Software Engineering - Full Stack Developer - Advanced

BCforward; New York (NY); On-site; USD 103,320 - 123,984; Full time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Full Stack Developer (Advanced) in New York, NY for a 7-month contract with potential conversion. Expected pay ranges from $75 to $90 per hour on a W2 basis, with 80% backend and 20% frontend focus.

The role emphasizes design, build, and operation of scalable services using React, Spring Boot, Kafka, Cassandra/CockroachDB, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. 5+ years of relevant experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience building and operating microservices in Java/Spring Boot.
• Frontend experience with React for usable interfaces.
• Experience with Kafka for event streaming.
• Hands-on with Cassandra and CockroachDB data modeling and tuning.
• Containerization with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of critical components with 80% backend focus.
• Establish coding standards and ensure automated test coverage.
• Mentor engineers and support onboarding.
• Plan work, estimate, manage dependencies, and hit milestones.
• Own production reliability including monitoring and incident response.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and optimize services.
• Ensure secure design including auth, secrets, and vulnerabilities.
• Communicate status and risks across teams and leadership.
• Improve CI/CD, testing strategy, and release processes.
• Translate requirements into scalable APIs and data models.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend development

Distributed systems

Team collaboration

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

React

Apache Kafka

Cassandra

CockroachDB

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Job Title: Software Engineering - Full Stack Developer - Advanced

Location: New York, NY - Manhattan

Duration: Contract - 7 months, opportunity for conversion

Pay Range: $75/hr $90/hr (W2)

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Full Stack Developer (Advanced) to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in React, Spring Boot, microservices, Cassandra, CockroachDB, Kafka, and Kubernetes and a proven ability to design, build, and operate scalable, reliable services with measurable outcomes. This is a 6-month right-to-hire opportunity based on performance.

Role is 80% backend, 20% frontend

Responsibilities:

• Hands-on development of critical components, prototypes, and complex features with an 80% backend and 20% frontend focus.
• Establish coding standards, perform code reviews, and ensure automated test coverage, readability, and maintainability.
• Mentor and coach engineers, pair on design and coding, share best practices, and support onboarding.
• Drive delivery by breaking down work, estimating, managing dependencies, and meeting milestones with predictable execution.
• Own production reliability including monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis, and preventative improvements.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, optimize services, and meet latency, throughput, and SLA targets.
• Ensure secure design and implementation including authentication, authorization, secrets handling, and vulnerability management.
• Communicate tradeoffs, status, and risks across product, design, QA, operations, and leadership, and clarify requirements and priorities.
• Continuously improve engineering practices such as CI/CD, testing strategy, and release processes.
• Translate requirements into scalable, maintainable solution designs, define APIs, data models, and integration patterns.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Expertise in backend development with Java and Spring Boot, building and operating microservices.
• Frontend experience with React for building usable interfaces and component libraries.
• Proficiency with Apache Kafka for event streaming and messaging patterns.
• Hands-on experience with Cassandra and CockroachDB, including data modeling and performance tuning.
• Containerization and orchestration with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native tooling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with focus on reliability and scalability.
• Effective communication and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Experience level: 5+ years in relevant full stack or backend roles.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems.
• Prior work in Agile or Scrum environments with DevOps practices.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Opportunities for growth with global clients.
• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.
• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.