Full Stack Engineer

About Data Society Group

At Data Society, we provide bespoke, leading-edge data and AI solutions for Fortune 1,000 companies and federal, state, and local governmental organizations. We partner with our clients to educate, equip, and empower their workforces with the skills they need to achieve their goals and expand their impact. We are empowering the workforces of the future, from data literacy for all employees to support for data engineers and data scientists to train up on the most complex AI solutions and Machine Learning skills.

About the Role

The Full-Stack Engineer is responsible for building scalable, data-driven applications that seamlessly integrate frontend interfaces with distributed backend services across both customer-facing and internal systems. The engineer must be able to work closely with our product, design, and data science teams to implement responsive user experiences while architecting robust distributed solutions that support data-centric operations in both cloud and on-premise environments. This role requires expertise in building and maintaining the technical infrastructure to deploy, test, and monitor full-stack systems, with a particular focus on creating scalable solutions that can effectively handle complex data workflows regardless of deployment environment. As this position will help to support federal contracts with security requirements, you must be a US Citizen to qualify.

Responsibilities:

• Own the full development lifecycle of assigned projects, from initial concept through deployment and maintenance, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Drive architectural decisions for new features and systems, balancing technical excellence with business timelines and resource constraints
• Serve as a technical liaison between engineering, product, and client teams, effectively communicating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences
• Analyze, design and develop tests and test-automation suites.
• Work with cloud, distributed computing, DevOps, containerization with Docker, CI/CD
• Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing systems and platforms.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, business users, project managers and other engineers to create elegant solutions.
• Provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Work alongside other engineers on the team to elevate technology and consistently apply best practices.
• Comply with CMMC and ISO privacy and quality standards.

Skills you bring:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline
• 5 years of experience in software engineering backend and frontend solutions
• Strong proficiency in backend development using languages such as Python or Node.js, with experience building RESTful APIs and GraphQL services
• Proven experience developing modern web applications using JavaScript/TypeScript and React with a focus on responsive, accessible user interfaces
• Experience with relational databases and NoSQL solutions, including optimization and scaling strategies
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement distributed systems that can operate effectively in both cloud and on-premise environments
• Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies for consistent deployment across different environments
• Strong understanding of security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection across the full application stack
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices, including automated testing, monitoring, and observability solutions
• Knowledge of data processing pipelines and integration patterns for handling large-scale data operations efficiently
• Familiarity with both Unix-based systems and Windows servers
• Demonstrated exceptional oral and written communication skills
• The ability to work independently and in a team environment
• The ability to work effectively across functions, levels and disciplines
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Superior team-working skills, and a desire to learn, contribute, and explore
• Experience and/or education in electrical engineering, working with SCADA applications, power flow applications like PSS/e or high-density signal data is a plus

The ideal candidate is local to Richmond, VA or Washington, DC metro areas and able to meet criminal history and citizenship requirements for federal contracts. This position can be remote for the right candidate (the candidate must reside within the continental US).

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This is a full-time benefits eligible position.

EEO Statement

At Data Society, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. Data Society is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.