Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and deploy production-level systems from start to finish - encompassing frontend, backend, infrastructure, and the operational elements in between - ensuring timely delivery, budget adherence, and high-quality outcomes.

• Take ownership of technical decisions regarding architecture, cloud infrastructure, observability, deployment, and security for the projects you oversee.

• Write secure, resilient, and thoroughly tested code, while maintaining high standards during code reviews for your colleagues.

• Troubleshoot complex issues - including production incidents, performance regressions, concurrency bugs, and peculiarities of distributed systems - and document your findings to strengthen the team.

• Create prototypes and proofs of concept to quickly learn (within hours, not days), validate ideas, and mitigate risks associated with technical decisions prior to committing to a course of action.

• Mentor colleagues and act as a sounding board for challenging technical issues, enhancing the skills of those around you.

• Investigate new technologies and tools, contributing to the refinement of team processes and engineering practices to achieve excellence.

• Provide preliminary effort estimates and technical scopes for new opportunities, and at times assist in presenting technical options to client stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficient in systems architecture and design - capable of architecting new systems from the ground up and assessing trade-offs at the system level.

• AI-native, with skills that extend well beyond basic coding.

• Able to serve as a mentoring resource for teammates. You create documentation, diagrams, and walkthroughs that enhance team intelligence.

• Strong full-stack development skills: Web UX/UI, REST APIs, backend development, database modeling, CI/CD, and deployment automation.

• Experience in client-facing roles with excellent presentation and communication abilities.

• Competent in requirements gathering and both technical and non-technical documentation.

• Familiar with ALM tools (Jira, ClickUp, Git, etc.) and agile methodologies, including scrum and backlog management.

• Self-motivated, dynamic, and a remarkable problem solver.

• Capable of deriving lessons from both successes and setbacks while maintaining a positive outlook.

• Strong understanding of web performance, both on-page and external (including CDN and caching).

• Experience with automated testing for both backend and frontend components.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems management, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Gigantic Playground is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Participates in the E-Verify program.

• All hired individuals will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States.

• Complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form (I-9) upon hiring.