Full Stack Engineer (React, Python, FAST API)

CGI•Bloomfield, CT

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

We CGI is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Stack Engineer (React, Python, FAST API) for an enterprise AI-powered metadata management platform. This is a hands-on development role requiring someone who can actively build and deliver features across the full stack. The candidate will contribute to scalable solutions, write clean production-ready code, and collaborate effectively with product, data, and AI teams. This position can be performed from any Client site: Bloomfield, CT, Raleigh, NC, Dallas, TX, Austin, TX, or Lafayette, LA in a Hybrid working Model. Your future duties and responsibilities: . Provides professional expertise on Application Development assignments and projects within the MetagenAI platform. Contributes to the design and development of moderately complex systems and subsystems, utilizing a solid understanding of available technology, tools, and existing designs. Collaborates with business unit and IT teams across all phases of application programming and development processes across diverse platforms and computing environments (e.g., distributed systems, client-server, cloud-based technologies, and tools). . Works closely with product and IT teams to identify and implement application development solutions, including new or modified programs, reuse of existing code, integration of purchased solutions, or a combination of available alternatives. Researches and evaluates alternative solutions and recommends efficient and cost-effective approaches to application development challenges. . Codes new or modified programs, reuses existing code through program development best practices, and integrates third-party or purchased solutions as needed. Documents, tests, deploys, and provides ongoing support for applications and features. . Leverages strong technical knowledge in full stack development to contribute meaningfully to team discussions and delivery. Works across frontend, backend, database, and cloud layers as part of a collaborative development team. Actively participates in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions to ensure code quality and consistency

Requirements

At least 8+ years of overall software development experience required and must have skills
Hands-On Development: Implement features across frontend (React) and backend (Python/FastAPI)
Backend (Core) - Python – FastAPI / Django / Flask - RESTful APIs – Design and implementation - SQLAlchemy ORM - Async programming (async/await)
Frontend (Core) - React – Modern React with hooks - JavaScript / TypeScript - State management (Redux / Context API) - Material-UI or similar component libraries
Database - PostgreSQL – Production experience, query optimization - SQL – Complex queries, indexing, schema design
Cloud & DevOps - AWS – Hands-on with multiple services (EC2, S3, Lambda, Glue, EKS) - Docker – Containerization - Kubernetes / EKS – Container orchestration - CI/CD – Jenkins / GitLab / GitHub Actions
Architecture - Microservices – Experience working in distributed systems - System design – Scalability, performance, reliability - API patterns – REST best practices
Data Engineering - AWS Glue or Apache Spark - ETL / ELT pipelines - Data profiling and quality assessment

Nice To Haves

AI / ML Integration - LangChain or LLM orchestration frameworks - OpenAI API integration experience
Specialized Databases - Neo4j or graph databases (Cypher) - Vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector)