Senior Full-Stack Developer

CFA Institute•Charlottesville, VA

22h•$80,400 - $105,000

About The Position

CFA Institute is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Developer to join our Application Development team. In this role, you will help modernise business-critical applications, leading the transition from Azure-based .NET solutions to AWS-based Java platforms while contributing across the full software development lifecycle. You will work alongside architects, engineers and cross-functional teams to design, develop and support scalable, secure applications. This is a hands-on senior engineering role suited to someone who enjoys technical leadership, mentoring others, delivering high-quality software and driving continuous improvement.

Requirements

Strong experience building full-stack applications using Java (Java 25 preferred), React.js and AWS, with experience developing RESTful APIs and working with SQL or NoSQL databases.
Experience with cloud-native development using AWS services such as Lambda, SNS/SQS, S3 and API Gateway.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across agile, cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure, .NET/C#, application modernisation, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), mentoring developers or migrating applications from .NET to Java would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

Design, develop and deliver Java-based applications and services across the full software development lifecycle.
Build modern full-stack solutions using Java, React and AWS cloud services.
Develop and consume RESTful APIs and contribute to microservices-based architectures.
Support the modernisation of Azure/.NET applications to AWS-based Java platforms.
Lead code reviews, mentor colleagues and promote engineering best practices.
Collaborate with architects and agile teams to deliver secure, scalable, high-quality software.
Support production releases, ongoing maintenance and continuous improvement initiatives.