Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer (Remote)

Stryker•Chicago, IL

3d•Remote

About The Position

As a Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer, you will move beyond building applications to designing, leading, and guiding the engineering direction of our internal web solutions for US Customer Solutions. You will balance hands-on development with leadership, shaping architecture, driving innovation, and partnering closely with business stakeholders and data engineering to deliver scalable, reliable, and impactful solutions. You will set the bar for engineering excellence, mentor junior engineers, and take ownership of system architecture while remaining hands-on with critical builds and AI-powered feature development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
Minimum 4+ years of full-stack software engineering experience.
Experience leading design and development of production-grade web applications (Flask, React, Next.js).
Experience in SQL design, performance tuning, and Azure-based services (including AI-powered features).
Experience mentoring and developing engineers.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Experience with Python, Databricks, and cloud-native architectures.
Experience designing and deploying AI-powered features into business applications.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture
Design and lead the architecture of modern, scalable full-stack applications.
Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship to junior engineers.
Lead integration of AI-powered features into existing and new applications.
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to align engineering solutions with business objectives.
Software Engineering – New Development
Lead design, development, testing, and deployment of greenfield full-stack applications.
Drive modernization efforts: migrate and redesign legacy apps into Flask/Next.js.
Partner with the data engineering team to modernize ETL pipelines.
Maintenance & Reliability
Act as a technical escalation point for production issues.
Oversee and improve performance, reliability, and maintainability of core apps.