Full Stack Software Developer Contract Jobs in Bakersfield, CA

Sun World International is a global leader in the breeding, development, and licensing of premium fresh fruit varieties. We partner with growers in more than 30 countries to bring innovative table grape, stone fruit, and other produce varieties to market. Sun World was recently named a 'Best in State Company' in California by Forbes. Come grow with us!

We’re focused on developing solutions in the agri-tech space. We are looking for a Senior Full Stack Developer who will serve within the Systems and Applications grow team, implement new systems, and augment existing ones. Agile thinking is at the core of our daily operations.

We are always looking for ways to improve these practices to become a better team delivering great products. The ideal candidate is a pragmatic programmer and a Systematic thinker who employs industry’s best practices in multiple coding languages. They are a team player possessing strong technical skills and can communicate the thinking behind technical decisions to stakeholders They must be comfortable working in an agile environment and “take the wheel” when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

- Actively participate in team ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, code reviews, retrospectives)

- Provide technical guidance to peers & junior developers

- Create clear and well-structured technical specifications and designs

- Design and build scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant software solutions

- Contribute to system architecture, technical analysis, and design decisions

- Extend and improve existing applications to meet evolving business needs

- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code; refactor where necessary

- Take ownership of delivery, quality, and system reliability

- Mentor team members and foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture

Required Experience & Skills:

- 5+ years of experience as a Senior Full Stack Developer

- Strong hands-on experience with Python, Django, JavaScript/TypeScript and React.js

- Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL

- Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs

- Experience deploying and operating applications on AWS

- Strong understanding of application and data architecture

- Comfortable working in agile development environments

- Strong communication skills and team-oriented mindset

- Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into production applications, including building with LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agent or orchestration frameworks

- Experience designing and working with Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) solutions, including dimensional modeling, ETL/ELT pipelines, and analytical data stores

- Working knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) principles, including data governance, data quality, and maintaining a single source of truth across systems

Preferences:

- Experience designing scalable backend systems

- Exposure to cloud-native or distributed architectures

- Experience improving CI/CD pipelines

- Experience deploying AI/ML models or building knowledge graphs and vector database solutions

- Familiarity with cloud data platforms (e.g., AWS Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks) and modern data pipeline tooling

- Exposure to MDM platforms or data governance and cataloging tools

- Product-driven or client-facing development experience

Work schedule: Fully remote. Preference for candidate to live in California. Will consider those in the Pacific and Mountain Time Zones

Compensation: This role offers a base salary range of $125,000 to $142,000 + 10% target bonus + benefits

Sun World International LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we value diversity. The company does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic forbidden under federal, state or local law.

OF NOTE: We are unable to offer employment sponsorship for this position.