Lead Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Tasks

In this role, you will:

• Leading the design and development of complex full-stack features
• Setting technical standards and making technical decisions
• Position yourself as a technical manager for engineers, product managers, and architects
• Maintaining the balance between hands-on development and technical supervision and mentoring

key areas

Technical management:

• Lead the design and implementation of full-stack solutions via web, API, and backend services
• Collaborate with architecture and platform teams to align solutions with cloud and security standards for Private Passport
• Prioritize functions
• Maintain and develop best practices
• Make technical decisions that balance speed, quality, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Identify and address technical debt, performance risks, and reliability gaps

Mentoring and collaboration

Mentoring:

• Create and maintain high-quality, production-ready code across front-end and back-end layers
• Lead and participate in code reviews to set high standards for quality and clarity
• Support mobile and web experiences to ensure consistency and reliability across channels
• Effectively collaborate with engineers to foster their technical depth and capabilities through mentoring
• Promote best practices in testing, observability, and operational readiness

Requirements

Required qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Experience is the most relevant factor.
• Experience in building secure, client-side applications
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, APIs, and cloud-based architectures
• 5+ years of experience with multiple programming languages such as Java/Spring/Boot, JavaScript (React/Node.js), Python, etc., as well as unit testing frameworks
• 10+ years of experience with cloud-native engineering, using PaaS and microservices on cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Previous experience with methods and tools such as Scrum, GitLab, DevOpsOps, SRE, ADO, GitHub, GitKraken, Bitbucket, CircleCI, Checkmarx, etc. for delivering high-quality products
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and modernization efforts
• Background in financial services or regulated environments
• Experience supporting mobile and web-based platforms used by external customers
• Familiarity with modern engineering practices such as CICD/CD, automated testing, and observability

We offer

Base salary range: Northern Trust offers a comprehensive benefits package.