Senior Full-Stack Engineer: React, NestJS, TypeScript, GCP

Photon; Piscataway Township (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon is seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using React.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Node.js, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This hands-on role requires architectural thinking across front-end and back-end with NoSQL databases such as Firebase.

The position supports multi-location work across Piscataway, NJ area and other states, collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of full-stack development experience
• Strong proficiency in React.js, Nest JS, TypeScript, Node.js
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and backend services
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services
• Strong understanding of software architecture and scalable development
• Experience with Firebase and NoSQL database design principles
• Knowledge of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Experience with Git-based version control and collaborative workflows
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications using React.js, NestJS, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Build responsive, scalable, and high-performance user interfaces and backend services
• Architect and implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and server-side applications
• Design and optimize data models using NoSQL databases, particularly Firebase Firestore
• Develop and manage cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to translate requirements into solutions
• Ensure application performance, security, scalability, and reliability
• Participate in system architecture discussions and provide technical leadership on design
• Implement CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and support production environments
• Evaluate and recommend improvements to stacks, architecture, and processes

Skills

React.js

Nest JS

TypeScript

Node.js

GCP

Firebase

NoSQL databases

REST APIs

Software architecture

CI/CD

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Firebase Firestore

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Photon is seeking a highly skilled Full Stack Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using React.js, NestJS, TypeScript, Node.js, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This hands-on role requires architectural thinking across front-end and back-end with NoSQL databases such as Firebase.

The position supports multi-location work across Piscataway, NJ area and other states, collaborating with product and engineering teams to deliver robust, secure, and scalable solutions