Full Stack Software Developer

SAS • Cary HQ, NC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The API & Developer Experience team is seeking a Software Developer to build and evolve developer.sas.com, the portal where developers and AI agents discover and use SAS APIs. The team owns the standards, publishing pipeline, and portal for hundreds of SAS Viya APIs, and is preparing the catalog for AI agents through agent-ready discovery, linked Markdown for API operations, MCP and OAuth discovery metadata, and reliable API contracts. The position works in a modern React and Next.js codebase on Azure on a small team whose work ships weekly and serves developers around the world.

The developer designs, develops, and tests scalable portal features; builds agent-ready capabilities; and collaborates with designers, content owners, product managers, and API teams. The role owns code across its life cycle, including testing, production support, and improving reliability, performance, accessibility, and observability. It also contributes to project planning, documentation, applicable security processes, and may participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS. SAS emphasizes curiosity, passion, authenticity, accountability, inclusion, and collaboration.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related quantitative field.
• At least 5 years of software development or programming experience.
• 3–5 years of experience building production web applications with React and TypeScript.
• Experience building server-rendered applications with Next.js or a similar React framework, including server-side API routes.
• Experience with relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL, through an ORM such as Prisma.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization in web applications, including OAuth 2.0 and RBAC.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions, including build, test with Jest or Playwright, and deployment automation.
• Equivalent combinations of related education, training, and experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Azure services such as App Service, Front Door, Storage, API Management, and Application Insights, including infrastructure as code with Bicep.
• Familiarity with OpenAPI specifications and API documentation tooling.
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards such as WCAG 2.2 and testing tools such as axe.
• Interest in or exposure to agent-readiness standards such as the Model Context Protocol (MCP), llms.txt, and OAuth/OIDC discovery metadata.
• Practical knowledge of current tools, solutions, and trends to improve results, solve problems, and identify opportunities.
• Strong quality orientation, including careful checking of processes and work.
• Ability to collaborate cooperatively to help a team achieve its goals.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test high-quality, scalable features for developer.sas.com using React, TypeScript, and Next.js, following R&D best practices and processes.
• Build agent-ready capabilities, including Markdown for agents, API catalog and discovery endpoints, and machine-readable metadata.
• Partner with designers, content owners, product managers, and API teams to ensure features meet requirements and align with SAS standards.
• Own code through its full life cycle, including unit, end-to-end, and accessibility testing; production support; and improvements to portal reliability, performance, and observability on Azure.
• Participate in project scoping and planning, track progress, and flag issues that block completion early.
• Write clear design and technical documentation for internal and external audiences.
• Participate in open-source projects on behalf of SAS, where interested.
• Follow applicable security policies and processes to support secure software development goals.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans.
• PPO medical plan option with low annual deductible and copays.
• HDHP medical plan option combined with a health savings account and an employer contribution.
• Free onsite health care center for employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan, at headquarters.
• Pharmacy that ships prescriptions at no additional charge.
• Industry-leading 401(k) plan.
• Tuition Assistance Program and resources to support employee development.
• Vacation time, paid holidays, and a U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
• Volunteer Time Off.
• Parental leave.
• Unlimited paid sick days.
• Childcare benefits for full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level