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.

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.

Required Qualifications

• 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.