Full Stack Engineer

Our client is seeking an experienced Stack Development Engineer (Software) to work 100% on site in Corning, NY. Schedule: 40 hours a week (May require working weekends/holidays or longer days to support projects.)Duration: 12 months (Must be eligible to work in the US for a minimum of 18 months)Manager is open to non-local candidates willing to relocate at own expenseEducation and Experience:**This position focuses on stack development**• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. May consider an Associates if the candidate has an additional 3-5 years' experience than what is being required.• 2+ years of professional software development experience, or equivalent hands-on experience building production applications• Experience or interest in scientific software, materials science, research environments, or technically complex domains is a plusSCOPE OF POSITION:1. Embed within a cross-functional Agile team, participating in sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog refinement, and code reviews.2. Design, build, and maintain user-facing features primarily on the front-end using JavaScript/TypeScript, while also developing and supporting back-end APIs and services in Python.3. Implement responsive, maintainable, and scalable front-end application functionality, with a strong focus on usability, performance, and clean architecture.4. Develop and maintain back-end APIs, business logic, and data access layers, including GraphQL services and integrations with Postgres SQL databases.5. Collaborate closely with designers, product stakeholders, scientists, and engineers to translate workflows and requirements into robust software solutions.6. Contribute across the full software development lifecycle, including technical design, implementation, testing, debugging, deployment support, and ongoing enhancements.7. Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code, including unit and integration tests for both front-end and back-end systems.8. Troubleshoot application issues across the stack, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions in a timely manner.9. Participate in architecture and design discussions, helping shape technical decisions, improve development practices, and ensure long-term maintainability.10. Support continuous improvement of the team’s engineering standards, development workflows, and delivery processes.11. Regularly interact with scientists and engineers to understand domain-specific workflows; experience or interest in scientific or research environments is a strong plus.12. As part of research-oriented development, explore and evaluate new tools, libraries, and technical approaches that improve product capabilities and developer productivity.Technical Skills – 2+ years (or commensurate experience):1. Experience building modern web applications as a full stack developer2. Strong front-end development experience with JavaScript and TypeScript3. Experience implementing front-end features, components, and application logic in a modern web framework (Vue.js)4. Experience developing back-end services and APIs in Python5. Experience working with GraphQL APIs and schema-driven development6. Experience with relational databases, especially Postgres SQL7. Ability to design, build, and maintain end-to-end application functionality across UI, API, and database layers8. Familiarity with software testing practices, including unit and integration testing9. Experience using version control and collaborating through pull requests/code reviews10. Understanding of application performance, maintainability, and scalable software design principles11. Comfortable debugging issues across front-end and back-end systems