Staff Software Engineer

Insight Global
Baltimore, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 144K

Job location

Baltimore, United States of America

Tech stack

JavaScript
API
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Software as a Service
Cloud Computing
Computer Programming
Databases
Distributed Systems
High-Level Architecture
Node.js
NoSQL
Software Engineering
SQL Databases
TypeScript
Web Platforms
Large Language Models
GraphQL
Front End Software Development
Microservices

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Staff Engineer - Acquisition & Public Web for a leading financial services client. This individual will serve as a technical leader driving the modernization of customer-facing web platforms, including loan acquisition workflows and marketing applications. The role combines high-level architecture responsibilities with hands-on development, guiding teams through the transition from monolithic systems to scalable, cloud-based microservices. The ideal candidate will bring deep full-stack expertise, a strong focus on frontend excellence, and experience building high-traffic applications in the cloud, while influencing best practices and mentoring teams to deliver innovative, customer-first solutions.

  • Set technical direction for application development teams supporting marketing and loan acquisition platforms
  • Partner with product and enterprise architecture to align on software design and execution
  • Create roadmaps to migrate legacy/monolithic systems to microservices and distributed architectures
  • Define engineering standards, architecture patterns, and best practices
  • Evaluate and implement emerging technologies to improve efficiency and time-to-market
  • Participate in POCs, mentorship, and engineering communities of practice
  • Contribute hands-on to development efforts as needed Support scalability, reliability, and performance of cloud-based applications

Requirements

7+ years of full-stack web development experience, with strong frontend/presentation layer expertise

  • Strong cloud experience (AWS or Azure)
  • Programming experience with Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript
  • Architectural experience, defining roadmaps, target states, and being able to lead others in technical discussions and code sessions
  • Experience integrating frontend with APIs (REST, GraphQL) and databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

  • AWS Certification
  • Ruby on Rails development experience
  • AI, ML or LLM experience

Benefits & conditions

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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