Tech Lead, Full Stack Developer, Software Engineer

Title: Technical Lead (Application Development)

Job Type: Contract-to-Hire (C2H)

Contract Length: 6 Months

Pay Range: $90-100/hr

Target

Start Date:

ASAP

Work Location/Structure: Hybrid (New York City)

Our client, a high-growth leader in theFinTechindustry, is looking for a skilled Technical Lead to join their team for a 6-month Contract-to-Hire engagement. This project involves guiding an Application Development team in building a real-time platform focused on the syndicated loan market, which will deliver unprecedented transparency and secure data access to global financial participants. This is a pivotal, high-impact role where you will shape a new product vertical, leading the design of performant and secure applications that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.

This is a hands-on leadership role focused on driving technical excellence and project delivery. Your responsibilities will include:

• Technical Delivery: Leading a squad of engineers to develop front- and back-end applications, ensuring quality, performance, and cloud-based scalability.
• Architectural Leadership: Serving as the technical authority, guiding code reviews, architectural discussions, and enforcing security best practices.
• Solution Design: Partnering with Product and UX teams to translate complex client needs into actionable, prioritized technical tasks.
• Mentorship: Providing day-to-day technical guidance to unblock challenges, onboarding new engineers, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
• Operational Excellence: Building test automation across the full stack and identifying new tools/frameworks to improve team productivity.

We are looking for a seasoned technologist who balances deep technical depth with strong leadership capabilities. The ideal candidate will have:

• 7+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Deep expertise in Java/Spring Boot (backend) and React/Angular with Type Script (frontend), as well as a strong foundation with REST APIs, Graph
  
  QL, and both SQL/No
  
  SQL database technologies. This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals, with a proven track record of leading technical projects or squads within an Agile environment.
• Experience with Engineering Best Practices including Git, Maven/Gradle, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
• Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team, and the ability to weigh competing priorities to make sound architectural decisions.
• Education:
  
  BS/BA in Computer Science or a related technical field.

• Experience in Financial Services, specifically syndicated loans or leveraged finance.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud computing platforms.
• Experience with advanced UI/Charting libraries (e.g., AG Grid, D3) and end-to-end testing frameworks (Playwright, Selenium).

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