Sr Full Stack Developer-Web Technology

Pacific Life • Newport Beach, CA

2d

About The Position

Pacific Life is seeking a Senior Applications Developer to join the Journey Transformation Engineering team in Newport Beach, California, within the Consumer Markets division. This is an existing role on a team of four. The developer will design, develop, enhance, and support enterprise web applications, APIs, microservices, and integration services. The work includes backend development with C#, .NET/ASP.NET Core, Node.js, and TypeScript; modern user experiences using React and web technologies; and cloud-native solutions on AWS.

The role contributes to application modernization, secure application design, CI/CD and infrastructure automation, production support, and observability. It also involves architecture discussions, code reviews, mentoring, and collaboration with product, architecture, UX, QA, security, DevOps/cloud, and engineering teams. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong hands-on development experience with C# and .NET/ASP.NET Core.
• Strong experience with Node.js and TypeScript.
• Strong experience building modern web applications using React.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
• Hands-on experience developing and supporting applications in AWS.
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL and familiarity with NoSQL technologies such as DynamoDB or MongoDB.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern software engineering practices.
• Understanding of OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, SSO, authentication, authorization, and application security.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, design patterns, scalability, resiliency, performance, and secure development practices.
• Strong production troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS Lambda, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Cognito, and CloudWatch.
• Experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience with Docker and containerized applications.
• Experience with observability platforms such as Grafana, Splunk, CloudWatch, and OpenTelemetry.
• Experience modernizing legacy .NET applications and moving workloads to modern cloud architectures.
• Experience with GraphQL.
• Experience with enterprise identity, authentication, and SSO integrations.
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum product delivery environment.
• Experience in the financial services, insurance, or life insurance industry.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support enterprise web applications, APIs, microservices, and integration services.
• Develop backend applications and services using C#, .NET/ASP.NET Core, Node.js, and TypeScript.
• Develop modern user experiences using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and integrations with internal and external systems.
• Build and support cloud-native solutions using AWS services.
• Participate in modernization initiatives, including migrating legacy applications to modern .NET, React, API-based, and cloud-native architectures.
• Implement secure application patterns using OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, SSO, and API security best practices.
• Develop and maintain automated build and deployment processes using CI/CD, Git, Docker, and Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform.
• Troubleshoot production issues across frontend, application/API, database, integration, and AWS infrastructure layers.
• Implement application logging, monitoring, distributed tracing, performance monitoring, and observability.
• Participate in architecture and technical design discussions and recommend technology and implementation approaches.
• Conduct code reviews and promote reusable components, engineering standards, secure coding practices, and development best practices.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other developers.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, UX, QA, Security, DevOps/Cloud, and engineering teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be provided.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Wellbeing Reimbursement Account for the employee or eligible dependents.
• Paid time off, holiday schedules, and Financial Planning Time Off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Adoption assistance program.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match and an additional contribution regardless of participation.
• Most employees are eligible for additional incentive pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed