Principal Full Stack Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Hybrid every other week onsite/5 days in Westlake, TX

Our client is a high-growth, startup-style team within a large financial organization. Backed by strong strategic investment, this team is focused on modernizing platforms and building innovative, cloud-native solutions that support millions of customers seeking income protection and insurance products. We are seeking a Principal Full Stack Engineer to lead design and development of scalable applications with a primary focus on front-end engineering in React and Angular, while contributing across back-end services and AWS cloud. You will architect solutions, write production code, mentor engineers, and drive best practices in quality, security, and observability for a small, growing team with a startup feel.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $85.00/hr. w2

JN -052026-107012

• Lead design and implementation of end-to-end solutions across front-end, back-end, and cloud infrastructure.
• Architect and optimize AWS environments for scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Develop high-quality, maintainable code with modern frameworks and languages including React, Angular, Node.js, Java, and Python.
• Collaborate with product managers, UX designers, and engineers to deliver user-focused applications.
• Mentor and guide engineering teams, promoting best practices in coding, testing, CI/CD, and architecture.
• Implement security standards, monitoring, and observability.
• Contribute to microservices and RESTful API design.
• Engage across teams and domains to drive outcomes beyond primary assignments.

• 8+ years in full stack development with 3+ years in a senior or principal capacity.
• Strong UI development experience with Angular and React.
• Back-end experience with Java and exposure to Node.js or Python.
• Expertise with AWS services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway, and CloudFormation.
• Experience with relational databases such as Postgres or Oracle.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of microservices architecture and RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of mock frameworks and service virtualization preferred.
• Ability to communicate with technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience with systems supporting term life insurance operations is a plus.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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