Lead Full-Stack Engineer (Java/Angular) - GovTech / HR Software (LATAM)

ABOUT TRUELOGIC

At Truelogic we are a leading provider of nearshore staff augmentation services headquartered in New York. For over two decades, we’ve been delivering top-tier technology solutions to companies of all sizes, from innovative startups to industry leaders, helping them achieve their digital transformation goals.

Our team of 600+ highly skilled tech professionals, based in Latin America, drives digital disruption by partnering with U.S. companies on their most impactful projects. Whether collaborating with Fortune 500 giants or scaling startups, we deliver results that make a difference.

By applying for this position, you’re taking the first step in joining a dynamic team that values your expertise and aspirations. We aim to align your skills with opportunities that foster exceptional career growth and success while contributing to transformative projects that shape the future.

OUR CLIENT

A leading provider of comprehensive software solutions for government, public safety, and education sectors. With over 20 years of experience, the organization empowers more than 13,000 public sector agencies and over 800,000 users to attract, retain, and develop top talent. Through industry-leading technology, they enhance, automate, and accelerate how institutions serve their communities—helping them build sustainable, efficient, and people-centered workplaces while saving time and resources.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a seasoned Lead Fullstack Engineer to spearhead the modernization of our legacy Java application into a cloud-native, microservices architecture. This is a strategic, high-impact role where you will not only be a hands-on technical expert but also the architectural leader for the migration initiative. You will be responsible for defining the technical vision, making critical design decisions, and mentoring a team of engineers to ensure we build a scalable, resilient, and high-performance platform. Your leadership will be instrumental in elevating the team's productivity, code quality, and adoption of modern practices, including the strategic use of AI tooling. This role will manage 2-4 teams of 4-7 developers

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Define and enforce technical standards, architectural principles, and best practices for backend services, APIs, and database design.

- Drive key technical decisions regarding technology selection, design patterns, and long-term scalability of the platform.

- Champion the adoption of modern development practices, including the effective use of AI-powered tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Amazon CodeWhisperer, ChatGPT) to accelerate development and improve quality across the team.

- Own the technical roadmap for the modernization effort, collaborating with product and engineering managers to align priorities with business goals.

- Mentor and coach senior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.

- Lead code and design reviews to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code across the entire stack.

- Collaborate closely with front-end leads, DevOps, and product teams to break down complex projects and ensure seamless, cross-functional execution.

- Act as a technical point of contact for the project, clearly communicating progress, challenges, and architectural concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Lead development of the most critical and complex components of the system, including core microservices, data migration strategies, and performance optimizations.

- Design, build, and maintain scalable, resilient, and secure backend services and APIs using Spring Boot.

- Oversee and contribute to database schema design, query optimization, and data access strategies using relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server) and/or NoSQL solutions.

- Ensure system reliability by implementing and advocating for robust testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e) and modern CI/CD practices.

- Troubleshoot and resolve systemic issues and performance bottlenecks across development, staging, and production environments.

QUALIFICATIONS AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

- 7+ years of experience in SaaS or Enterprise Application Development with Java, with at least 2 years in a Tech Lead or similar leadership capacity.

- Expert-level knowledge of Java, the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data), and designing distributed systems.

- Deep, hands-on experience architecting, building, and deploying microservices in AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS).

- Mastery of relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL), including advanced performance tuning, complex query optimization, and database design for scale.

- Significant front-end experience with Angular, with the ability to guide frontend-backend integration strategies.

- Demonstrated experience in mentoring engineers, conducting technical reviews, and making impactful architectural decision