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Senior Full Stack Engineer (Python, Node.js, React, Next.js)
Location: Birmingham, Alabama / Charlotte, NC OR Pisacataway,NJ (Onsite 3 days a week)
Total Sr Engineer Positions 2
Manager/Lead position: 1
Full stack developer position: 1

Exp Level: 8-12 yrs total experience 
Exp Level: 5+ YrsIn Node, React, Python, React

Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and support high-quality solutions for our member and agent portals, driving our growing business strategies. This hands-on role requires expertise in modern frontend and backend technologies within a microservices architecture hosted on AWS, with regular collaboration across onshore and offshore engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain application features across frontend (React, Next.js) and backend services (Python, Go, Node.js).
• Participate in architectural design discussions and contribute to the technical strategy of applications and services.
• Implement RESTful APIs and backend services aligned with SOLID principles and microservices best practices.
• Write clean, testable, maintainable code with appropriate unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Manage services throughout the full SDLC: requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, monitoring, and ongoing support.

• Work within an Agile team environment alongside product owners, QA, and engineers to deliver incremental value.
• Collaborate closely with offshore team members, ensuring clear requirements, shared understanding of design, and coding standards.
• Coordinate handoffs and overlap with offshore teams to maintain project velocity and dependency management.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers (both onshore and offshore) through code reviews, pairing, and coaching.

• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline enhancements to enable automated, reliable deployments on AWS.
• Work with AWS services such as EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, and Kubernetes/EKS for container orchestration.
• Participate in on-call rotations to troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, secure, and meet both internal and external customer requirements.

• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to enhance capabilities and productivity.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop and refine technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices.
• Explore opportunities to leverage Amazon Bedrock and prompt engineering for intelligent feature development (if applicable).

Required Qualifications
Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8-12 years of professional software engineering experience in full stack or backend-focused roles.

 Technical Skills

• Hands-on expertise in:
  • Frontend: React, Next.js 
  • Backend: Python, Go, Node.js
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and container orchestration (Kubernetes/EKS).
• Experience with AWS services: EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFormation/Terraform.
• Proficiency in CI/CD pipelines and deploying to AWS.
• Solid understanding of REST principles and SOLID design principles.

Collaboration & Communication

• Proven experience working with offshore or distributed teams across different time zones.
• Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong problem-solving skills for complex distributed systems.

 Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare, pharmacy benefits, insurance, or regulated industries.
• Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock, prompt engineering, or modern AI/ML platforms.
• Experience with observability tools (logging, metrics, tracing) for microservices.
• Background in performance tuning, resiliency patterns, and security best practices.
• Experience in mobile application development.