Full Stack Developer

Zachary Piper, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper, LLC in Huntsville, AL seeks a Senior Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and modernize secure, cloud-ready applications for a major federal transformation program. You will work across front-end, back-end, APIs, and databases, delivering scalable solutions that meet strict security and compliance standards.

You will collaborate with Product, DevSecOps, Cloud, QA, and Migration teams, mentor engineers, and help drive CI/CD pipelines and automated testing in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of software engineering or full-stack experience.
• Experience delivering front-end and back-end solutions with modern frameworks.
• Hands-on with APIs, microservices, and relational/NoSQL databases.
• Proficient with CI/CD, Git, DevSecOps, and automated testing.
• Strong troubleshooting and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain front-end and back-end components for enterprise apps.
• Build REST APIs, microservices, and system integrations.
• Lead collaboration with Scrum Masters, Product, QA, Cloud and Data teams.
• Implement secure coding, performance tuning, and compliance practices.
• Support testing, validation, and release readiness.

Skills

Full stack development

API design

Microservices

DevSecOps Practices

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Job description

Position Description:

Full Stack Engineer – Senior will support application design, development, integration, and modernization for a major federal transformation program. This senior role develops secure, scalable, cloud-ready solutions and works across the entire stack-front-end, back-end, APIs, databases, and cloud environments. The Full Stack Engineer collaborates with Product, DevSecOps, Cloud, Data, QA, and Migration teams to deliver mission-critical capabilities that meet federal performance, security, and compliance standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Application & API Development
  • Design, develop, and maintain front-end and back-end components for enterprise applications
  • Build and optimize REST APIs, microservices, and system-to-system integrations
  • Ensure code quality, performance, and maintainability across the full stack
• Cloud-Ready Engineering
  • Develop cloud-compatible services and applications (AWS preferred)
  • Support deployment of pipelines, infrastructure integration, and CI/CD workflows
  • Align application architecture with modernization and cloud migration requirements
• Technical Leadership & Collaboration
  • Collaborate with Scrum Masters, Product Leads, QA Automation Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Data Engineers
  • Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, technical design reviews, and demos
  • Mentor mid-level engineers and support knowledge-sharing across teams
• Security, Performance & Compliance
  • Implement secure coding practices, logging, auditing, and data-handling requirements
  • Conduct performance tuning, optimization, and reliability improvements
  • Ensure delivery aligns with federal security standards and program governance
• Testing & Quality Support
  • Support automated testing and validation of application functionality and integrations
  • Troubleshoot defects across the stack and coordinate with QA to resolve issues
  • Validate readiness for release and major deployment events
• Documentation & Reporting
  • Develop technical design documents, API specifications, data flow diagrams, and code documentation
  • Maintain full-stack engineering artifacts required for release, sustainment, and audits
  • Provide status updates and technical insights to leadership and cross-functional teams

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance, U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in software engineering or full-stack development
• Experience developing both front-end and back-end solutions using modern frameworks
• Hands-on experience with APIs, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, DevSecOps environments, and automated testing
• Strong ability to troubleshoot issues across the entire stack
• Excellent communication and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national-security programs
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS strongly preferred)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), or serverless frameworks
• Experience with performance engineering, load testing, or automated quality pipelines
• Knowledge of Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or similar languages used across full-stack systems