Stride Build is hiring a Lead/Senior Full-Stack Java Engineer to design, build, and deliver high-quality custom software solutions across backend, frontend, and cloud infrastructure. This is a hands-on, client-facing consulting role where you will contribute directly to code while helping shape technical direction and mentor team members.

What You'll Do

Design, develop, test, and maintain full-stack applications across backend and frontend layers.
Build scalable backend services and APIs that support high-performance, data-driven applications.
Develop modern, responsive frontend experiences with a strong focus on usability and performance.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following engineering best practices.
Participate actively in code reviews, design discussions, and technical decision-making.
Partner closely with Product Managers and Product Owners to refine backlogs and clarify requirements.
Break down complex work into well-scoped, estimable user stories and technical tasks.
Provide reliable estimates and contribute to sprint and release planning.
Inspect and adapt through retrospectives, continuously improving team delivery and engineering practices.
Design and integrate cloud-based services and messaging systems to support distributed architectures.
Build and support data integrations and pipelines across relational, NoSQL, and analytics platforms.
Ensure applications are secure, observable, and production-ready.
Partner with DevOps and platform teams to support deployments, monitoring, and reliability.
Serve as a technical leader on delivery teams, helping guide architecture and implementation decisions.
Collaborate closely with Product Managers and Designers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Help estimate work, identify risks, and contribute to delivery planning and execution.
Support technical discovery and feasibility assessments during early phases of engagements.
Work directly with client stakeholders to understand technical requirements and constraints.
Participate in technical discussions, demos, and solution walkthroughs.
Communicate clearly about tradeoffs, risks, and implementation approaches.
Represent engineering best practices in client-facing environments.
Promote engineering standards around quality, testing, security, and performance.
Leverage modern tooling, automation, and AI-assisted development to improve productivity and quality.
Contribute to internal engineering patterns, documentation, and shared components.
Stay current with modern full-stack and cloud-native best practices.

What We're Looking For

6+ years of professional experience as a Full-Stack, Backend, or Software Engineer.
Strong hands-on experience with Java and backend service development.
Experience developing modern frontend applications using React and/or NextJS.
Solid experience working with relational and NoSQL databases.
Practical experience working in AWS-based cloud environments.
Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, distributed systems, and scalable architectures.
Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments (Scrum, Kanban).
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in client-facing roles.

Nice to Have

Experience with Snowflake or analytics platforms.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka/MSK).
Consulting or professional services background.
Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical workstreams.
Exposure to AI-enabled services such as AWS Rekognition.

Technical Stack

Java
React, NextJS
AWS
Relational Databases, NoSQL Databases
RESTful APIs
Snowflake
Kafka, MSK

Team & Environment

Our company culture is built on a learning culture, taking care of each other, and acting with integrity.

Stride Consulting is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law.