[Remote] Lead Full-Stack Developer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Guidehouse is a leading consulting firm that offers a wide range of services to clients. They are seeking a Lead Full-Stack Developer who will be responsible for leading and mentoring development teams, driving solution architecture, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software products on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with clients, leaders, solution architects, and technical and functional leads across Guidehouse teams and market segments to support client projects, growth initiatives, and capability development
• Serve as a key member of the modernization team, leading and mentoring full-stack development teams while providing technical guidance and architectural oversight for innovative solution prototypes using cloud architectures and modern software technologies
• Lead solution architecture and hands-on full-stack engineering for scalable, secure distributed systems using modern programming technologies, AWS-native services, microservices architecture, containerization, and API-first design patterns
• Collaborate with user experience designers, platform engineers, product owners, solution architects, business analysts, and full-stack development teams to design, build, test, and deploy high-value, operationally resilient software products on AWS that meet functional and non-functional requirements
• Define application architecture standards, design patterns, and development best practices across teams; establish architectural roadmaps for complex modernization projects; and ensure alignment with AWS Well-Architected Framework principles
• Lead technical decision-making, oversee implementation of complex distributed systems, and provide escalation support for challenging technical issues while managing timelines, resource allocation, and technical deliverables across multiple concurrent initiatives
• Guide proof-of-concept development and technical demonstrations to validate solution strategies, and lead solution architecture efforts for RFPs, technical proposals, and thought leadership initiatives

Skills

• A Bachelor's degree; Additional four(4) years of experience is required in lieu of degree
• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant full-stack application development experience, including at least four (4) years in leadership or architecture roles
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience developing, building, or modernizing applications on AWS
• Experience leading teams and implementing frontend and backend services for cloud-native software products and solutions using technologies such as Python, JavaScript, Django, and Vue.js
• Expert proficiency in Python and JavaScript, with proven experience leading teams of five or more developers
• Proven ability to work independently while leading, mentoring, collaborating with, and supporting team members to solve complex technical problems across multiple concurrent projects
• Proven ability to architect software products and solution prototypes, establish technical standards, validate solution strategies, and explain the tradeoffs of complex design alternatives to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience with microservices architecture, API design patterns, containerization using Docker or Kubernetes, serverless computing, and modern CI/CD practices for enterprise-scale applications
• Familiarity with the AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM) and proven design patterns, such as Model-View-Controller, Circuit Breaker, and Event-Driven patterns, is required
• This hands-on cloud software architecture and engineering leadership role requires the ability to design, build, deploy, and architect custom AWS cloud applications while leading technical teams
• Proven ability to design, build, test, and deploy software products and solutions on AWS, with demonstrated success in client-facing roles and stakeholder management
• In-depth understanding of Agile and Scaled Agile practices, with extensive experience planning and implementing software products in agile environments while leading development teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to understand customer requirements, engineer solutions, and present complex technical concepts to executive stakeholders
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship
• Due to the nature of this role and associated government clearance requirements, candidates must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents (Green Card holders) to be eligible for consideration
• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD 'PUBLIC TRUST'; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse
• Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional certification
• AWS Certified Developer – Associate certification
• Experience with Flask, Docker, Amazon EKS/Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Elasticsearch, caching frameworks, Redis, Memcached, Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, and/or MongoDB
• Experience supporting solution architecture for technical proposal volumes, white papers, RFPs/RFIs, and thought leadership initiatives, with a proven track record in client services or consulting
• Experience with advanced monitoring and observability tools, performance tuning, and capacity planning for large-scale distributed systems
• Proficiency delivering cloud-based software products using modern CI/CD pipeline tools and collaborating with development, operations, and security teams to deliver secure, operationally resilient solutions
• Contributions to open-source projects, technical publications, or thought leadership in application architecture and cloud-native development

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

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