Lead Full Stack Engineer (React, Node.js, AWS)

About the role

Our client is a world‑leading reinsurance and risk management company seeking a hands‑on Tech Lead to drive the development of cloud‑native applications. The role blends deep technical execution with solution design, ensuring scalable, secure, and user‑centric products.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support a product team in an alternating Tech Lead capacity, splitting and structuring project work.
• Review code, select design patterns, and guide developers to deliver high‑quality user stories.
• Contribute to software development in a cloud‑native AWS environment using TypeScript.
• Design and build frontend applications with React, Next.js, and Tailwind‑based frameworks.
• Implement backend services in Node.js/TypeScript for ETL, ML workflows, and risk insights.
• Architect and maintain secure REST APIs (OAuth/OIDC, HMAC).
• Ensure security and compliance: IAM/CIAM policies, TLS/KMS encryption, audit logging.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines and collaborate in Agile teams, participating in Scrum ceremonies and architectural reviews.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field.
• Minimum 2 years in a similar Tech Lead role and at least 7 years of software development experience.
• Excellent spoken and written English; German is a plus.

Required skills

• React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, TypeScript.
• Node.js, REST API design, OAuth/OIDC, gRPC, EventBridge, SQS, webhooks.
• AWS services: Lambda, Fargate, API Gateway, CloudFront, S3, DynamoDB, Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, IAM, Secrets Manager, VPC Endpoints, PrivateLink, Step Functions.
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CDK for Terraform (CDKTF).
• Azure DevOps pipelines, TLS/KMS, WAF, Cognito, Multi‑Tenancy.
• Experience with QPE, architecture reviews, and leading technical discussions.