Lead Full Stack Developer

Job Description

Job Description

Lead Full Stack Developer (Technical Lead) | $140,000 - $150,000 + 10% Bonus | Hybrid | Direct Hire

What Matters Most

• Competitive salary of $140,000 - $150,000 plus 10% annual bonus
• Hybrid work schedule with regular onsite collaboration in Omaha, Nebraska
• Direct Hire opportunity with long-term career growth and stability
• Lead the architecture and technical direction of a modern enterprise application
• Mentor and develop a growing team of software engineers
• Work with modern technologies including Kotlin, Spring Boot, React, AWS, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted development tools

Why You'll Love This Opportunity

This isn't simply another Lead Developer position.

You'll become the technical leader for a modern enterprise application that was built within the last five years and supports thousands of commercial customers. Rather than inheriting outdated legacy software, you'll help shape the future of a stable, business-critical platform while influencing cloud modernization initiatives and engineering best practices.

If you're passionate about architecture, mentoring developers, solving complex technical problems, and helping an entire engineering team become more productive, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Job Description

Our client, an established and financially strong enterprise organization, is looking for an experienced Lead Full Stack Developer to provide technical leadership for one of its most important customer-facing applications.

This individual will partner closely with Product Owners, Enterprise Architecture, and Agile development teams to deliver scalable, secure, high-quality software while mentoring junior engineers and driving technical excellence.

Success in this role isn't measured solely by the amount of code you write.

Instead, you'll be expected to improve the productivity, technical maturity, and overall effectiveness of the entire development team through thoughtful leadership, architecture, mentoring, and sound engineering decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction of a modern enterprise application
• Design scalable client-side and server-side architecture
• Mentor and coach junior software engineers
• Establish development standards, best practices, and coding guidelines
• Break down complex initiatives into projects, epics, and user stories
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to implement scalable, secure solutions
• Design and develop REST APIs and enterprise integrations
• Lead application modernization initiatives
• Improve software quality, resiliency, security, and performance
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and technical planning sessions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and AI-assisted engineering tools to improve developer productivity
• Collaborate across multiple development teams on enterprise initiatives

Qualifications & Requirements

Required

• 5+ years of full-stack software development experience
• Demonstrated experience serving as a Technical Lead or Lead Developer
• Strong hands-on experience with:
  • Kotlin
  • Spring Boot
  • React
• Experience designing RESTful APIs
• Experience building enterprise applications
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, or containerized cloud environments
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design patterns
• Experience mentoring developers and leading technical decision making
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Preferred

• Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or other regulated industry experience
• AWS Native development experience
• AI-assisted software development experience
• Experience modernizing enterprise applications

What Will Make You Successful

We're looking for someone who has already demonstrated success leading development teams—not simply someone looking for their first Lead opportunity.

The ideal candidate enjoys:

• Mentoring developers
• Removing technical roadblocks
• Making architectural decisions
• Improving engineering practices
• Leading technical discussions
• Building scalable software
• Working across multiple Agile teams
• Continuously learning modern technologies

If you enjoy making the entire team better—not just writing great code yourself—you'll thrive in this role.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship is not available for this position now or in the future. C2C and third-party candidates cannot be considered.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive salary of $140,000 - $150,000
• Annual performance bonus
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Professional development opportunities
• Hybrid work environment
• Long-term career advancement
• Collaborative engineering culture focused on innovation

Your New Organization

You'll join a financially strong, highly respected organization that continues investing in modern software engineering and cloud technologies. You'll work on a stable platform with meaningful business impact while helping drive future modernization initiatives. The engineering culture values collaboration, continuous learning, technical leadership, and long-term employee growth.

Your Career Partner

The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned recruiting firm, specializes in connecting exceptional technology professionals with outstanding career opportunities. Our team is committed to helping talented professionals find organizations where they can make a meaningful impact while advancing their careers.

The Reserves Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.