Lead Full Stack Engineer - Fintech Platform (React & Microservices)

Macpower Digital Assets Edge

$130K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in full-stack development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and React.
  • Proven expertise in designing microservices architectures.
  • Solid foundation in software engineering concepts.
  • Familiarity with relational databases and agile methodologies.
  • Excellent communication skills in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

  • Develop user-friendly interfaces with React and TypeScript.
  • Build and maintain backend microservices for financial tools.
  • Own end-to-end feature development across the tech stack.
  • Design microservices specifically for equity portfolio construction.
  • Ensure scalable deployment using Kubernetes.
  • Modernize components with current technologies and best practices.
  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to team leadership.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and agile work environment.
  • Opportunities for mentoring and leadership roles.
  • Engagement with modern technologies and practices.
  • Chance to influence enterprise fintech solutions.
  • Potential involvement in recruiting top talent.
Full Job Description
About the Role:
  • We're seeking a highly skilled Lead/Senior Full Stack Developer with deep experience in building microservices-based platforms to join our fintech engineering team. You'll play a hands-on role in developing our enterprise application used for equity portfolio construction and direct indexing.
  • This role involves building user-facing interfaces with React/TypeScript and creating scalable microservices that power the backend. You'll work in an agile environment with a strong focus on performance, maintainability, and end-user experience.
  • If you're passionate about full-stack development, microservices architecture, and modern DevOps practices, we'd love to talk to you.


Key Responsibilities:
  • Develop high-quality, user-friendly interfaces using React and TypeScript.
  • Build and maintain backend microservices supporting complex financial tools.
  • Own full feature development across the entire tech stack-from UI to backend services to database layers.
  • Design and enhance microservices that support equity portfolio construction.
  • Ensure scalable deployment via Kubernetes (K8s) clusters.
  • Continuously modernize components using current technologies and design best practices.
  • Collaborate with developers, product managers, and end-users.
  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to team leadership.
  • Participate in CI/CD improvements and engineering process enhancements.
  • Help attract and hire top engineering talent.


Required Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in full-stack development.
  • Strong hands-on experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and front-end frameworks like React.
  • Proven experience designing and developing backend microservices architectures.
  • Solid foundation in software engineering: data structures, algorithms, design patterns.
  • Familiarity with relational databases.
  • Agile development experience.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.


Nice to Have:
  • Experience with Python, Java, or Scala.
  • Familiarity with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
  • Exposure to enterprise fintech systems.
  • Contributions to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.


Must-Have Skills (Non-Negotiable):
  • Expertise in designing and developing microservices, including interface definition, backend logic, and integration.
  • Ability to develop full-stack solutions from React-based UIs to microservices and database layers.
  • Hands-on experience deploying components in Kubernetes.
  • Proven track record of modernizing enterprise applications using contemporary tools and third-party services.

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