Full Stack Engineer

Strides Staffing and Consulting; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Strides Staffing and Consulting client is building a next-generation life insurance and annuity platform. The Full-Stack Software Engineer will design, build, deploy and support customer-facing software across the application stack, working with product, engineering and business stakeholders to deliver new functionality and improve reliability.

The ideal candidate thrives in startup environments, has cloud experience (AWS) and is eager to leverage AI-powered tools to boost productivity and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping production software used by customers or internal users.
• Full-stack development across frontend and backend technologies.
• Experience with cloud-based applications, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and automated deployment processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain customer-facing features across the full application stack.
• Develop and enhance backend services, APIs and integrations.
• Deliver high-quality, maintainable, scalable production code.
• Take ownership from development through deployment and production support.
• Collaborate with product leaders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support the launch of a new customer-facing technology platform.
• Diagnose production issues and improve performance and reliability.
• Develop automated tests and improve overall application quality.
• Apply DevOps best practices to development workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
• Monitor performance, availability and user experience.

Skills

3+ years of experience

Full-stack development

AWS

React

DevOps practices

CI/CD

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Terraform/CloudFormation

Job description

Our client is redefining the life insurance and annuity experience through modern technology, innovative products and a customer-first approach. Backed by significant funding and led by an experienced leadership team, the company is building a next-generation platform designed to transform how consumers access and manage financial protection products.

As the organization prepares for a major platform launch, it is expanding its technology team and seeking a Full-Stack Software Engineer to help launch, support and continuously improve its customer-facing platform.

This is an opportunity to join an early-stage, well-funded company where you will have meaningful influence on software design, engineering practices, product delivery and the long-term direction of the technology platform.

Location

Preferred locations include:

• Denver, Colorado

Remote candidates located within these markets will be considered. Occasional onsite collaboration in Charlotte is strongly preferred.

Position Summary

The Full-Stack Software Engineer will design, build, deploy and support customer-facing software across the application stack. This person will work closely with engineering, product and business stakeholders to deliver new functionality, troubleshoot production issues and improve the reliability and performance of the platform.

The strongest candidates will have experience shipping production software that is actively used by customers. They should be comfortable working across frontend and backend technologies, modifying live applications, investigating bugs and implementing fixes in a fast-moving environment.

This is primarily a software engineering role. However, the engineer should understand and apply modern DevOps practices, including automated testing, CI/CD, cloud deployment, monitoring and production support. The right person will take ownership of their work from initial development through deployment and ongoing operation.

The ideal candidate enjoys working in startup environments, has experience with cloud-based applications and is interested in using AI-powered development tools to improve software quality, productivity and delivery speed.

This role reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity and is not available on a corp-to-corp basis. Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States and must not require employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain customer-facing features across the full application stack
• Develop and enhance backend services, APIs and application integrations
• Deliver high-quality, maintainable and scalable production code
• Take ownership of software from development and testing through deployment and production support
• Collaborate with product leaders and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Support the launch of a new customer-facing technology platform
• Diagnose application bugs, production issues and performance problems
• Implement timely fixes and improvements within live production software
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions and engineering planning
• Develop automated tests and improve overall application quality
• Apply DevOps best practices to software development and delivery workflows
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines to support reliable and efficient deployments
• Monitor application performance, availability and user experience
• Use logging, alerting and observability tools to identify and resolve issues
• Contribute to cloud environment configuration and deployment processes within AWS
• Continuously improve engineering practices, development workflows and platform reliability
• Evaluate and use AI-powered development tools to improve coding efficiency, testing, troubleshooting and documentation

Qualifications

Required

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Experience building and shipping production software used by customers or internal business users
• Full-stack development experience across frontend and backend technologies
• Experience developing modern web applications and APIs
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Experience supporting, modifying and improving live production applications
• Understanding of the complete software development lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment and support
• Experience working with cloud-based applications, preferably within AWS
• Familiarity with automated testing, source control and modern software delivery practices
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
• Ability to collaborate effectively with engineering, product and business stakeholders
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

• Experience developing frontend applications with React
• Experience developing backend services with Rust or another modern programming language
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful or event-driven APIs
• Experience building software in a startup or high-growth environment
• Experience working with relational or non-relational databases
• Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• Familiarity with application monitoring, logging and observability platforms
• Experience participating in production deployments and incident response
• Experience improving application performance, scalability and reliability
• Experience working in Agile software development environments
• Interest in emerging AI technologies and experience using AI tools to enhance software development productivity

Technology Environment

The technology environment includes:

• Modern backend services and APIs
• Relational and non-relational data technologies
• Automated testing and code-quality tools
• CI/CD and automated deployment tooling
• Monitoring, logging and observability platforms
• AI-powered software development and productivity tools

Why Join?

• Help launch and scale a next-generation customer-facing financial technology platform
• Build software that will be actively used by customers
• Own features and applications from development through production support
• Join a well-funded startup at an exciting stage of growth
• Work directly with executive leadership and influence key technology decisions
• Contribute across frontend, backend and software delivery practices
• Help establish engineering standards and development processes
• Work with modern cloud technologies and AI-powered development tools
• Collaborate with a highly motivated team focused on innovation and execution
• Potentially transition into a long-term, full-time role with the organization