Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Kforce has a client in Houston, TX that is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to design, build, enhance, and support enterprise applications used across pricing, transaction management, supply operations, reporting, and other business-critical functions. This individual will develop scalable APIs, data integrations, and React-based web applications while supporting cloud infrastructure, production environments, and legacy application modernization. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Python, JavaScript, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, containerized applications, and AWS or GCP. Experience supporting energy, utilities, commodity trading, or other high-volume transactional environments is highly preferred.Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, test, and maintain scalable full stack applications and services
• Develop and support RESTful APIs used for pricing, transaction management, supply operations, reporting, and system integrations
• Build responsive web applications and internal control interfaces using React and JavaScript
• Develop backend services and automation using Python
• Design applications that process high-volume business transactions and data
• Work with PostgreSQL databases, including application-level data modeling, querying, performance optimization, and troubleshooting
• Create integrations that consume and process data through REST APIs, EDI, XML, CSV files, and other external sources
• Develop and maintain web scraping or data acquisition solutions when required
• Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Support application deployments and production environments within AWS or GCP
• Implement application monitoring, alerting, logging, and operational support processes.
• Troubleshoot production issues across application, database, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Contribute to disaster recovery, backup, system upgrade, and business continuity planning.

Skills

• 5 or more years of professional software development experience
• Strong full stack application development experience
• Hands-on development experience with Python and JavaScript
• Experience building modern web applications using React
• Strong experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL in an application development environment
• Experience with Docker and containerized application development
• Experience deploying or supporting applications within AWS or GCP
• Experience working with Linux and Windows operating environments
• Understanding of application architecture, system design, and high-volume transaction processing
• Experience with Git-based development and release processes
• Ability to troubleshoot issues across the application, database, integration, and cloud infrastructure layers
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with GraphQL
• Experience with SQL Server
• Experience building or maintaining web scrapers
• Experience processing EDI, XML, and CSV data
• Experience with application monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog or comparable tools
• Scripting and infrastructure automation experience
• Experience with disaster recovery, database backups, infrastructure upgrades, and production support
• Experience modernizing or integrating legacy applications
• Experience within energy retail, utilities, natural gas, commodity trading, or a related industry
• Understanding of business functions such as pricing, billing, supply, sales, transaction management, risk, and reporting

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.


We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.


Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.


This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.


Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.


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