Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Contract-to-Hire Opportunity with a Major Investment Firm

Location:

Newark, NJ (Hybrid - 3 Days/Week Onsite)

Duration:

Contract-to-Hire

Pay Rate:

Up to

$65/hour W2

(Based on Experience)

Employment Type:

W2 Only (No C2C)

Candidates:

Local Candidates Preferred

We are seeking an experienced

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

to join a growing technology team within a leading investment management organization. This role offers the opportunity to build enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications while working with modern technologies including Java, React, Spring Boot, AWS, and AI-assisted development tools.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full stack application development, cloud technologies, and financial services, along with experience building scalable, secure, and high-performing enterprise applications.

What You’ll Do

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade applications using modern software engineering best practices

Build high-quality, well-documented, and maintainable code following established coding standards

Collaborate with Product Owners, Technical Leads, and cross-functional teams to design and deliver scalable business solutions

Develop RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-native applications

Write unit tests, integration tests, and automated test suites

Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term solutions

Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to application design decisions

Mentor team members and promote engineering best practices

Work with modern DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery

Build secure, reliable, and scalable applications utilizing AWS cloud services

Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity and software quality

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

6+ years of hands-on experience building enterprise software applications

Strong experience working within Agile development environments

Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD)

Excellent analytical, communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Ability to quickly learn new technologies and solve complex technical challenges

Financial Services or Insurance industry experience is required

Technical Skills

Extensive experience building Java applications using Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Maven, and Microservices

Experience with distributed systems, object-oriented design, multithreading, concurrency, and design patterns

Front-end development experience with React

Experience with Node.js, Flask, and Django

Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases including Oracle, PostgreSQL, DB2, Redshift, and PL/SQL

Experience with event-driven and streaming technologies including Amazon SQS, Kinesis, AWS MSK, and EventBridge

Experience designing, developing, and consuming REST APIs and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)

Experience with API Management platforms such as Kong and Apigee

Experience with automated testing frameworks and software quality practices

Understanding of accessibility standards and secure software development

Strong knowledge of application security including authentication, authorization, JWT, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML 2.0, SSL, encryption, and DevSecOps

Experience using GitHub, Bitbucket, Jenkins, and modern DevOps practices

Knowledge of application monitoring, logging, and Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) best practices

Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services across compute, storage, databases, IAM, analytics, and application services

Preferred Qualifications

Strong experience with Domain-Driven Design (DDD)

Experience building AWS cloud-native applications

Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns

Excellent system design and critical thinking skills

Experience with AI-assisted development tools and agentic frameworks such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar platforms

If you're a Senior Full Stack Engineer looking to work on enterprise-scale applications while leveraging modern cloud technologies and AI-assisted software development, we'd love to hear from you.

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