Senior Full Stack Engineer St. Louis, MO

VetJobs; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VetJobs is seeking a visionary full stack engineer to join a technology transformation initiative in St. Louis. You will design and deploy cloud-native APIs, microservices, and PaaS/SaaS platforms, working with AI-powered tooling to accelerate development.

You will lead architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product managers and partners to define roadmaps while delivering highly scalable solutions in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5-7 years of professional software development experience.
• Frontend tech: React/Angular/Vue, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript.
• Backend: Node.js, Python, Go, or Java; RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Cloud: Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure.
• Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• IaC: Terraform or CloudFormation; CI/CD with GitHub Actions/Jenkins/GitLab CI.
• Databases: SQL and NoSQL (Spanner DB, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc).

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver cloud-native solutions for complex business problems.
• Develop scalable APIs and microservices on public cloud infrastructure.
• Champion AI code-assist tools to accelerate development and quality.
• Lead cross-functional teams and drive architectural decisions.
• Define engineering metrics and ensure security, quality, and FinOps practices.

Skills

Frontend frameworks

RESTful APIs

Cloud platforms

Containerization

CI/CD

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

AI-assisted development

HTML/CSS/TypeScript

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Job description

Job Description

ATTENTION MILITARY AFFILIATED JOB SEEKERS - Our organization works with partner companies to source qualified talent for their open roles. The following position is available to Veterans, Transitioning Military, National Guard and Reserve Members, Military Spouses, Wounded Warriors, and their Caregivers. If you have the required skill set, education requirements, and experience,

We are seeking a visionary full stack engineer to join our technology transformation initiative. In this role, you will work in a talented team designing and deploying cutting-edge, cloud-native solutions. You will be at the forefront of modern development, employing vibe coding concepts with AI-powered coding assistants like GitHub Copilot, Gemini, and accelerate innovation and build highly scalable, reliable, and performant APIs, microservices, and PaaS/SaaS platforms, including the ability to design, develop, and deploy AI agents in the google cloud platform. This role requires a deep understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies, combined with in depth knowledge and experience of cloud infrastructure, containerization, microservices architecture and the agentic AI framework. You're not just a coder; you're an architect, a lead, a mentor, and a key driver of the team's technical vision. If you are passionate about solving complex problems and working in a high-performing team, we want to hear from you.

Auto req ID: 481827BR

Minimum Education Required: Bachelors

Preferred Education: Bachelors

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 5-7 years of professional experience in software development, with a strong portfolio of building and shipping full-stack applications.
• Front-End Expertise: Proficiency in modern JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, along with a strong command of HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript.
• Back-End Expertise: Deep knowledge and experience of back-end programming languages like Node.js, Python, Go, or Java, and experience building RESTful APIs and microservices
• Cloud Platforms: Extensive hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider (Google Cloud, AWS or Azure).
• Containerization: Experience using Docker for containerizing applications and Kubernetes for orchestration.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Proficiency with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation to manage infrastructure programmatically.
• CI/CD Tools: Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI.
• Database Knowledge: Strong experience with both SQL (e.g., Spanner DB, Alloy DB, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB and Firestore) databases.

Preferred Experience

• Strong expertise in Generative AI (GenAI), including hands-on experience with models like Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, or Llama.
• You are adept at leveraging modern development tools, including AI-powered code assistants (like GitHub Copilot), to accelerate the development lifecycle and rapidly ship high-quality features.
• Experience creating and deploying AI agents to production environments.
• Proficiency with Atlassian tooling (JIRA, Confluence), source control (GitHub), and build tools (Maven, Gradle).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• UI development (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, Typescript, React, Angular and Bootstrap).
• Experience with backend technologies such as Jave SpringBoot, and Microservices architecture and design.
• Relational databases (e.g. Spanner DB, Alloy DB, Firestore, Postgres DB, SQL Server, MySQL).
• Experience in automated testing with tools like JUnit, Mockito, Celenium, Jasmine, Playwright etc.
• Self-starter that identifies/responds to priority shifts with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and the ability to resolve conflicts.
• Working in a highly regulated environment.

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities

• Design and deliver, robust cloud-native solutions for complex business problems using standard SDLC methodologies.
• Develop scalable APIs and microservices using Java Spring Boot, Python, Node.js and other modern frameworks on public cloud infrastructure (GCP and AWS).
• Champion modern software development practices by actively using AI code-assist tools (e.g., Gemini code assists, Github Copilot, Claude code) to accelerate development cycles, generate documentation, improve code quality, testing, and monitoring & observability practices.
• Build, manage, and work with a cross-functional team of software, quality, and reliability engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Define and report on key engineering metrics (SLA, SLO, SLI) and ensure compliance with security, quality, and financial operations (DevSecOps, FinOps) best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, SREs and business partners to define technical strategy, create software roadmaps, and make key architectural and design decisions.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts to resolve production and customer issues, demonstrating deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills.
• Participate and lead agile team activities, including Sprint Planning and Retrospectives, to ensure efficient and predictable delivery.
• Lead with a data/metrics driven mindset with a extreme focus towards optimizing and creating efficient solutions.
• Drive up-to-date technical documentation including support, end user documentation and run books.
• Create and deliver technical presentations to internal and external technical and non-technical stakeholders communicating with clarity and precision.

City: St Louis

State: Missouri

Job Category: Network

Job Code: Systems_Engineer Engineer

Affiliate Sponsor: Equifax

Salary Range: Not Disclosed