Biotech Full-Stack Engineer: Build Tools for Scientists

Jobless; San Diego, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nucleus Biologics is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join our San Diego team. You will develop and maintain software tools used by scientists and manufacturing teams, collaborating with Marketing, Business Development, and Digital Strategy.

Your work spans frontend and backend tasks in a fast-paced environment. We value hands-on experience with Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask) and React/TypeScript, strong PostgreSQL skills, and practical DevOps with Docker and AWS services (EC2/RDS/S3).

Qualifications

• BS in CS/Engineering or related field is required.
• 0-3 years of related experience is expected.
• Strong Python/React stack and modern data-fetching patterns are required.
• Hands-on AWS experience with EC2, RDS, S3 and Docker is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain tools used by scientists and manufacturing teams.
• Maintain EC2 deployments, container lifecycle, Nginx, TLS, and logs.
• Manage RDS backups, restores, connections, and migrations.
• Monitor ERP/QMS sync jobs and fix issues.
• Maintain external integrations and API connections.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation.

Skills

Python

FastAPI

Django

Flask

SQLAlchemy

React

TypeScript

React Query

PostgreSQL

Indexing

Docker

Linux

Nginx

AWS (EC2)

AWS RDS

AWS S3

Documentation

Education

BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering, or related field

0-3 years experience in a related field

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Job description

Nucleus Biologics is seeking a Full Stack Engineer to join our San Diego team. You will develop and maintain software tools used by scientists and manufacturing teams, collaborating with Marketing, Business Development, and Digital Strategy.

Your work spans frontend and backend tasks in a fast-paced environment. We value hands-on experience with Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask) and React/TypeScript, strong PostgreSQL skills, and practical DevOps with Docker and AWS services (EC2/RDS/S3).