About the role
- AdGrid is hiring a Full-Stack Developer cum Tech Lead who pairs cloud optimization & computing expertise with a hands-on developer profile. You will architect, build, and operate secure, scalable, and cost-efficient systems;
- lead engineers;
and independently drive complex, cross-functional projects end-to-end.
What you'll do
Own architecture & delivery : Translate business goals into scalable designs;write high-quality code;lead planning, estimates, and execution across services and frontends.
Backend expertise (primary) : Java 17+, Spring Boot / Spring Cloud, REST / gRPC APIs, async / event-driven patterns, caching, resilience, and observability.Frontend leadership : Modern SPA (React / Next.Js preferred);component standards, performance budgets, accessibility, and DX tooling.
Cloud optimization & computing : Design and operate on AWS / GCP / Azure (AWS preferred);right-size compute / storage / networking;optimize cost / performance;automate with IaC.
Data & messaging : Model relational schemas (PostgreSQL / MySQL), tune queries / indices;use Redis;build streaming pipelines with Kafka (topics, partitions, DLQ, schema registry).
Reliability & security : Define SLAs / SLOs;instrument SLIs;implement OWASP controls, secure secrets, encryption in transit / at rest;drive incident responseand postmortems.
CI / CD & platform : Own pipelines (GitHub Actions / Jenkins / GitLab CI), containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes / EKS), blue / green & canary, feature flags.Leadership & management : Mentor engineers, set code / architecture standards, conduct reviews, manage stakeholders, and create clear status / risks / decisions comms.Quality mindset : Enforce unit / integration / contract / load tests (JUnit 5, Testcontainers, WireMock / Pact, k6 / JMeter) and release readiness checklists.FinOps practices : Track and reduce infra spend per user / request;implement autoscaling / TTL / lifecycle policies;ensure cost visibility.
Must-have Qualifications
7–8 years total engineering experience with deep expertise in Java + Spring Boot and production systems at scale.Proven tech-lead experience : leading 3–6 engineers, owning multi-service deliveries, and coordinating cross-functional stakeholders.Strong cloud skills (AWS preferred) : VPC, IAM, ALB / NLB, EC2 / EKS, RDS, S3, CloudFront, WAF, KMS / Secrets;IaC (Terraform / Pulumi).
Proficiency in React / Next.Js (or equivalent), TypeScript / JavaScript, bundlers, and frontend performance tooling.Solid with PostgreSQL / MySQL, Redis, and Kafka;understanding of eventual consistency and idempotency. Security fundamentals (OAuth2 / OIDC, JWT, TLS / mTLS, input validation, least privilege IAM) and privacy-by-design instincts.
Excellent communication, documentation, and stakeholder management.Nice to have
Spring WebFlux / Reactor, Resilience4j, GraphQL;Multi-region design, DR strategy (RPO / RTO), chaos testing;Observability stack : Prometheus / Grafana, ELK / EFK, OpenTelemetry;DevSecOps : SonarQube, Snyk / OWASP Dependency-Check, SBOM;Experience in fintech / payments, consumer tech, or other low-latency domains.Success in 3-6 months
Ship a complex, multi-service project on time, meeting SLOs with actionable dashboards and runbooks.Reduce infra cost per request / user by ≥15–25% while improving latency / throughput.Establish team-wide engineering standards (lint / test / CI gates) and lift change failure rate ↓ and MTTR ↓.Mentor team to consistently deliver with predictable velocity and high code quality.Our stack (indicative)
Java 17+, Spring Boot / Cloud / Data / SecurityReact / Next.Js, TypeScriptREST / gRPC
PostgreSQL, RedisKafka (+Schema Registry / Avro)
Docker, Kubernetes (EKS)AWS (VPC, IAM, ALB / NLB, RDS, S3, CloudFront, WAF, KMS / Secrets)Terraform
GitHub Actions / JenkinsPrometheus / Grafana, ELK / EFK, OpenTelemetrySonarQube, Snyk.How to apply
Email career@adgrid.ai with subject “Full-Stack Tech Lead (7–8 yrs) ” and include :
Resume (PDF)A brief write-up on a system you built / scaled (problem, architecture, scale, SLOs, cost impact)Links to repos / tech blogs / talks (optional)Equal Opportunity
AdGrid is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible hiring process.