Lead Full Stack Engineer

About the Role

We are building Rubiscape 5.0, a next-generation Decision Intelligence Platform powered by modular studios and a strong metadata-driven architecture.

We are looking for a Lead Full Stack Engineer who will drive end-to-end development across backend and frontend, while taking ownership of technical design, engineering quality, and team execution.

This role is ideal for engineers who combine hands-on coding with architectural thinking and leadership.

What You Will Work On

You will lead development of core components of a studio-based platform, including:

Backend (Python / FastAPI)

• Design and build orchestration APIs that:
• Route requests to underlying execution services and platform components
• Integrate with metadata, governance, and platform services
• Define and enforce API contracts across teams
• Architect scalable, modular backend systems
• Implement metadata registration and asset mapping
• Ensure security, multi-tenancy, and performance
• Guide the team on async workflows and event-driven patterns

Frontend (React + TypeScript)

• Lead development of modular micro-frontend studio UIs
• Define frontend architecture and component standards
• Build reusable UI frameworks and shared components
• Ensure consistency across studios (design system + workbench model)
• Review and guide frontend implementations

Technical Leadership

• Own end-to-end design of features from spec to production
• Break down complex problems into executable tasks
• Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering best practices
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers
• Collaborate closely with product and architecture teams

Spec-Driven Development

• Drive contract-first development approach
• Define:
• API specifications (OpenAPI / JSON schema)
• Frontend-backend contracts
• Ensure strict alignment between specs and implementation

AI-Assisted Development (Claude Code / Cursor)

• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices
• Use AI tools to:
• Accelerate development and scaffolding
• Improve code quality and refactoring
• Establish team guidelines for AI-assisted engineering
• Review and validate AI-generated code

Required Skills

Backend

• Strong experience in Python
• Deep hands-on experience with FastAPI (must-have) and/or Django
• Strong understanding of async programming and scalable API design
• Experience building production-grade backend systems

Frontend

• Strong experience in React + TypeScript and/or Angular
• Experience designing frontend architecture
• Strong understanding of component design and state management

System Design & Architecture

• Strong understanding of:
• API-driven architecture
• Microservices / modular systems
• Integration across distributed services
• Ability to design clean abstraction layers
• Experience building scalable platforms (not just applications)

Leadership & Ownership

• Experience leading engineering teams or modules
• Strong code review and mentoring skills
• Ability to drive execution in evolving environments

Development Approach

• Strong experience in spec-driven / contract-first development
• Experience using or willingness to adopt:
• Claude Code / Cursor / AI coding tools

Good to Have

• Experience working with distributed systems and platform architectures
• Understanding of:
• Data workflows or processing systems
• Metadata-driven architectures
• Familiarity with:
• Kubernetes / Docker / containerized deployments
• Experience with event-driven systems (Kafka, Redis)

What We Are Looking For

• Strong system thinking and problem-solving ability
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with leadership
• Ownership mindset (design build review scale)
• Comfort working in fast-evolving architecture environments
• High standards for code quality and maintainability

Why Join Us

• Work on a next-gen Decision Intelligence platform
• Play a key role in shaping core platform architecture
• Lead and influence engineering practices and drive Scrums
• Work with modern dev workflows (AI-assisted engineering)

Experience Range

3 to 6 years (with a strong and hands-on technical capability with an ability to work with key stakeholders and lead a young team of developers)