Lead Software Engineer - Front End Focused (React/TypeScript + Java + AWS) - On-Site in Jersey City, NJ

Lead Software Engineer

• Front End Focused (React/TypeScript + Java + AWS)
• On-Site in Jersey City, NJ at Optomi Lead Software Engineer
• Front End Focused (React/TypeScript + Java + AWS)
• On-Site in Jersey City, NJ at Optomi in North Arlington, New Jersey Posted in about 3 hours ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Lead Software Engineer

• Front End Focused (React/TypeScript + Java + AWS)
• On-Site in Jersey City, NJ Optomi, in partnership with a leading financial services company, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to fulfill a contract-to-hire opportunity for a client based in Jersey City, NJ.

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will serve as a senior hands-on contributor within an agile engineering team focused on building and enhancing customer-facing applications in a modern cloud environment. This role is heavily weighted toward front-end development, with approximately 60-70% of the work centered around building modern UI components and experiences using React and/or Angular. The ideal candidate will have a strong UI engineering background while also bringing enough full stack knowledge to build basic APIs, contribute to backend services, and operate effectively within a Java Spring Boot AWS ecosystem. This is not a purely architectural role. The team is looking for someone who can independently lead modules, contribute to design discussions, mentor junior engineers, and remain deeply hands-on in development. What the Right Professional Will Enjoy Working on a highly visible enterprise application stack with a strong focus on modern UI development Building and enhancing both new functionality and existing applications Operating within a collaborative agile environment where engineers contribute across the stack Having ownership over modules and features from development through deployment Working with modern technologies including React, Angular, Java 18, Spring Boot, AWS, DynamoDB, and PostgreSQL Contributing to cloud-hosted applications running within AWS ECS environments Playing a technical leadership role without moving fully away from hands-on engineering Apply Today If Your Background Includes Strong hands-on experience with React and/or Angular development Experience building reusable UI components and modern front-end applications using JavaScript and/or TypeScript Ability to contribute to backend API development using Java and Spring Boot Experience working in full stack environments, with stronger emphasis on front-end engineering Exposure to AWS cloud technologies and hosting applications within AWS environments Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL and DynamoDB Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, application resiliency, and secure development practices Experience operating within Agile software engineering teams Ability to independently lead technical modules and mentor less experienced developers