as API Gateway, S3, SQS/SNS, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, or EventBridge.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices.
- Exposure to containerization and cloud-native development.
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
Skills
Full Stack, React.js, TypeScript, NestJS, Node.js, AWS, PostgreSQL, Kafka, REST API, Microservices Architecture