Lead Developer (Java/Angular)

Location: Toronto, ON (Downtown Financial District)

Work Model: Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week

Employment Type: Contract

Overview We are seeking an experienced Lead Developer to join a high-performing team delivering enterprise-scale applications. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, including coordinating offshore development teams, conducting code reviews, ensuring quality standards, and driving day-to-day delivery.

The ideal candidate is a strong full-stack developer with expertise in Java and Angular , a passion for agile delivery, and experience mentoring or leading distributed development teams.

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java and Angular

Lead and coordinate daily activities of offshore development resources

Conduct code reviews and enforce development best practices

Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability across releases

Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and stakeholders to deliver business requirements

Participate in agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives

Identify and resolve technical issues, risks, and delivery roadblocks

Mentor developers and provide technical guidance to team members

Required Qualifications 7+ years of software development experience

Strong hands-on experience with Java and modern Angular

Experience leading development teams or mentoring developers

Proven ability to coordinate and manage offshore or distributed teams

Strong understanding of software design principles, code quality, and testing practices

Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Nice to Have Experience within large enterprise or financial services environments

Cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

CI/CD and DevOps experience

Additional Information Ability to work onsite in the downtown Toronto financial district 2 days per week

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