Senior Full Stack Software Engineer - (Product & Infrastructure)

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📅 Posted 2026-07-13 · via Himalayas
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Senior Full Stack Software Engineer – Remote

React | Node.js | AWS | Full-Stack Development | Cloud Infrastructure

Position Type: Full-Time, Remote
Working Hours: U.S. Client Business Hours (flexibility for deployments, sprint planning, and on-call coverage)
About the Role

At Pavago , one of our clients is hiring a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to build, scale, and maintain modern web applications and the cloud infrastructure that powers them.

This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll own features from concept to deployment, working across front-end development, back-end services, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and system architecture. You’ll collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing software.

If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, shipping production-ready features, and building reliable systems at scale, this role is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact.
What You’ll Own
Front-End Development

- Build responsive, high-performance web applications using:

- React

- Angular

- Vue.js

- Translate Figma or Sketch designs into polished user interfaces.

- Optimize application performance, accessibility, responsiveness, and user experience.

- Develop reusable components and scalable front-end architecture.

Back-End Development

- Design and build RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

- Develop scalable services using:

- Node.js

- Python (Django, Flask, FastAPI)

- Java

- Implement authentication, authorization, and role-based access control.

- Design efficient schemas and optimize queries using:

- PostgreSQL

- MySQL

- MongoDB

Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

- Deploy and manage applications on:

- AWS

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

- Microsoft Azure

- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using:

- GitHub Actions

- Jenkins

- CircleCI

- Manage containerized applications with:

- Docker

- Kubernetes

- Improve infrastructure reliability, scalability, and performance.

Testing & Code Quality

- Write:

- Unit tests

- Integration tests

- End-to-end tests

- Utilize frameworks such as:

- Jest

- Mocha

- PyTest

- Cypress

- Maintain strong code coverage and engineering standards.

- Participate in code reviews and promote clean architecture.

Monitoring, Security & Reliability

- Monitor production systems using:

- Datadog

- Grafana

- Prometheus

- New Relic

- Implement secure API design and infrastructure best practices.

- Follow OWASP security standards.

- Support compliance with GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, and other applicable frameworks.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers throughout the development lifecycle.

- Participate in architecture discussions, sprint planning, and technical reviews.

- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.

- Contribute to long-term engineering standards and technical strategy.

Requirements
Must-Have Qualifications
Experience

- 5+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience.

- Proven experience building and scaling production-grade web applications.

Core Technical Skills

- Strong proficiency with:

- JavaScript / TypeScript

- React

- Node.js

- Experience with:

- PostgreSQL

- MySQL

- MongoDB

- Cloud platform experience:

- AWS

- GCP

- Azure

- Strong understanding of:

- Git workflows

- CI/CD pipelines

- API development

- Containerized deployments

Nice-to-Have

- Experience with:

- Terraform

- Pulumi

- AWS CloudFormation

- Background building:

- SaaS platforms

- High-traffic applications

- Enterprise software

- Familiarity with:

- Microservices

- Event-driven architectures

- Serverless computing

- Experience leading technical design reviews or mentoring engineers.

Tools & Technologies

- React

- Node.js

- JavaScript / TypeScript

- PostgreSQL

- MySQL

- MongoDB

- AWS

- Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

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