Full Stack Engineer

Photon; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon in Alpharetta, GA is seeking a senior Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and ship scalable web applications across the stack. You will own features end to end—from API design to user interfaces.

Collaborate with product, design, QA, and DevOps to deliver reliable releases, mentor junior engineers, and help set engineering standards while improving performance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Boot; solid experience with Node.js.
• Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (for example MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control (Git), and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Build responsive, high-quality user interfaces with React.
• Model and manage data in NoSQL databases, with attention to performance and scalability.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions; write clear technical designs and review those of others.
• Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude) responsibly to speed up development while maintaining code quality.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and uphold testing and documentation standards.
• Partner with product, design, QA, and DevOps to deliver reliable releases.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

RESTful APIs

NoSQL databases

CI/CD

Git

Automated testing

React

Tools

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Cassandra

Couchbase

AWS

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the Role

Full Stack Engineer | Alpharetta, GA

We are looking for a senior Full Stack Engineer to design, build, and ship scalable web applications and services across the stack. You will own features end to end, from API design and data modelling to user-facing interfaces and help set engineering standards for the team.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot, and Node.js where appropriate.
• Build responsive, high-quality user interfaces with React.
• Model and manage data in NoSQL databases, with attention to performance and scalability.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions; write clear technical designs and review those of others.
• Use AI coding assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude) responsibly to speed up development while maintaining code quality.
• Participate in code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and uphold testing and documentation standards.
• Partner with product, design, QA, and DevOps to deliver reliable releases.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot; solid experience with Node.js.
• Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (for example MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control (Git), and automated testing.

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot; solid experience with Node.js.
• Proven experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (for example MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, or Couchbase).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control (Git), and automated testing.

Preferred Skills

• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) and containerization.
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into team workflows.
• Background in performance tuning, security best practices, and observability.