Full Stack Engineer II

Georgia State University

TReNDS

Introduction to the Department

The Georgia State University Center for Translational Research in Neuroimaging and Data Science (TReNDS) is focused on developing advanced analytic approaches and neuroinformatics tools that leverage brain imaging data, with a goal of translating these approaches into biomarkers that help solve issues related to brain health and disease. Large-scale data sharing and multimodal data fusion techniques are the underpinnings of our approach. We develop state-of-the-art signal processing and web-based solutions to further this goal.

The Department is seeking (1) dedicated and experienced Full Stack Engineer II

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The essential duties and responsibilities of the Full Stack Engineer II are the following:

• Works with remote and local teammates to develop, test and deploy new features and bug-fixes. Contributes to rewriting of existing applications. Optimizes existing code to improve performance.
• Provides direction on project design and shares technical knowledge with engineer team. Informs infrastructure decisions. Able to read and understand diagrams and written instructions for tasks. Proactively learns product frameworks and code base.
• Supports and maintains critical infrastructure including code, database, file systems, servers, and network. Helps detect and provide input on addressing security concerns in the code, network, and infrastructure.
• Develops automated unit tests for applications and performs quality assurance.
• When necessary, communicates directly with users to verify requirements. Helps document software functionality. May provide training to lower-level software engineers.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and two years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Requirements:

• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable technical solution.
• Experience building modern web applications.
• Experience developing and maintaining RESTful APIs.
• Experience working with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience deploying and supporting applications in AWS or another cloud platform.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows and code reviews.
• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Material UI or similar component libraries.
• Backend: Node.js, PHP (Laravel preferred), REST APIs, Authentication and authorization patterns.
• Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD platforms, Linux.
• Databases: PostgreSQL, Redis.
• AWS Services: EC2, S3, RDS, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, Lambda.