Java Technical Lead (Full Stack) – Reading, PA
Lead greenfield development of a modern SaaS fleet management platform while guiding engineers and shaping scalable digital products. This hybrid contract-to-hire opportunity offers an hourly $63 to $75 based on experience and the chance to make a meaningful impact on a new product initiative.
Quick Facts
- Location: Reading, PA; hybrid schedule with onsite work four days per week
- Employment Type: Contract to hire
- License/Certifications: None specified
- Experience: 8–10 years of full-stack Java software development experience
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly: $63-$75 (based on experience).
What You’ll Do
- Lead development efforts for medium- to large-scale digital products and projects.
- Serve as a technical owner for critical applications, supporting development, testing, release, and production operations.
- Design and develop backend services, relational database schemas, complex SQL queries, and RESTful APIs.
- Contribute to frontend development using technologies such as React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Translate product requirements and acceptance criteria into technical designs and maintainable software.
- Review code and deliverables, mentor engineers, and promote coding standards and software engineering best practices.
- Collaborate with product managers, designers, quality engineers, data teams, infrastructure teams, and other stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle.
What You Need
Required
- 8–10 years of software development experience, including substantial Java and full-stack development.
- Experience with Java, Spring/Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful APIs, React or Angular, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and jQuery.
- Experience leading medium- to large-scale digital projects in an Agile environment.
- Strong knowledge of software design frameworks, patterns, architecture principles, relational database design, and complex SQL.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD practices, and production issue resolution.
- Ability to estimate work, lead multiple projects, communicate technical concepts clearly, and mentor other engineers.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred
- Experience building products in a small- to mid-sized SaaS company or startup environment.
- Experience developing SaaS platforms in a cloud environment.
- Familiarity with artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science.
- Experience researching and applying emerging software development tools and frameworks.
About the Assignment
Join a product-focused team developing a new SaaS fleet management platform for asset tracking and fleet operations management. You’ll help build scalable digital solutions from the ground up while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, user-focused products.
Apply today to bring your technical leadership and full-stack development experience to this opportunity.
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