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Lead Full-Stack JavaScript Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 5+ years full-stack web engineering experience shipping production systems
  • Strong TypeScript and modern React experience including state management and performance optimization
  • Strong JVM backend experience with Kotlin or Java, or TypeScript for shared platform libraries
  • Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2)

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and design decisions across frontend and backend systems
  • Build and ship full-stack features using TypeScript and React with strong state management practices
  • Develop backend services and shared libraries using Kotlin/Java on the JVM or TypeScript
  • Design and integrate APIs using gRPC/protobuf and HTTP/REST patterns

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving
  • Detail Oriented

About the company

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EPAM Systems

  • IT Services & Consulting
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by fusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. We make GenAI real with our AI LLM orchestration, testing and engineering solutions, EPAM DIAL, EPAM EliteA™ and EPAM AI/RUN™, respectively. We deliver globally, but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market. Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as a Top 100 Best Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services. Learn more at www.epam.com.

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Job description

We are seeking a Lead Full-Stack Engineer to design and deliver production-grade web systems across frontend and backend services. You will lead cross-team technical direction, uphold quality standards, and help ship accessible, high-performance experiences. Responsibilities Lead architecture and design decisions across frontend and backend systems Build and ship full-stack features using TypeScript and React with strong state management practices Develop backend services and shared libraries using Kotlin/Java on the JVM or TypeScript Design and integrate APIs using gRPC/protobuf and HTTP/REST patterns Model and evolve data storage in DynamoDB and PostgreSQL to support product capabilities Ensure reliability and performance through caching, queues, and eventual-consistency trade-off decisions Operate effectively within AWS, containerized environments, and CI/CD pipelines Enforce high-quality standards through unit, integration, and end-to-end testing Guide accessible UI patterns and browser performance improvements Coordinate cross-team technical execution and unblock delivery risks Review code and provide clear technical feedback to raise team quality Requirements 5+ years full-stack web engineering experience shipping production systems Strong TypeScript and modern React experience including state management and performance optimization Strong JVM backend experience with Kotlin or Java, or TypeScript for shared platform libraries Hands-on gRPC and protobuf experience alongside HTTP and REST APIs Solid DynamoDB and PostgreSQL data modeling experience for product features Strong AWS, containers, and CI/CD consumer experience in production environments Strong testing discipline across unit, integration, and end-to-end Proven cross-team ownership and design leadership experience Excellent communication and collaboration skills with product and engineering partners Upper-Intermediate English proficiency (B2) Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Nice to have Experience with React Native, Kotlin Multiplatform, Flutter, or Capacitor Knowledge of OAuth/OIDC, SSO, and third-party identity providers Experience building authoring tools, CMSs, or internal back-office applications Familiarity with OpenTelemetry and structured logging tools Experience with design systems and shared component libraries

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