Full Stack Developer

Contract position with a major financial firm. Hybrid. in Newark, NJ. Description Work closely with business partners to understand needs and transform them into testable components Employ industry best practices to deliver world-class solutions. Ensure developed solutions remain compliant with all applicable *** standards Drive software development activities to meet schedules and timelines Thrives to ensure code quality is high with supporting unit test and automation, and timely delivery Research problems discovered by quality assurance or product support with a strong sense of ownership and develop solutions to address the problems Stay abreast of emerging technologies and how they can be applied Enable change, help accelerate innovation Demonstrating experience with taking intelligent risks and leveraging a 'test and learn' mentality Committed to a spirit of authentic partnership – to colleagues both internal and external to the organization Conduct unit testing and integration testing for functionality Ensure that software standards, non-functional requirements and quality targets are met Skills Needed Solid backend development experience using Java/Python and RESTful API design. Experience designing and integrating REST APIs and microservices architectures. Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services (e.g., EC2, S3, API Gateway, Lambda). Working knowledge of containerization using Docker and deployment to AWS ECS (or EKS) Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments in AWS environments Understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts (VPC, IAM, load balancing, auto scaling) Proficiency with databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or NoSQL) and query optimization Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., CloudWatch) #J-18808-Ljbffr