Full Stack Developer - Onsite

Role: Full Stack Developer

Location: Corning, NY

Pay rate: $44/Hr. on W2 all incl

Duration: Long Term Contract

Education and Experience:

•          Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. May consider an Associates if the candidate has an additional 3-5 years’ experience than what is being required.

•          2+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent hands-on experience building production applications

•          Experience or interest in scientific software, materials science, research environments, or technically complex domains is a plus

Scope of the position

•          Embed within a cross-functional Agile team, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, and code reviews.

•          Design, build, and maintain user-facing features primarily on the front-end using JavaScript/TypeScript, while also developing and supporting back-end APIs and services in Python.

•          Implement responsive, maintainable, and scalable front-end application functionality, with a strong focus on usability, performance, and clean architecture.

•          Develop and maintain back-end APIs, business logic, and data access layers, including GraphQL services and integrations with Postgres SQL databases.

•          Collaborate closely with designers, product stakeholders, scientists, and engineers to translate workflows and requirements into robust software solutions.

•          Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including technical design, implementation, testing, debugging, deployment support, and ongoing enhancements.

•          Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code, including unit and integration tests for both front-end and back-end systems.

•          Troubleshoot application issues across the stack, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.

•          Participate in architecture and design discussions, helping shape technical decisions, improve development practices, and ensure long-term maintainability.

•          Support continuous improvement of the team’s engineering standards, development workflows, and delivery processes.

•          Regularly interact with scientists and engineers to understand domain-specific workflows; experience or interest in scientific or research environments is a strong plus.

•          As part of research-oriented development, explore and evaluate new tools, libraries, and technical approaches that improve product capabilities and developer productivity.

Technical Skills – 2+ years (or commensurate experience):

•          Experience building modern web applications as a full stack developer

•          Strong front-end development experience with JavaScript and TypeScript

•          Experience implementing front-end features, components, and application logic in a modern web framework (Vue.js)

•          Experience developing back-end services and APIs in Python

•          Experience working with GraphQL APIs and schema-driven development

•          Experience with relational databases, especially Postgres SQL

•          Ability to design, build, and maintain end-to-end application functionality across UI, API, and database layers

•          Familiarity with software testing practices, including unit and integration testing

•          Experience using version control and collaborating through pull requests/code reviews

•          Understanding of application performance, maintainability, and scalable software design principles

•          Comfortable debugging issues across front-end and back-end systems

Team Skills:

•          Confident collaborating with developers, scientists, UI/UX designers, and product stakeholders

•          Able to communicate technical concepts clearly and work effectively across disciplines

•          Comfortable handling ambiguity, refining requirements, and contributing to solution design

•          Strong partnership mindset with a willingness to support shared ownership of product and technical outcomes

•          Proactive in identifying opportunities for process improvement, codebase health, and better team practices

Soft Skills:

•          Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

•          Demonstrated initiative, curiosity, and willingness to learn new tools and technologies

•          High standards for code quality, usability, and maintainability

•          Ability to balance speed and quality in a collaborative development environment

•          Comfortable proposing ideas, receiving feedback, and iterating quickly as part of a team