Full Stack Developer

Partnering with Aquent, you will have the extraordinary opportunity to drive the digital evolution of a leading financial services organization that stands at the forefront of industry innovation. In this pivotal role, you will profoundly shape the future of both customer-facing and robust backend applications, directly elevating the digital experience for millions of clients. By championing modern development practices like Test-Driven Development and Continuous Integration, your technical leadership and hands-on expertise will not only power critical initiatives but also inspire and mentor a dynamic team dedicated to building scalable, resilient, and cutting-edge solutions.

About the Role

In this highly collaborative and impactful position, you will work closely with architects and business partners to translate strategic objectives into actionable Agile stories for exciting new capabilities. You will provide essential technical direction and hands-on support, guiding your team through complex challenges and cultivating an environment of continuous learning. By leading the comprehensive design and implementation of innovative new features and critical bug fixes, you will take full ownership from initial concept through to successful deployment, directly influencing the strategic direction of key initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate closely with architects and business partners to translate strategic objectives into actionable Agile stories for exciting new capabilities.
• Conduct comprehensive design and code reviews, ensuring rigorous adherence to best practices, quality standards, and architectural guidelines.
• Provide essential technical direction and hands-on support, guiding your team through complex challenges and cultivating an environment of continuous learning.
• Engage in hands-on coding, meticulous unit testing, and swift resolution of production issues to safeguard application stability and peak performance.
• Lead the comprehensive design and implementation of innovative new features and critical bug fixes, taking full ownership from initial concept through to successful deployment.
• Actively participate in crucial product roadmap discussions and long-term planning, directly influencing the strategic direction of key initiatives.
• Develop and implement powerful tools and streamlined practices that significantly enhance team efficiency, optimize workflows, and champion operational excellence.
• Mentor junior team members, sharing your extensive knowledge and experience to accelerate their professional growth and career aspirations.
• Partner effectively with fellow developers, product owners, technical leads, and architects to deliver integrated, impactful, and high-quality solutions.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of comprehensive full stack application development experience, including a proven track record of mentoring and assisting junior developers.
• Demonstrated expertise in developing and implementing web-enabled applications using Front End technologies (ASP.NET, Angular and/or AngularJS, JSON/XML, Sync/ASync services) and Back End technologies (.NET, .NET Core, C#, RESTful API design, Micro-Services, and Event-driven architecture/frameworks).
• Strong database experience with relational databases such as SQL and Oracle.
• Experience working with Distributed Monolithic and Cloud-Based Micro-services architectures.
• A strong passion for enterprise-level agile development methodologies.
• Solid understanding of web application environments, development tools, event-driven application development, session state management, web configuration, deployment strategies, security, performance tuning, and debugging methodologies.
• Comfortable with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts, unit testing principles, API test automation techniques, and automated deployment pipeline tools.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly and concisely.
• Effective time management and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work independently while demonstrating leadership within a team setting.
• BS or higher in Computer Science or a related technical field.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite, including JIRA, Confluence, BitBucket, and Bamboo.
• Familiarity with Private Cloud/Pivotal Cloud Foundry environments.