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Nucleus Biologics

Full Stack Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$85K - $100K/yr

Responsibilities May Include: • Maintenance of EC2 host: deployments, container lifecycle, Nginx, TLS renewal, disk and log management • Maintenance of RDS instance: backups, restores, connection ...

Cerebras

Senior SDET, Inference Platform

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$150 - $190/hr

Test and verify deployment infrastructure including Kubernetes workloads, CI/CD pipelines, ingress and service discovery, NGINX, and load balancing. * Collaborate closely with the Inference Platform ...

Nucleus-Biologics

Full Stack Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$85 - $100/hr

Maintenance of EC2 host: deployments, container lifecycle, Nginx, TLS renewal, disk and log management * Maintenance of RDS instance: backups, restores, connection health, query performance, and ...

Staffingine LLC

Azure DevOps engineer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$61.75 - $84.75/hr

General knowledge of reverse proxy systems Nginx HAProxy Apache etc * Proven experience in designing implementing and maintaining robust CICD pipelines Jenkins Kubernetes Docker Desired * Preference ...

1872 Consulting

Infrastructure & Data Engineer

Soquel, CA · On-site

$115K - $150K/yr

Kubernetes, Kafka, Celery/RabbitMQ, nginx, Redis, Airflow, etc) • Experience with AWS cloud services • Experience in Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible, Chef, Puppet ...

Samsung

Java Backend Developer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$59.25 - $76.75/hr

Familiarity with Git, Gradle, Maven, Jetty, Tomcat, Play Framework, Nginx, Linux administration (Ubuntu/CentOS). Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Additional ...

eTrigue Corporation

(1) UI Developer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$100 - $130/hr

Experience configuring and tweaking Apache, Node.JS, and Nginx servers a plus. * Experience with PHP web frameworks such as Laravel, CodeIgniter a plus. * Strong database knowledge (MySQL, MariaDB) a ...

Samsung

Java Backend Developer

San Jose, CA · On-site

$59.25 - $76.75/hr

... Play Framework, Nginx, Linux administration (Ubuntu/CentOS). Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Additional Information All your information will be kept ...

Stride Search Inc.

DevOps Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$62 - $84.75/hr

S. or M.S in Computer Science or a related field (math, physics, engineering) * 3+ years of experience in maintaining infrastructure system/devops * Enjoy playing with tech like nginx, haproxy ...

Jobsbridge

Senior Front-End Developer-IV

Santa Monica, CA

$129K - $169K/yr

Familiarity with web servers such as Apache, Nginx, etc. Interest in design and/or user experience Familiarity with mockup tools such as Sketch, Balsamiq, InVision, etc. Understanding of modern ...

Jobsbridge

Senior Front-End Developer-IV

Santa Monica, CA

$129K - $169K/yr

Familiarity with web servers such as Apache, Nginx, etc. Interest in design and/or user experience Familiarity with mockup tools such as Sketch, Balsamiq, InVision, etc. Understanding of modern ...

CYNET SYSTEMS

Software Engineer

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$69 - $74/hr

Nginx proxy. * MS-SQL Server or similar relational database for creating Schema & Stored procedures. * WebSocket. * WAMP (Web Application Messaging Protocol). * Dot Net Core. Skills: * Python server ...

Shein

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

San Diego, CA

$60.50 - $80.50/hr

Own and operate core open-source infrastructure such as APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper and other large-scale distributed systems. * Design, build, and ...

Cerebras Systems

Senior SDET, Inference Platform

Sunnyvale, CA · On-site

$129K - $168K/yr

Test and verify deployment infrastructure including Kubernetes workloads, CI/CD pipelines, ingress and service discovery, NGINX, and load balancing. * Collaborate closely with the Inference Platform ...

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Full Stack Engineer

Nucleus Biologics

San Diego, CA • On-site

$85K - $100K/yr

Full-time

Posted 17 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain software tools used by scientists and manufacturing teams.

  • Perform maintenance tasks on EC2 hosts, RDS instances, and external integrations & APIs.

  • Monitor and resolve issues related to scheduled ERP/QMS sync jobs and internal or customer-reported problems.

Job description

About Nucleus Biologics:
At Nucleus Biologics, we are passionate about supporting the development of groundbreaking discoveries and improving the quality of life for patients. Our cell culture products and services fuel today's therapies and tomorrow's innovations.
Cell culture media is a critical raw material used in the development of cell-based projects. As the Cell Performance Company™, we are the leading provider of custom cell growth media, tools, and technologies that support every stage of development from research through commercialization. We are committed to delivering premium products and services through a transparent, consistent, and proven supply chain that eliminates variability.
About the role
As the Full Stack Engineer at Nucleus Biologics™, you will assist the Marketing team and report into the Business Development and Digital Strategy Manager. This individual will sit at our San Diego location.
What you'll do
You will be responsible for development & maintenance of new software tools used by scientists building therapies and by the teams manufacturing for them.
Responsibilities May Include:
• Maintenance of EC2 host: deployments, container lifecycle, Nginx, TLS renewal, disk and log management
• Maintenance of RDS instance: backups, restores, connection health, query performance, and Alembic schema migrations
• Monitor and repair scheduled ERP/QMS sync jobs
• Resolution of issues reported by internal staff and customers
• Maintenance of external integrations & API's
• Maintain proper technical documentation
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
  • BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related field.
  • 0-3 years experience in a related field

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
• Comfortable working in fast paced environments and being self-directed. Strong leadership skills a plus.
• Strong Python, with production experience in FastAPI, Django, or Flask, and SQLAlchemy or comparable ORM depth
• Strong React and TypeScript, including modern data-fetching patterns (React Query or equivalent) and component library work
• Solid PostgreSQL: schema design, migrations, indexing, and diagnosing slow queries
• Practical DevOps: Docker, Linux server administration, Nginx, and hands-on AWS experience with EC2, RDS, and S3
• Ability to work safely in a large codebase by adhering to a strong set of processes and principles
Nice to Have:
• Experience integrating with ERP or MES systems
• Experience building out CI/CD pipelines through GitHub
• Production experience with LLM APIs, including cost control, fallback handling, and prompt-injection defense
• Familiarity defining and standardizing systems with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Experience introducing and expanding observability features (error tracking, metrics, structured logging)
• Prior experience working in cGMP environment is a plus.
SKILLS & ABILITIES:
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to exercise independent judgment consistent with Company guidelines
• Strong process mindset
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Ability to hear and speak to employees and external associates on the phone and in person.
• Ability to see the letters and numbers on a personal computer screen and on memos, reports and other documents (near vision)
• Ability to walk and/or drive between buildings on campus, up to .3 miles for San Diego based positions
• Ability to lift at 25 lbs. to a height of 3-4 feet on a regular basis.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
• May require travel to and from Nucleus Biologics offices or customer/vendor locations based on position.
NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by incumbents. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required by all incumbents. Incumbents may perform other duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Management retains the right to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.
The pay range for this role is:
85,000 - 100,000 USD per year (San Diego)

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