What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Application Developer (MERN) position at Vertex Solutions Inc.?
Lead Applications Developer needed for a 6 month contract role HYBRID to Princeton NJ 3 days a week. Must have MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) expertise and AI development is a plus.
Only direct W2 candidates - NO candidates from 3rd parties will be considered
Looking for a Lead Applications Developer. You will be responsible for application development of key systems on the new modern technology stack while focusing on quality code, automation and best practices.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT?
Lead Applications Developer is responsible for developing complex custom software solutions
In this role you will:
Conduct Code reviews
Implement business logic from business requirements and design specification
Development of key systems using new open-source technology stack
Focus on quality code, automation and good practices
Contribute to and be part of the Development Center of Excellence in driving up the quality and value of software development and delivery across the enterprise
Proactively contribute to our system architecture and stack design, toolset, agile and DevOps approach
Collaborate closely with Agile Dev team members, Product Owners and business users to deliver business value
Develop and test software solutions and review code quality
Automate build, test (unit, functional and performance) and deployment of the code part of the CI/CD pipeline by working closely with Platform Engineer
We will count on you to:
Perform code reviews
Lead Applications Developer owns the design of the application and is responsible for the implementation with the development team and ensure the design is properly incorporated into the deliverables
Act as technical design authority collaborating with the solution architect to implement the solution
Provide application design feedback to the project team on an ongoing basis
Review detailed design, code deliverables, and ensure quality
Assist the Enterprise architects in defining, implementing and overseeing technical standards, policies and tools
Provide technical oversight to development teams. Work with technical staff to understand problems with software and develop specifications to resolve them.
Responsible for effective application development including integration with other Guy Carpenter systems.
Responsible for operational effectiveness of the environment; adhere to Guy Carpenter Process Framework.
Proactively contribute to our system architecture and stack design, toolset, agile and DevOps approach
Collaborate closely with Dev team members, Product Owners and business users to deliver business value
Automate build, test (unit, functional, security vulnerability and performance) and deployment of the code part of the CI/CD pipeline by working closely with System Engineer
Mentor developers on both technical topics and with Agile/DevOps adoption
Estimate Development efforts for new initiatives; help define and build Development teams by working with stakeholders
What you need to have:
A degree in Computer Science or related field or have relevant experience
5 years of development experience in applications/product development using MEAN/MERN Stack
Must have experience or working knowledge of:
JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, XML, HTML, SASS/LESS/CSS
Web platforms such as NODE, Angular, React, MEAN/MERN Stack
Microservices, Micro frontend Architecture, API Management (Apigee)
REST API first design and Open API Specification, specifically using Swagger
Agile – TDD (Junit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma) BDD (Cucumber) Pair Programming, Scrum/Kanban
DevOps – GitHub, Git Actions, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, Selenium, Artifactory, Docker/Kubernetes, Datadog/Splunk, JMeter, Whitehat
Databases: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
Cloud – Azure, Private Cloud
OS – Linux, VM Architectures
Will be a plus if experience includes:
Have developed backend services using NestJS
Vertex Solutions Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, citizenship, sex, marital or veteran status, disability or handicap, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.