Full Stack Lead role at is typically a senior technical leadership position that combines hands-on development, system design, and team leadership. While the exact responsibilities vary by team, Lead Software Engineer roles generally include the following

Key Responsibilities
Own a product or functional area from requirement gathering through production deployment.
Design and develop both frontend (web & mobile) and backend components for large-scale applications.
Create high-level and low-level system designs for the end-to-end flow from UI to backend to database.
Proactively involve in deepdiving, solutioning, unblocking, debugging, and tracking,
Execution excellence & ownership to take a requirement to production on time with quality.
Be a point of contact for team members on technical & functional queries.
Build and maintain cross-platform, responsive frontends, and scalable microservices and APIs.
Ensure reliability, availability, performance, and scalability of systems.
Review code and enforce engineering best practices.
Mentor and guide junior developers and senior engineers.
Collaborate with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and other stakeholders.
Drive technical decision-making and technology stack selection.
Improve code quality, test coverage, documentation, and deployment processes.
Typical Technical Skills Expected
Frontend

React.js
React Native
JavaScript/TypeScript
HTML5, CSS3
Backend

Java, Spring Boot
Oauth/Open ID/ Keyclock
REST APIs and microservices
Cloud (AWS/Azure/ GCP preferred) & Distributed systems concepts
Database & Cloud

MySQL, PostgreSQL, & NoSQL databases
Caching technologies (Redis, Memcached or Aerospike)
Messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Cloud and container platforms (Docker, Kubernetes)
Engineering Practices

System design
CI/CD
Agile development
Performance optimization
Security best practices
Knowledge of the latest tools & applying AI in day-to-day tasks.