Senior Full-Stack Engineer — Cloud-Native & AWS Expert

Medium; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 172,200 - 206,640; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching 6%

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Life insurance

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Chicago is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable applications and APIs using cloud-native technologies. Responsibilities include API development, CI/CD pipeline maintenance, and collaboration with teams. Candidates should possess 8+ years of experience in full stack roles, strong skills in Java and AWS, and familiarity with modern frameworks. This position offers $125-$150/hour with full benefits including 401(k) matching and health insurance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as a Full Stack Software Engineer or in a similar role.
• Strong proficiency in API development (REST, GraphQL).
• Expertise in Docker and container orchestration tools (Kubernetes, AWS ECS/EKS).
• Proven experience with AWS Cloud Services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFormation).
• Experience in designing and working with distributed systems and event-driven architecture.
• Strong programming skills in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript (React, Node.js), or similar languages.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks for front-end and back-end applications.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable APIs.
• Build responsive front-end and back-end applications using modern frameworks.
• Develop API and microservices tests using modern test automation tools.
• Design scalable cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Create and manage applications deployed using container runtimes.
• Design and develop scalable, distributed systems that support high availability.
• Implement event-driven architectures to enable real-time data processing.
• Design and maintain microservices-based applications.

Skills

API development

Full Stack Development

Automated Test Development

Cloud-Native Architecture

Containerization

Distributed Systems

Event-Driven Architecture

Microservices

Unit Testing

CI/CD Pipelines

Database Design & Optimization

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Version Control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Job description

A leading technology consultancy in Chicago is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design and maintain scalable applications and APIs using cloud-native technologies. Responsibilities include API development, CI/CD pipeline maintenance, and collaboration with teams. Candidates should possess 8+ years of experience in full stack roles, strong skills in Java and AWS, and familiarity with modern frameworks. This position offers $125-$150/hour with full benefits including 401(k) matching and health insurance.