Software Engineer

DPR Construction; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

At DPR Construction, the Software Engineer designs, develops, and maintains scalable full‑stack applications using modern front‑end and back‑end frameworks in a cloud‑first environment.

You will build RESTful and GraphQL APIs, optimize data access, participate in code reviews, and contribute to CI/CD and DevOps practices to ensure reliable, secure deployments across projects.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of full-stack development experience.
• Experience designing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and CI/CD.
• Strong collaboration with product and QA teams.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements front-end interfaces and back-end services using modern frameworks and cloud-native patterns.
• Develops and maintains RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
• Writes optimized database queries and supports data platform integrations.
• Participates in peer code reviews and enforces engineering standards.
• Provides LOE estimates for sprint planning and prioritization.
• Supports CI/CD, automated testing, and secure deployments.

Skills

Full-stack dev

REST APIs

GraphQL

CI/CD

Cloud-native

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

React/Angular

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Job description

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.

As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary: Designs, develops, and maintains scalable full-stack applications using modern front-end and back-end frameworks. Translates functional and technical requirements into secure, high-performing software solutions aligned with cloud-first and API-first development principles. Contributes to continuous improvement of engineering standards, DevOps practices, and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities: Designs and implements front-end interfaces and back-end services using modern frameworks and cloud-native architecture patterns. Develops and maintains RESTful and GraphQL APIs aligned with enterprise integration and API lifecycle standards. Writes optimized database queries and supports integration with enterprise data platforms to enable secure and efficient data access. Participates in peer code reviews, ensuring code quality, maintainability, and adherence to established engineering standards. Evaluates scope changes and provides level-of-effort estimates to support sprint planning and prioritization decisions. Supports CI/CD processes, automated testing frameworks, and secure deployment pipelines to maintain release stability. Collaborates with product managers and cross-functional stakeholders to enhance usability, performance, and technical feasibility of solutions.

Education Qualifications: Orchestrates AI agents across the development lifecycle—from feature implementation to unit testing and code review—by writing effective prompts, configuring agent workflows, and validating outputs to ensure production-ready quality with minimal rework.

Work Experience: 2–4 years of experience in full-stack development, software engineering, or related field required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.