Full Stack Developer

Job#: 3018816

Job Description:
Software Engineer (Onsite - St. Paul, MN)

Location: St. Paul, Minnesota - ONSITE ONLY

No non-local or remote applicants will be considered. Candidates must work onsite 5 days per week in St. Paul.
About Our Client

Our client is a leading U.S. energy organization known for large-scale innovation across renewable energy, grid modernization, and digital transformation initiatives. Their teams build high-impact internal and customer-facing products that support critical operations across the enterprise. They maintain a highly collaborative engineering culture, operate within modern software and cloud environments, and drive strategic technology initiatives aimed at efficiency, sustainability, and long-term infrastructure modernization.
About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to join an established, high-performing team responsible for designing, developing, and delivering complex software solutions. You will work across the full SDLC and contribute to both legacy modernization efforts and new product development.

This role requires strong technical depth, comfort navigating large and evolving codebases, and the ability to collaborate closely with product, engineering, and internal stakeholders. You will independently own significant technical deliverables, participate in design discussions, and help guide the team through evolving requirements.
Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and deploy scalable web applications using a modern stack (Python backend with Vue/React/Angular frontend).
• Develop and maintain applications hosted in cloud environments (primarily AWS).
• Support production workloads, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure high reliability.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, system design, and component-level planning.
• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code following engineering best practices.
• Participate fully in Agile ceremonies, quarterly planning, estimations, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with internal and customer-facing teams to refine requirements and deliver high-quality software.

Top Required Skills

Python (core backend development)

AWS infrastructure experience

Front-end framework experience: Vue (preferred), React, or Angular

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (as an alternative to AWS)
• Familiarity with Pandas or data engineering workflows
• Experience with AI, automation tools, workflow orchestration, or cloud services
• Exposure to Power BI, SQL, API development, microservices, or serverless architectures

Team & Project Environment

• The team delivers the bulk of product development across the company.
• Heavily goal-oriented with structured quarterly planning cycles.
• Engineers work closely with product teams to estimate workloads and plan resource allocation.
• Multiple new product workstreams are launching, including initiatives tied to AI and enterprise modernization.
• The organization is expanding engineering capacity significantly, adding more than 20 engineers through AGS to support delivery needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (required).
• Proven experience developing modern web applications in production environments.
• Strong background in cloud environments, distributed systems, and supporting live production workloads.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to navigate evolving or ambiguous requirements.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and the full software development lifecycle.

Preferred but Not Required:

AWS certifications, DevOps skills, CI/CD pipeline experience, Power BI, SCADA familiarity, cloud security, or compliance experience.
Additional Notes

This position is 100% onsite in St. Paul, MN.

Only candidates able to physically work onsite at the WLS building will be considered.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.