Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect - Java & React

Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect Java & React

Location - Holmdel, NJ - Min 3 days onsite

Experience: 10+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking a Full Stack Lead / Technical Architect to define and drive the technical vision of our web platforms. You will act as the bridge between backend engineers, frontend teams, UX designers, and DevOps, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions aligned with business goals.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Strategy & Architecture

Define end-to-end architecture for frontend, backend, and deployment

Evaluate and select frameworks, libraries, databases, and cloud services

Drive contract-first API design and versioning strategies

Define standards, guidelines, and architectural guardrails

Backend & System Design

Architect distributed systems using Java 8+/17 & Spring Boot

Define microservices, event-driven, or modular monolith architectures

Design secure systems using OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, TLS

Optimize system performance, scalability, and resilience

Frontend Architecture

Define scalable frontend architecture using React & TypeScript

Decide between CSR, SSR, SSG (React vs Next.js)

Establish design systems and shared component libraries

Drive frontend performance, accessibility, and SEO standards

Cloud, DevOps & Platform Engineering

Lead cloud adoption and modernization (AWS/Azure/GCP/Oracle Cloud)

Define containerization and orchestration strategy (Docker, Kubernetes)

Establish CI/CD pipelines and release governance

Implement Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Drive observability: logging, metrics, tracing, alerting

Leadership & Governance

Provide technical leadership across multiple teams

Mentor senior and junior engineers

Conduct architecture reviews and resolve cross-team technical issues

Collaborate with product and business stakeholders on roadmap planning

Required Skills (Must-Have)

Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful systems

Strong frontend architecture experience with React & TypeScript

Proven experience designing cloud-native, distributed systems

Expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Strong understanding of security, networking, and performance

Experience leading and influencing multiple teams

Nice to Have / Value Add

Micro-frontend architecture (Module Federation)

Event streaming platforms (Kafka)

Observability tooling (like Grafana)

GraphQL or API Gateway patterns

Experience with large-scale, high-traffic systems