Senior Full-Stack Developer - Hybrid (Rails/React)

Shedd Aquarium; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

PTO

Paid Holidays

Life Insurance

401(k)

Transit Subsidies

Employee Discounts

Tickets

Job summary

Shedd Aquarium is seeking a Senior Application Developer in Chicago, IL. You will build and maintain their website and portfolio applications as part of a Scrum team, using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React. Lead design discussions, write tests, and help shape sprints with technical recommendations.

You will collaborate across teams, implement scalable solutions, and pursue modernization efforts, including .NET components when needed. A strong, growth-minded communicating partner is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer technology; advanced coursework desirable.
• 5+ years of experience developing full-stack web applications using Rails, React, Node.js and relational databases.
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs and web services.
• 2+ years designing high-level system architectures and creating technical specs.
• Experience maintaining and upgrading web applications in Rails/React/Node stack.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Shedd Aquarium’s website codebase using Rails, PostgreSQL, and React.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs and user stories.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to build accessible interfaces.
• Lead technical reviews, architecture discussions, and quality checks (unit/integration).
• Support CI/CD pipelines and production deployments.

Skills

Ruby on Rails

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

RESTful APIs

Cypress

C#/.NET

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ruby on Rails

PostgreSQL

React

Node.js

REST APIs

Cypress

.NET/C#

Job description

Shedd Aquarium is seeking a Senior Application Developer in Chicago, IL. You will build and maintain their website and portfolio applications as part of a Scrum team, using Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL, and React. Lead design discussions, write tests, and help shape sprints with technical recommendations.

You will collaborate across teams, implement scalable solutions, and pursue modernization efforts, including .NET components when needed. A strong, growth-minded communicating partner is essential.