Lead Full-Stack Engineer (React / .NET Core)
Location: Onsite Monday-Thursday | Friday WFH
Employment Type: Direct Hire
Top Priorities
- Proven experience leading software engineering initiatives and technical decision-making
- Deep expertise in React and TypeScript (primary technology stack)
- Strong backend architecture and development experience
- Extensive .NET Core experience required
- Ability to mentor developers and drive engineering best practices
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Position Overview
The Lead Full-Stack Engineer is a senior technical leader responsible for designing, developing, and evolving critical business applications that support ProAg's core policy administration platform. As a key member of the Trailblazers team, this individual will lead the modernization of APH and policy domain applications, helping shape technical strategy while delivering scalable, high-quality solutions.
This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, serving as a mentor for engineering teams and a trusted partner to Product Owners, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise-scale applications
- Drive technical standards, code quality, and engineering best practices
- Mentor and coach software engineers across the team
- Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions
- Lead technical discussions and influence architectural decisions
Software Development
- Architect and develop modern React + TypeScript front-end applications
- Design and build scalable backend services using .NET 8 / .NET Core and C#
- Create and maintain APIs, integrations, and cloud-native solutions
- Improve application performance, reliability, and scalability
- Drive implementation of permanent solutions to complex business and technical challenges
Collaboration & Delivery
- Partner closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and business leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Lead sprint planning, technical estimations, and backlog refinement activities
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
- Collaborate across teams to ensure alignment on architecture and delivery objectives
Technical Requirements
Expert Level
- React
- TypeScript
- Modern front-end architecture and design patterns
Advanced
- .NET 8 / .NET Core
- C#
- Microservices architecture
- REST API development
- SQL and PostgreSQL
- Entity Framework
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (S3, Lambda, EKS)
- Azure DevOps (Boards, Repos, Pipelines)
- Git
- CI/CD pipelines
- Monitoring and observability tools (Datadog preferred)
Agile Tooling
Leadership & Communication
Required Attributes
- Executive-level communication skills
- Proven ability to lead technical discussions and influence decisions
- Strong mentoring and coaching capabilities
- Highly collaborative and relationship-oriented
- Strategic thinker with strong business acumen
- Innovative mindset with a passion for continuous improvement
- Curious, adaptable, and growth-oriented
- Advocate for AI adoption and responsible use of emerging technologies
Preferred Experience
- Experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications
- Background leading teams in large-scale digital transformation efforts
- Experience within insurance, financial services, or highly regulated industries
- Demonstrated success leading distributed and cross-functional engineering teams
This is an opportunity for a seasoned engineer who wants to remain hands-on while helping drive the technical vision and modernization of one of Client's most business-critical platforms.
