Lead Full Stack Developer

Role Description

The Lead Full Stack Developer will be responsible for leading a Small Team (6-8 FTEs) of Full Stack Developers and Test Automation Engineers. They will collaborate with a Business Analyst and Product Lead to plan and execute agile development.

• Lead an agile team of developers and test automation engineers and grow them into a high-performance team.
• Hands-on role with extensive involvement in the full development lifecycle, including designing, developing, implementing, testing, maintenance and enhancement of products.
• Hands on experience in leveraging AI tools and technologies during development lifecycle to enhance productivity and efficiency.
• Accountable for the quality of the product delivered and team performance.
• Provide technical direction and mentor teams of resources in all aspects of technical delivery incorporating efficient workflows, frameworks, templates, design and code best practices to produce reusable and maintainable code.
• Implement the best practices of Agile and DevSecOps to deliver quality products predictably and consistently.
• Lead the evaluation of functional/business and technical requirements and identify gaps/risks.
• Review proposed new feature development to validate feasibility and estimate the development work.
• Serve as the technical and technology expert crafting the detailed application design with a focus on standards, performance, flexibility, scalability and security, as well as supporting the implementation of the solution.
• Provide validation of proposed technical architectures and solutions.
• Monitor and analyze product performance in production, while looking for ways to optimize and scale existing solutions.
• Evaluate product and process metrics (such as velocity, productivity, quality, usability) and implement process improvements.
• Reinforce strategies, standards, and architecture are consistent and well-integrated across different product teams by creating and engaging in communities of practice.
• Keep abreast of the emerging tools and technologies and make recommendations for relevant platform and technologies.
• Keep skills up to date through ongoing self-directed training.
• Recommend senior management on improvement areas.
• Help application developers to adopt new platforms through documentation, training, and mentoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 10+ years of full-lifecycle application development experience and at least 3 years of experience using the technologies listed below and AWS cloud platform.
• Experience in architecting and designing solutions and decompose them into modules for development.
• 5+ years of experience using Agile, DevSecOps, Test driven development and other lean methodologies.
• Must have implementation experience on using Agile project management tools (JIRA), and CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration, testing and deployment.
• Experience developing cloud native solutions according to industry best practices.
• Extensive hands-on experience in JavaScript (React.js, Node.js, modern JavaScript libraries - ES6 - 2015 and later versions), API development (GraphQL/RESTful), messaging (Kafka, AWS kinesis or others), serverless application development using AWS Lambda, SQL and NoSQL databases, AWS services (Lambda, S3, Dynamo, Kinesis, RDS, Redshift and several others).
• Strong experience in database queries and working preferably with MySQL.
• Good understanding of AI models, Agentic development and RAG concepts.
• Experience in using AI tools, e.g., Copilot, AWS Bedrock, etc. to generate code for development and automation testing.
• Experience in establishing source code management best practices (branching, repository structure, peer review process, documentation) to manage a code base as if it were open source.
• Experience in establishing release management processes and standards.
• Deep understanding of industry patterns for application architecture and integration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present and comprehend technical details clearly.
• Must be able to demonstrate product demos to users and stakeholders, collect feedback and implement improvements.
• Ability to mentor junior resources, assist in technical troubleshooting, peer review the team member’s work products and validate.
• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a government contracting environment with DoD and non-DoD customers.

Salary Range

The proposed salary range for this role is $150,000 to $165,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. Karsun considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Location

To be considered for this role, you must reside in one of the following states: CA, CO, DC, FL, GA, IL, MD, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TX, VA, WV.

Work Authorization

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. We may consider candidates currently in H-1B status who are eligible for transfer.

Statement on AI and Hiring Process

At Karsun, we are committed to a fair and equitable hiring process. We do not use artificial intelligence to make decisions on candidates, scan resumes, or source potential hires. Applicants are reviewed by our talent acquisition team and hiring managers to ensure a thorough evaluation based on skills, experience, and alignment with our company values. Our hiring decisions are made with human judgement, ensuring fairness and transparency throughout the process.