Full Stack Engineer
Forward, Inc.
Chicago, IL, United States
3 days ago
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Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$140,000.0 - $160,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source
Tech stack
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon S3
Application Performance Management
User Authentication
Code Generation
Code Review
Databases
Continuous Integration
Extract Transform Load (ETL)
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Relational Databases
Cursor
Software Debugging
Linux
DevOps
Identity and Access Management
Python (Programming Language)
Key Management
PostgreSQL
Linux System Administration
Node.Js
Software Deployment
Software Engineering
Systems Integration
TypeScript
Data Ingestion
ReactJS
Claude Code
Multi-Agent Systems
AI Coding Agents
Backend
Agentic-AI
Git
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Front End Software Development
Cloud Migration
Restful APIs
Terraform
Code Restructuring
Data Pipelines
Docker
Legacy Systems
Job description
- Use AI coding agents extensively for solution design, implementation, refactoring, debugging, testing, and code review.
- Build effective agentic development workflows that accelerate delivery while maintaining engineering quality.
- Explore multi-agent workflows, MCP integrations, and emerging AI development tools.
- Independently validate AI-generated code for correctness, security, performance, and maintainability.
- Apply appropriate security controls when AI agents interact with repositories, credentials, infrastructure, and sensitive data.
Backend & Full Stack Engineering
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable Back End services, APIs, and integrations using Python, Node.js, TypeScript, or comparable technologies.
- Build and enhance customer-facing applications using React and modern JavaScript frameworks.
- Develop and optimize PostgreSQL databases, data models, and data-intensive application workflows.
- Integrate existing applications, external services, and newly acquired technology platforms.
- Modernize Legacy applications while maintaining performance, reliability, and business continuity.
- Own features end-to-end, from architecture and implementation through deployment and production support.
AWS & Production Engineering
- Build, deploy, and support applications and services running in AWS.
- Contribute to cloud migrations, infrastructure modernization, and legacy-system retirement.
- Work with Linux environments, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
- Troubleshoot production issues involving APIs, databases, networking, authentication, and application performance.
- Collaborate with DevOps and engineering teams on security, monitoring, reliability, and deployment practices.
Requirements
We’re seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer with strong Back End engineering expertise and an AI-first approach to software development., * 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with substantial hands-on Back End development.
- Daily, meaningful use of AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or similar tools to build and deliver software.
- Experience using AI for planning, implementation, debugging, testing, and code review-not just generating snippets.
- Strong understanding of AI-generated code validation, security, and engineering best practices.
- Proficiency in Python, TypeScript, Node.js, or comparable Back End technologies.
- Experience building REST APIs, integrations, and database-driven applications.
- Hands-on React experience and an understanding of modern Front End development.
- Production experience with AWS.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or other relational databases.
- Familiarity with Linux, containers, Git, CI/CD, and software deployment.
- Strong architectural judgment, problem-solving ability, and independent execution.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment in Chicago.
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced experience with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, custom agents, or MCP servers.
- Experience with multi-agent orchestration or automated AI development workflows.
- AWS services including EC2, ECS, Lambda, RDS, S3, Redshift, or Kinesis.
- Python-based ETL, data ingestion, and processing pipelines.
- Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, or other infrastructure automation technologies.
- Experience with IAM, authentication, authorization, secrets management, and secure application design.
- Experience with platform integration, Legacy modernization, or cloud migration initiatives.
Benefits & conditions
- $140,000-$160,000 base salary + bonus
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company matching
- Flexible time off
- Paid parental leave
- Additional company-sponsored benefits
Why Join?
This opportunity offers direct collaboration with senior engineering leadership, meaningful ownership of Back End and full-stack development, and the chance to work in an environment that actively embraces AI-driven software engineering.
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