Freelance Junior Full Stack Developer Jobs in Georgia

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Sandy Springs, GA that is seeking a Junior Full Stack Engineer.
Responsibilities:
* Own a Java/Spring Boot backend end to end - API design, data modeling, transactions, performance, and security
* Ship polished, complex UIs in React without a designer holding your hand
* Run PostgreSQL yourself: schema design, migrations, query tuning, and backups
* Operate real infrastructure: Docker, Linux VMs, reverse proxies, CI/CD, logs, and monitoring - and you've been on the hook when something went down
* Integrate with messy third-party APIs and make the result reliable
What You'll Own (First Year):
* The entire platform: backend services, the React app, the database, deployment, and uptime
* Hardening it - security, data integrity, tests, and documentation worthy of a system the business depends on
* Shipping the stakeholder backlog at startup pace
* Laying the technical foundation - and eventually the team - for what comes next
REQUIREMENTS:
* 4+ years of experience building full-stack systems, including at least one stretch where you shipped something end to end alone or on a very small team - a startup, a founding-engineer role, or a product with real users that was truly yours
* Big-tech experience is valuable, but on its own it may not translate: this role has none of that scaffolding
* Bonus experience: data engineering (Airflow, Trino/Iceberg, or similar), messaging (JMS/ActiveMQ), and building with LLMs as a force multiplier
You Are:
* A builder first; You'd rather own the whole problem than a slice of it
* Excellent technical judgment - you can weigh a tradeoff, see its business implications, and make the call without a committee
* Strong stakeholder instincts; You can sit with a non-technical user, understand what they actually need, and ship it quickly
* Comfortable owning production end to end - security, data integrity, and uptime are yours.
* Adaptable and ambitious; As RangeWater grows, you grow into the technical leader who builds the team around this platform
You May Be A Good Fit, If You:
* Have built things start to finish - full stack, real users, no safety net
* Have run production on your own - deployed it, monitored it, resolved incidents, and made sure they didn't recur
* Like iterating with users; You'd rather sit with the person who has the problem than guess at it from your desk
* Get hooked on new problems; Dropping into a business you've never seen, learning how it really works, and building the thing that fixes it sounds like a good week
* Want to transform businesses with AI; You're driven to figure out how AI can reshape the way a company operates - and you already use it to multiply your own output
* Have taste; You know the difference between code that runs and a product that lands
* Treat a blank page as a starting line, not a wall
The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.
We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.
Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.
This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.
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