Full Stack Web Engineer

Summary

Join Shift5, a rapidly growing scale-up specializing in cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and compliance for operational technology (OT) systems. As a Full Stack Web Engineer, you will build and maintain full-stack web applications, design robust backend systems, create user-friendly interfaces, and collaborate with data scientists and engineers. You will work in a team-based environment, contributing to the design and implementation of major features that improve safety and efficiency. Shift5 offers a collaborative and dynamic work environment with opportunities to make a significant impact. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years of frontend and backend web development experience, and expertise in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. The role offers competitive compensation and benefits, including a bonus program, equity, comprehensive health coverage, and uncapped paid time off.

Requirements

• 5+ years software engineering
• 3+ years frontend web development experience in a modern web application framework (Vue, React, Angular, NextJS)
• 3+ years backend web development experience (Node.js, Java, C#, GoLang)
• Expertise with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Demonstrated delivery of scalable, observable, supportable, reliable applications
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices and concepts
• Experience with end-to-end feature design and ownership
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to efficiently multitask and accommodate change of priorities on demand

Responsibilities

• Interpret requirements and design specifications and take ownership of building features from the ground up
• Design, build, and maintain full-stack web applications that deliver both complex data visualizations and management dashboards for Shift5 systems
• Build robust and scalable backend systems to process, analyze, and serve data from various sources
• Create intuitive and user-friendly frontend interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js) to provide a robust user experience
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to integrate data models and algorithms into web applications
• Write clean, well-documented, scalable, extensible, testable code to ensure application quality and maintainability
• Work cross-functionally across Shift5 engineering teams to build applications that integrate cleanly across other Shift5 componentry
• You’ll operate in a team based environment with engineers, product managers, program managers and designers to conceive, implement and shape major features

Preferred Qualifications

• Active US Government TS clearance (and willingness to maintain) or an ability to obtain one
• MS in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Cyber Intelligence, or equivalent
• SQL Experience or experience with big data systems such as Splunk, DataBricks, Snowflake would be highly useful
• Familiarity with CI/CD systems and building complex UI projects
• Experience with Git, familiarity with monorepos and building complex web applications within a CI environment
• Experience working with containerized applications
• Familiarity with working with both on-prem and cloud-based applications
• Experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure

Benefits

• Base Salary: $150,000-$200,000
• Bonus program and equity in a fast-growing startup
• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families
• Health Savings Account with annual employer contributions
• Employer-paid Life and Disability Insurance
• Uncapped paid time off policy
• Flexible work & remote work policy
• Tax-deferred public transit benefits with Metro SmartBenefits (DC/MD/VA)