IT Full-Stack Developer

FutureFuel Corporation; Batesville (AR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation program

401k matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

FutureFuel Corporation is seeking a Full‑Stack Developer to join the IT Department and drive a major migration. You will design, implement, and optimize web apps using React on the frontend and MySQL on the backend, with strong SQL Server expertise and data modeling.

Join a collaborative team focused on secure, scalable solutions, documentation, and reporting. Expect lifecycle management, risk mitigation, and cross‑functional collaboration in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of full‑stack web development experience with full lifecycle ownership.
• Strong React experience and building interactive UIs with MySQL backends.
• Solid SQL skills including complex queries, indexing, and data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Manage migration lifecycle: breakdown into milestones and self‑direct daily tasks.
• Develop frontend in React and backend in MySQL with secure, scalable code.
• Write and optimize T‑SQL queries and maintain documentation and reports.

Skills

React

MySQL

T-SQL

Full-stack

REST APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/MIS/EE/Math

Tools

SQL Server

SSIS/SSRS

XML/SQL-XML

ERWin

Job description

FutureFuel Chemical is looking for a Full-Stack Developer to join our IT Department.

About The Position

Key Responsibilities

• Apply strong working knowledge of project management and time management techniques to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple workloads with minimal supervision.
• Milestone Tracking: Break down the overarching migration goal into clear technical milestones, self-directing your daily tasks to meet deadlines under pressure.
• Lifecycle Management: Manage the full software development lifecycle of the transition, proactively identifying technical dependencies, resource constraints, and deployment risks.
• Documentation & Reporting: Maintain necessary project plans and thorough documentation of all system/application builds. Provide concise weekly status reports focused entirely on completed technical results.
• Database Programming: Write and optimize complex Transact-SQL (T-SQL) queries, manage stored procedures, and handle data modifications within our legacy SQL Server databases.
• XML Data Processing: Perform advanced application troubleshooting involving XML schemas, data extraction, transformation, and database integration.
• Performance Tuning: Monitor systems proactively for capacity constraints, perform data dictionary maintenance, and execute database performance analysis to maximize system availability.
• Hands-on Migration: Re-code and transition legacy web logic over to a modern frontend using React and a structured MySQL backend.
• Application & Database Implementation: Build user interfaces, design schemas, and implement optimized queries for the new application platform.
• Security Integration: Build security directly into the code by employing "least privilege" access design principles across all database structures and application layers.
• Disaster Readiness: Maintain the integrity, security, and availability of backup data during the transition lifecycle.
• Department Collaboration: Work closely with infrastructure, server, network, and database teams to resolve complex deployment issues and production bugs.
• Helpdesk Support: Help manage team workload by occasionally pitching in to resolve tasks within the IT Helpdesk backlog.
• Company Compliance: Follow all FFCC safety rules and complete required organizational safety training on time.

Required Qualifications

• Project Management Expertise: Demonstrated ability to accept high-level assignments, self-start, and execute complex technical migrations with limited supervision and guidance.
• Experience: 3 to 5+ years of full-stack web application development experience, with a solid grasp of the full software development lifecycle.
• Modern Stack Expertise: Practical experience designing, creating, and administering database web applications using MySQL. Strong proficiencies in building interactive user interfaces with React.
• Database Foundations: Deep understanding of data modeling, database design, indexing strategies, and expert-level competency writing complex SQL queries.
• Security Focus: Practical understanding of web security administration (user permissions, auditing, security metrics) and experience staying updated on modern security vulnerabilities.
• Communication: Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate effectively with both novice business users and technical staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, Electrical Engineering, or Mathematics preferred (an Associate's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered).
• Legacy Data Skills: Experience with Microsoft SQL Server development (T-SQL), SQL-XML programming, SSIS, and SSRS.
• Utility Tools: Familiarity with data modeling tools (e.g., ERWin), file comparison utilities (e.g., WinMerge), or PHP.
• Infrastructure Awareness: Broad knowledge of Active Directory, basic network protocols (TCP/IP, VLANs), and server environment fundamentals to act as a backup systems admin if needed.

Working at FutureFuel

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, including a relocation program and Advancement Ladder.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We offer excellent medical, dental, and vision insurances, 401k matching, an employee work-out center, life insurance, parental leave, pet insurance, tuition reimbursement for continuing education, paid military leave, wellness incentives, and disability insurance.
• Culture: Expect a company culture that is friendly, inviting, helpful, inclusive, supportive, dedicated, and full of brilliant team members.

About FutureFuel

FutureFuel Chemical Company (FFCC) is a specialty and fine chemical manufacturing producer with an over forty-year successful plant history. FFCC has three business segments: custom/toll manufacturing, performance chemicals, and biodiesel. FFCC serves a wide variety of markets including pharmaceutical intermediates and products, nylon and polyester fibers, cleaning products, agricultural products, paints and coating, and fuels and energy.

FFCC is a small publicly traded company with approximately 500 employees that has a rich history of complex organic chemistry innovation, excellent environmental stewardship, and excellent health and safety compliance. We are a growing U.S. manufacturer of specialty organic chemicals and premium biofuels. Our company is headquartered in Clayton, St Louis and publicly listed on the NYSE under "FF". We have a world class integrated biofuels and specialty chemicals manufacturing facility in Batesville, Arkansas.