Developer-Full Stack Specialist

Mclean, VA Contract To Hire Aug 7, 2026

Developer-Full Stack Specialist -

Qualifications:

10+ years of related software engineering or technology delivery experience, including

at least 2+ years of people management and leadership experience developing high-

performing engineering teams.

Demonstrated experience leading multiple agile squads and delivering complex

technology initiatives across full-stack applications, APIs, microservices, platform

modernization, integration services, and production enhancements.

Required hands-on or technical leadership experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST

APIs, microservices architecture, AWS, or cloud-native application development, Angular

or React, SQL, relational databases, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.

Strong background in full-stack software engineering, application architecture, API

design, enterprise integration patterns, application security, performance, resiliency, and

delivery of scalable digital products for business and end-user needs.

Experience establishing and applying software engineering standards, including

scalable design, code quality, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline,

compliance standards, auditability, and production readiness.

Proven ability to provide technical direction, evaluate solution options, guide

architecture and implementation decisions, and create proofs of concept or demos to

validate new ideas and emerging technologies.

Experience managing engineering production support responsibilities, including

incident triage, root-cause analysis, resiliency improvements, observability, and

continuous improvement of application and platform reliability.

Strong leadership skills, including hiring, coaching, mentoring, delegation,

performance management, talent development, and succession planning.

Ability to manage dependencies with vendors, Product Owners, architecture teams,

business stakeholders, and internal engineering teams to deliver software solutions

effectively.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical

discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience;

advanced degree preferred.

Keys to Success in this Role:

Provide practical technical direction that helps teams make sound design,

implementation, testing, and production readiness decisions.

Build and develop strong engineering talent through coaching, mentoring, delegation,

feedback, and succession planning.

Create a team environment that promotes ownership, accountability, collaboration,

and continuous improvement.

Maintain focus on production quality, platform resiliency, auditability, and operational

excellence throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Communicate effectively with Product Owners, architecture partners, business

stakeholders, and engineering teams to align expectations and remove delivery blockers.

Use data, engineering metrics, and lessons learned from production support to

improve team performance, delivery predictability, and platform reliability.

Bring strong discipline across multiple agile squads by setting clear priorities,

managing dependencies, and keeping teams focused on delivery outcomes.