Senior Full Stack Java Engineer

Career Fulfillment & Culture

People come to work for Deque because of what we do: enable businesses and organizations to make their sites and apps accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. The personal fulfillment employees feel here is unparalleled. In addition to the altruistic nature of our jobs, the organizational structure is extremely flat and welcoming. Women-owned and operated, Deque CEO Preety Kumar is internationally revered for her down-to-earth personality and work ethic. Deque's core values are central to our culture of customer satisfaction. Do you share them?

• Innovation with results that matter
• Deliver what you promise
• Can-do attitude
• Open, direct & respectful communications
• We care deeply
• We practice humility

At Deque, you'll work with the best and brightest minds in the industry, sharing best practices, tackling new issues and uncovering new approaches. Accessibility Consultants at Deque also love their jobs because of the support systems in place.

Deque experts regularly contribute to W3C Accessibility Working Groups and collectively hold more CPACC, WAS, & CPWA certifications issued by the IAAP than any accessibility testing company in the world.

Position Description

We're looking for a passionate, self-motivated Senior Full-Stack Engineer to help us develop within our Axe Monitor product and component libraries. Front end work is done primarily in TypeScript and ReactJS. Backend work is a combination of Node.js and Java. This position will be expected to contribute to all aspects of the high volume, industry leading scanning solution.

This role serves as our primary engineering anchor during US Eastern business hours. You will drive backend architecture (Java / Spring Boot / SQL) and independently investigate and resolve production customer issues when overseas team members are offline. On the frontend, you'll work with TypeScript, Node.js, and ReactJS.

We're AI-first and we mean it. You'll use AI to write and review code, including other people's, and you'll help build the context and practices that make AI effective on this codebase. What we're hiring for is the judgment on top of that: AI raises how much code you can produce, which raises the value of being able to tell when it's wrong. Axe Monitor is a large, long-lived system, and getting good output from an agent here takes someone who understands it.

Our team is fully remote and has flexible working hours.

Primary Responsibilities

• US Eastern Anchor: Take ownership of investigating, troubleshooting, and resolving production customer issues during US Eastern business hours.

• Backend Core: Build high-volume services, scanner engines, data pipelines, and database queries using Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and SQL.

• Frontend Components: Maintain and build accessible UI components and APIs in TypeScript, Node.js, and ReactJS.

• Critical AI Engineering: Leverage AI tools to accelerate delivery while strictly reviewing AI-generated code for security, logic, and accuracy.

Requirements

• Backend Depth: 4+ years of full-stack engineering experience, with strong backend depth in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and relational databases.

• Frontend Skills: 2+ years of experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and ReactJS.

• Skeptical AI Mastery: Proven experience using AI tools effectively alongside the critical judgment to catch AI errors and edge cases.

• Production Troubleshooting: Demonstrated ability to query databases, trace code, and resolve live production issues independently.

• US Hours Alignment: Ability to work dedicated 9 AM – 5 PM US Eastern business hours.

• Enterprise Background: Experience building complex software in large enterprise environments (finance, insurance, big tech, or scaled SaaS).

• Public Code: Active GitHub profile with inspectable code (Java samples preferred).

• Accessibility Basics: Basic web accessibility knowledge. (Expertise built on the job).

Preferred Skills

• Foundational familiarity with web accessibility principles (WCAG, accessible DOM patterns, ARIA) and a commitment to building domain expertise alongside industry leaders.

• Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCDV-F) credential (or equivalent practical experience).

About Deque

Deque (pronounced dee-cue) is a web accessibility software and services company, and our mission is Digital Equality. We believe everyone, regardless of their ability, should have equal access to the information, services, applications, and everything else on the web.

We work with enterprise-level businesses and organizations to ensure that their sites and mobile apps are accessible. With over 475,000 extensions installed and over 5,000 audit projects completed, Deque is the industry standard. Join our growing family as we work to make the web a better place for everyone.

Job Location

Remote (US East/Central timezone with full 9 AM – 5 PM US Eastern hour alignment)

How to Apply

Submit your resume and link to your public GitHub profile.

Deque is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities. Reference and background checks will be required. The expected salary range is $120,000 – $145,000 but is subject to change based on the skills, abilities, and experience of each candidate. The values listed are not intended to guarantee a salary for candidates or current employees.