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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Full Stack Developer - **Company:** UST Inc - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $82,000.0 - $123,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Component-Based Software Engineering, HTML5, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Cloud Computing, Encodings, Databases, Continuous Integration, Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (Ajax Programming), Data Validation, Relational Databases, DevOps, Django Web Framework, Amazon DynamoDB, Github, Identity and Access Management, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.Js, NoSQL, OAuth, OpenID, Role-Based Access Control, E2e Testing, JSON Web Token, TypeScript, Web Performance Optimization, ReactJS, Flask (Web Framework), Delivery Pipeline, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Backend, Git, Cloudformation, Fastapi, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Containerization, Webpack, Gitlab-ci, Graphql, Data Management, Front End Software Development, React Redux, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, NestJS, Restful APIs, Terraform, Es2015, Api Management, Serverless Computing, Docker, Vulnerability Analysis, Microservices - **Published:** August 11, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d6fa22a3432972e8 ## About the Role Years of Experience: 8-10 years of professional full-stack software development experience in a production environment. * Architecture Understanding: Strong grasp of serverless architectures, event-driven systems, and microservices patterns. * Testing Rigor: Experience writing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for both frontend and backend systems. ## Description UST is searching for a Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain secure, high-performance web applications. In this role, you will work on everything from responsive user interfaces to scalable backend services. You will build user-facing features using React and power them with backend microservices using Python or Node.js. The opportunity: * Frontend Development: Build modular, responsive, and highly interactive user interfaces using React JS, Redux/Context API, and modern CSS frameworks. * Backend Development: Design and scale robust backend services and microservices using either Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask) or Node.js (Express, NestJS). * Secure API Development: Architect and secure RESTful or GraphQL APIs, ensuring strict protection against vulnerabilities like injection and broken object-level authorization. * Cloud Infrastructure: Deploy and manage application components natively within AWS using containerized environments. * DevOps Integration: Own and manage deployment workflows by writing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and building automated CI/CD validation gates. * Data Management: Write optimized queries and design schemas for both relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL stores (DynamoDB, MongoDB). This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required. What you need: * Required Skills & Technologies Frontend React JS, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, Webpack/Vite Backend Python (FastAPI/Django) OR Node.js (Express/NestJS) AWS Cloud EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch, RDS Security OAuth 2.0, OIDC, JWT, IAM policies, CORS configuration, encryption (HTTPS, KMS) DevOps Docker, Git, GitHub Actions/GitLab CI, Terraform or AWS CloudFormation Databases PostgreSQL or MySQL, and DynamoDB or MongoDB Required Security Practices (Crucial Focus) Secure API Design: Implementing rigorous input validation, output encoding, and strict rate-limiting to prevent * Denial of Service (DoS) attacks. * Authentication & Authorization: Enforcing secure identity management with token-based authentication and * Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). 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