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Hirekeyz Inc

Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

Senior Full-Stack Engineer Location: Onsite- Fairfax, VA 3 Days and in Washington, DC 2 Days per ... Lead backend architecture and development, ensuring reliability, scalability, and high performance.

Capio-Group-

Back-End/Full-Stack Developer

Sacramento, CA · On-site

$125 - $150/hr

Capio Group is looking for an experienced Back-End/Full-Stack Developer! Full-time employee - Sacramento Salary: $130,000 - $140,000 About Us: Capio Group is a California-based Information Technology ...

De Circle

Reins - Fullstack Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site +1

Full-stack engineer (preferred) * Backend engineer * Product/frontend contributor (optional) Focus areas are prioritized as follows: security & smart contracts, full-stack, backend, and product ...

Nexusflow.ai, Inc.

Full-Stack Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

Full-Stack Engineer Nexusflow is currently adding Full-Stack Engineers to our team. Our full-stack ... Contributing to the backend API system for cloud or on-prem deployment * Staying updated on ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Frisco, TX · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Stealth Startup

Full Stack Engineer

Irvine, CA · On-site

$120K - $130K/yr

You will own core mobile experiences while also building the backend services, APIs, infrastructure, and internal tools that power the product. You will also directly lead two full-stack engineers ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Arlington, TX · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Frisco, TX · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Chicago, IL · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Louisville, KY · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

Humana

Lead Full Stack Engineer

Arlington, TX · On-site

The Lead Full Stack Engineer involves themselves in all stages of software development ... This includes front-end development, back-end development, database integrations, network and ...

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Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Washington, DC • On-site

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Job description

Role: Senior Full-Stack Engineer

Location: Onsite- Fairfax, VA 3 Days and in Washington, DC 2 Days per Week.

Duration: Long Term Contract

Position Require a Secret Clearance

Job Description:

The Senior Full-Stack Engineer position requires a highly experienced system engineer with a strong emphasis on backend systems design, architecture, and performance. The role is responsible for leading the development of scalable, secure, and high‑availability backend services while contributing to front-end development. Requires the ability to guide architectural decisions in rapidly evolving environments. Position requires collaboration with product, engineering, and DevOps teams to deliver robust end‑to‑end solutions that power mission‑critical applications.

Primary Responsibilities: 

  • Lead backend architecture and development, ensuring reliability, scalability, and high performance.
  • Design and build RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs supporting complex business logic.
  • Develop and maintain distributed systems, microservices, and backend services.
  • Collaborate with front-end engineers to integrate APIs, ensure data consistency, and deliver seamless full‑stack features.
  • Write clean, maintainable, well‑tested code across the stack.
  • Conduct in-depth code reviews, provide technical mentorship, and drive engineering best practices.
  • Optimize systems for performance, observability, monitoring, security, and fault tolerance.
  • Work closely with DevOps teams to build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, deployment workflows, and cloud-based infrastructure.
  • Participate in architectural reviews, technical planning, and roadmap discussions.

Skills and Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a technical field
  • 10+ years developing complex support applications with proven leadership in legacy software rebuilds
  • Microsoft Full-Stack Development building web applications using MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, Angular, Node.js)
  • Front and back-end development knowledge in JAVA, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and framework libraries expertise
  • Solid understanding of API security, caching strategies, and authentication techniques.
  • Hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Strong expertise in database design and management
  • Excellent communication and management skills.

Certifications Required:

  • Certified Scrum Master
  • Certified Professional in Full Stack Development (CP-FSD)

Certification Preferred:

  • AWS Solutions Architect certification

Security Clearance Requirements:

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen
  • Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location:

  • 3 days in Fairfax, VA, 2 days in Washington, D.C.