Full Stack Development Engineer

ZipStaff•McLean, VA

About The Position

ZipStaff is hiring a Full Stack Development Engineer for a leading U.S. consulting and technology firm. In this professional services role, you will work with software development teams to understand their architecture and tooling, build onboarding paths to a developer platform, and help teams migrate and solve problems in a fast-paced, agile environment. Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance. Candidates selected for an interview will complete a mandatory identity verification process. The position is in McLean, Virginia, and is a 12-month W2 contract.

Requirements

7+ years of software development experience with TypeScript, Golang, or Python.
5+ years of experience with AWS, CI/CD, and developer workflow automation such as GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, or Flux.
4+ years of experience with Docker containerization and deployments.
4+ years of experience with databases such as MySQL or Postgres.
4+ years of experience with infrastructure as code, such as Terraform or AWS CDK.
4+ years of experience with APM and monitoring tools such as AWS CloudWatch, New Relic, or Grafana.
Experience using AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Windsurf for rapid prototyping.
Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience building developer platforms.
Experience with AWS services such as DynamoDB, EC2, EKS, SQS, SNS, and RDS.
Strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

Partner with current and new software development teams to understand their architecture and development environment tooling.
Develop onboarding paths and assist teams with migration onto the platform.
Translate customer needs into solutions across cloud, databases, networking, and full stack applications.
Lead engineers and collaborate across development teams.
Troubleshoot application code and configurations.
Write technical documentation for engineers.