Full-Stack Developer (Python APIs + React/Angular UI)

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d•$114,750 - $155,250•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled Full-Stack Developer with strong experience in Python-based API development and modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular. The ideal candidate will design and implement secure, scalable backend services, build responsive user interfaces, and deploy solutions on AWS. Expertise in authentication and authorization is essential.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of related experience as outlined below:.
Backend: Strong proficiency in Python and API development using FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
Frontend: Hands-on experience with React or Angular, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5/CSS3.
API Integration: Expertise in RESTful API design, schema validation (OpenAPI/Swagger), and async patterns.
AuthN/AuthZ: Practical knowledge of OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, and role-based access control.
AWS: Hands-on experience with API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, CloudFront, RDS, and monitoring tools.
Databases: Experience with SQL/NoSQL (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
DevOps: Git, CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker).
Knowledge of unit testing and end-to-end testing (pytest, Jest, Cypress).

Nice To Haves

AWS Certification: AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Solutions Architect – Associate.
Experience with state management (Redux, NgRx), React Query, or RxJS.
Familiarity with GraphQL and API gateways.
Exposure to microservices architecture and infrastructure as code (CloudFormation/Terraform).

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Python frameworks (FastAPI, Flask, or Django).
Build and maintain responsive UI components using React or Angular.
Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs and ensure seamless data flow.
Implement authentication and authorization (OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, RBAC) across backend and frontend.
Optimize applications for performance, scalability, and security.
Deploy and manage applications on AWS (e.g., API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, S3, CloudFront, RDS).
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code; participate in code reviews and testing.
Experience with AI assisted development (Q developer, Kiro, CoPilot)

Benefits

401K with company match
Comprehensive health and wellness packages
Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holiday
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.