Lead Application Developer

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

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Empower India is seeking a highly motivated Lead Fullstack Developer to serve as the functional owner of an internally developed document automation platform. This role is ideal for an experienced full-stack application developer who enjoys translating business requirements into intuitive, scalable software solutions.

As a key member of the development team, you will own the ongoing enhancement of a business-critical application built with a Laravel/PHP back end and React/TypeScript front end. You will partner closely with business stakeholders to understand operational needs, design application features, and deliver solutions that automate the creation of high-quality business documents, including email communications and PDFs.

This role combines application ownership, full-stack software engineering, and solution design. The ideal candidate brings a strong product mindset, works effectively across the full technology stack, and takes business requirements from concept through implementation.

What You Will Do

• Serve as the functional owner of an internally developed document automation platform, driving the design, development, and continuous improvement of application features.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable, intuitive, and user-friendly application functionality.
• Design and develop responsive user interfaces using React, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs using Laravel/PHP.
• Design and implement PostgreSQL database structures using Laravel migrations, with a focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Design and maintain document templates and document-generation workflows supporting a variety of business use cases.
• Develop and maintain Python-based AWS Lambda functions that generate business documents, including email communications and PDFs.
• Integrate the application with enterprise systems, internal APIs, and third-party services.
• Build and maintain cloud-based application components using AWS services, including Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
• Collaborate with technical team members to ensure solutions align with application architecture, engineering standards, and development best practices.
• Maintain technical documentation and source control using Git.
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical guidance to other developers as appropriate.
• Identify opportunities to improve usability, automate manual processes, and enhance the overall user experience.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, including AI-powered application capabilities, and recommend solutions that improve business outcomes.

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing and developing modern web applications.
• 3+ years of experience with Laravel/PHP developing and maintaining web applications and backend services.
• 3+ years of experience with React/TypeScript developing modern front-end applications and user interfaces.
• 3+ years of experience with PostgreSQL, including relational database design, development, and optimization.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS building, deploying, or integrating cloud-based applications and services.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience using Git and modern software development practices.
• Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders to define requirements and implement application features.
• Strong full-stack development skills spanning front-end, back-end, database, API, and cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, relational database concepts, and REST API architecture.
• Ability to translate business requirements into intuitive, scalable software solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail, with a commitment to delivering reliable, maintainable, and well-documented software.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience integrating enterprise applications with internal and third-party APIs.
• Experience with Snowflake.
• Experience integrating applications using LiteLLM or similar LLM gateway frameworks.
• Exposure to Amazon Bedrock or other generative AI platforms.
• Experience developing document-generation or workflow-automation applications.
• Experience designing responsive, user-focused interfaces and application workflows.
• Experience developing applications in Python, preferably for AWS Lambda.
• Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, RDS, API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, CloudWatch, and Secrets Manager.
• Passion for continuous learning and adopting emerging technologies that enhance business capabilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.