Full Stack Developer – Senior

Swim Recruiting; United States; Remote; USD 68,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Swim Recruiting is helping a government-focused client hire a senior full-stack developer to join a cross-functional delivery team. The role is primarily remote, with occasional Edmonton attendance, in an initial one-year term with possible extensions.

You will design, implement and test scalable software across front-end and back-end stacks, collaborating with product owners, designers and other developers in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• At least five years of full stack development on complex software solutions in an Agile environment.
• At least five years using source control, particularly Git, in collaborative development.
• At least three years of automated unit testing and integration testing.
• At least three years with database technologies, including relational databases and alternatives.
• At least three years developing production applications using modern application frameworks.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent background accepted under the client's criteria.
• Ability to work within Canada and cover Alberta business hours.
• Ability to attend Edmonton sessions on reasonable notice.
• Ability to supply the required computer, software and remote workspace.
• Willingness and eligibility to complete applicable security screening.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product owners and developers in Agile delivery.
• Translate user and business needs into reliable software.
• Contribute from discovery through design, development, testing and deployment.
• Explain technical options and estimate effort.
• Write maintainable code and support reliable releases.
• Collaborate with UX, service design and data teams.

Skills

Full stack development

Git

Automated testing

Database technologies

Modern frameworks

Agile

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Relational Databases

Modern application frameworks

Job description

• Primarily remote, with all work performed within Canada.
• Initial term: 1 year (Possible extensions up to 24 additional months)
• Full-time, 36.25 hours per week.
• Occasional Edmonton attendance required.

What & Why

Our client is expanding its digital delivery capability to make government services simpler and easier to use. You will join a cross-functional team working on service innovation, program review and digital transformation. Working across two to three projects, you will contribute from discovery and solution design through development, testing, deployment and ongoing improvement. Your work will help translate user and business needs into reliable software and reusable capabilities.

Who

You will collaborate with product owners, developers, front-end designers and other members of multidisciplinary delivery teams. Teams use human-centred design, Agile methods and modern data practices. Developers participate in research, technical discovery, backlog refinement, sprint planning and delivery.

You

You are a senior developer with hands-on experience across the front end and back end of complex production applications. You can explain technical options, estimate effort, write maintainable code and support reliable releases. You work effectively with designers and product owners and can demonstrate how your contribution improved a product or service.

Critical Experience Requirements

• At least five years of full stack development on complex software solutions in an Agile environment.
• At least five years using source control, particularly Git, in collaborative development.
• At least three years of automated unit testing and integration testing.
• At least three years with database technologies, including relational databases and alternatives.
• At least three years developing production applications using modern application frameworks.
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent background accepted under the client's criteria.
• Ability to work within Canada and cover Alberta business hours.
• Ability to attend Edmonton sessions on reasonable notice.
• Ability to supply the required computer, software and remote workspace.
• Willingness and eligibility to complete applicable security screening.

Nice to Have

• Incremental modernization of legacy systems.
• Design patterns and software architecture.
• CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaboration with UX and service design teams.
• Government of Alberta development guidelines and principles.
• Relevant experience applying generative AI and agentic tools.

Compensation

Hourly contract compensation will be discussed based on experience, engagement structure and alignment with the client's requirements.