Senior Staff Engineer, Java React

REQUIREMENTS

• 7+ years of experience in full-stack software engineering with strong expertise in Java, React, and AWS cloud-native architectures
• Expert-level proficiency in Java and Spring Boot for building scalable, secure, and high-performance RESTful and microservices-based backend systems
• Advanced hands-on experience with React (including Redux/Apollo), modern component architecture, state management, and frontend performance optimization
• Strong expertise in AWS services including AWS Lambda, ECS, VPC, IAM, ECR, and multi-environment cloud deployments
• Extensive experience implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform
• Proven expertise designing and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, including container build, automated testing, and deployment workflows
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture, service-to-service communication patterns, and distributed system design
• Hands-on experience designing secure and scalable REST and GraphQL APIs with versioning strategies and robust error handling
• Experience with containerization using Docker and orchestration within AWS ECS
• Strong knowledge of observability and monitoring tools including Spring Boot Actuator, Micrometer, Prometheus, and structured logging
• Experience optimizing application performance using caching strategies (Varnish), database connection pooling (HikariCP), gzip compression, and frontend optimizations
• Working knowledge of secure application design including TLS encryption, Base64 encoding practices, secure headers, authentication flows, and compliance adherence
• Experience integrating with databases such as Vertica and managing scalable data access patterns
• Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring developers, conducting code reviews, and establishing coding standards
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical architecture, sprint planning, and delivery roadmaps
• Strong stakeholder communication, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and drive end-to-end solution architecture across frontend (React/GraphQL), backend (Java/Spring Boot), and AWS cloud infrastructure
• Lead and mentor a team of developers, ensuring high code quality, performance standards, and continuous skills development
• Translate business requirements into detailed technical designs, sprint tasks, and execution plans
• Design and implement scalable microservices ensuring reliability, maintainability, and performance
• Define and enforce best practices for React component design, Redux/Apollo data flow patterns, and frontend architecture
• Design and implement secure, versioned REST and GraphQL APIs with strong error handling and communication standards
• Lead AWS cloud architecture strategy including ECS containerization, VPC design, IAM configuration, ECR artifact management, and Lambda integrations
• Design and manage Infrastructure as Code using Terraform for consistent multi-environment deployments
• Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker-based container workflows
• Implement observability, monitoring, and health reporting using Spring Boot Actuator, Micrometer, Prometheus, and structured logging
• Champion security best practices including encryption, secure headers, authentication patterns, and compliance standards
• Optimize system performance and resilience using caching layers, efficient database connectivity, compression strategies, and frontend performance improvements
• Act as the technical escalation point for complex architectural decisions and production issues
• Drive continuous improvement in scalability, reliability, automation, and engineering excellence
• Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery through proactive sprint governance and stakeholder collaboration

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field