Lead Full Stack Engineer

Job Description Job Description We are seeking an experienced Lead Full‑Stack Engineer to join our dynamic data team. The ideal candidate is skilled in designing and delivering scalable, high‑quality applications across modern front‑end and back‑end technologies. In this role, you will guide the development of innovative solutions for the multifamily industry, helping create intuitive, high‑performance products that empower users and drive business growth. Preferred Location: Candidates located in the Denver metro area are strongly preferred due to the position's five-day onsite requirement and AIR's commitment to fostering collaboration through in-person teamwork at its Denver headquarters. What you will do: Design and develop scalable applications using .NET and modern front‑end frameworks. Build and optimize RESTful APIs and microservices for seamless integration across front-end applications. Work with relational databases, ensuring strong performance and data integrity. Implement secure authentication and authorization patterns. Develop responsive, interactive user interfaces using React.js and modern front‑end patterns. Ensure cross-browser compatibility and optimize front-end performance for a seamless user experience. Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes into functional, user‑centric components. Integrate front‑end and back‑end components to deliver cohesive, end‑to‑end solutions. Diagnose and resolve issues across the full stack to maintain application reliability. Write clean, maintainable, well‑documented code that aligns with engineering best practices and coding standards. Participate in Agile ceremonies and change‑control processes, including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, retrospectives, and change reviews. Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver features on time and within scope. Conduct and contribute to code reviews to uphold quality standards and support knowledge sharing. Optimize applications for scalability, performance, and security. Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and development methodologies. Provide technical leadership by shaping system architecture, guiding design decisions, and ensuring scalability, performance, and security across services. Establish coding standards and engineering best practices while mentoring other developers and leading technical discussions and code reviews. Break down complex technical work into actionable tasks and serve as the primary technical point of contact for cross-team initiatives. Partner with product, UX, QA, and DevOps to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions, contributing to project planning and managing technical risks. Qualifications What you should have: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience. 10–12+ years of professional full‑stack development experience with C# and .NET. Strong proficiency in React.js and JavaScript/TypeScript. Expertise with ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, and RESTful API development. Solid experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Postgres) and writing efficient SQL queries. Experience with modern front‑end build and packaging tools. Experience building and hosting application on cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP). DevOps mindset with experience building CI/CD pipelines and using version control systems such as Git. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including experience with root-cause analysis. Experience implementing and maintaining application security best practices. Awareness of common application security principles and secure data handling practices, including working with sensitive or regulated data such as PII.practices. Familiarity with SAST, SCA, and DAST tools for code security scanning. Proven experience providing technical leadership, including shaping system architecture and guiding design decisions with a focus on scalability, performance, and security. Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, establish coding standards, and lead technical discussions and code reviews to drive engineering excellence. Experience collaborating cross-functionally (working with product UX, QA, and DevOps) to translate business requirements into technical solutions, break down complex work, and manage technical risks. Nice to have: Experience with Azure Service Fabric or similar microservices platforms. Familiarity with cloud deployment strategies and CI/CD orchestration. Knowledge of unit, integration, and end‑to‑end testing best practices. Understanding of when and how to use NoSQL databases within application architecture. Experience with containerization tools. Required Soft Skills: Strong problem‑solving abilities and high attention to detail. Clear, effective communication and a collaborative mindset. A growth-oriented mindset with enthusiasm for learning and adapting. #PIQ Company Description Who We Are AIR Communities is a Mult