Engineer leader - Dallas, TX - Photon

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Engineering Leader / Full Stack Architect to lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and Kafka, along with proven experience in architecting distributed systems, driving technical excellence, mentoring engineering teams, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.

The role requires a blend of hands-on technical leadership, solution architecture, system design, and people management to deliver innovative and reliable software solutions that align with business objectives.

• Design and architect scalable, secure, high-performance, and cloud-ready enterprise applications.
• Define application architecture, integration patterns, and technology standards across projects.
• Lead technical discussions and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
• Evaluate and recommend technology solutions, frameworks, and best practices.
• Ensure system reliability, scalability, maintainability, and performance optimization.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to software engineers and development teams.
• Drive engineering best practices including coding standards, design patterns, code reviews, and quality assurance.
• Lead architecture reviews, technical assessments, and solution governance activities.
• Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Develop and oversee enterprise-grade backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
• Lead frontend application development using Angular and modern web technologies.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Ensure seamless integration between frontend, backend, and third-party systems.

• Architect and implement event-driven systems using Apache Kafka.
• Design messaging, streaming, and real-time data processing solutions.
• Establish best practices for asynchronous communication, fault tolerance, and distributed system architecture.

• Lead and manage engineering teams through the complete software development lifecycle.
• Support project planning, estimation, resource allocation, and delivery execution.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Work closely with Dev Ops, QA, Product, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.