Lead Full-Stack Developer - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

5h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Consumer Digital Innovation team at Cedars-Sinai understands that true mobile and web transformation and the optimization of a digital platform implementation is fueled through the alignment of the right people, processes, and technologies. The Lead Full-Stack Developer will work with a multidisciplinary team to design, build, and evolve Cedars-Sinai’s patient-centric digital platforms. This role serves as a senior technical leader responsible for full-stack architecture, implementation, and mentorship across modern web applications supporting cedars-sinai.org and cedars-sinai.edu. You will contribute hands-on code while guiding technical direction across front-end, back-end, and integration layers, serving as a key liaison between engineering, design, product, analytics, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead full-stack development efforts across modern web applications, contributing hands-on code in both front-end and back-end systems.
Collaborate on and evolve Cedars-Sinai’s Composable Front-End Architecture, employing React 19, TypeScript, and modern tooling.
Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express (or similar frameworks).
Implement spec-driven development practices using OpenAPI and Swagger to define and enforce API contracts.
Collaborate with multi-functional teams to define requirements, data contracts, and integration patterns.
Build, deploy, and manage API services and infrastructure within the AWS cloud environment.
Partner closely with CMS platforms including Adobe AEM and Webflow, providing guidance on enterprise usage, scalability, governance, and custom integrations.
Lead initiatives involving Webflow, including Designer standard methodologies, custom development, API-based data exchange, and platform adoption strategies.
Support advanced search and discovery experiences, including tuning and integrating platforms such as Yext.
Contribute to Conversational AI initiatives by supporting integration patterns, APIs, and front-end experiences.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to improve development efficiency and code quality.
Establish and enforce coding standards, peer-review practices, and architectural patterns.
Mentor and guide developers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical problem-solving.
Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility, performance, security, and maintainability.
Produce and maintain technical documentation, architectural diagrams, and implementation guidance.
Serve as technical liaison to internal customers, research groups, and business partners.