Principal Full Stack Web Developer

Overview:

Draper is an independent nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge MA. The 2000 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper visit .

Job Description Summary:

Location
South Tampa FL Hybrid (3days onsite 2days remote).

About Draper
Drapers FullStack Group builds missioncritical web applications for military government and commercial customers. We operate like an incubator giving engineers space to experiment iterate and deliver software that protects lives and advances the national interest.

Why This Role Matters
Youll play a primary role in developing and executing the technical vision for complex highimpact web solutions that directly enable our customers missions. Your work will shape products that are deployed operational and trusted by governments and agencies worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead architecture decisions for new and existing web platforms (microservices data pipelines UI/UX).
- Write productionready testdriven code in modern stacks (ReactTypeScript GraphQL PostgreSQL etc.).
- Mentor senior engineers and set engineering standards (code reviews CI/CD automated testing).
- Partner with program officers product owners and other technical leads to define roadmaps and delivery milestones.
- Represent the team in program reviews weekly/quarterly stakeholder meetings and client demos.
- Drive continuous improvement: performance tuning security hardening and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

- 7years of fullstack development experience with at least 2years leading architecture decisions. 10 years in the field is a bonus.
- Proven track record delivering productiongrade web applications at scale.
- Strong proficiency in modern frontend (React TypeScript CSSinJS) and backend ( Python Java) technologies.
- Deep understanding of REST/GraphQL APIs authentication/authorization (OAuth OIDC) and cloudnative patterns.
- Experience with issuetracking and CI/CD tools (Jira GitLab GitHub Actions).

- BA/BS in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent practical experience (Masters a plus).

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Handson experience with Docker and Kubernetes (EKS GKE AKS).
- Deployments on AWS GCP or Azure; familiarity with IaC (Terraform CloudFormation).
- Knowledge of serverless architectures and eventdriven designs.
- Experience with highavailability multitenant SaaS platforms.

**About You**

- Insatiable appetite to learn new technologies and share knowledge.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and forging clear paths to success.
- Passionate about building products youd proudly use yourself.
- Thrives in a team that pushes each other to excel daily.

The description below provides further information on Drapers view of its principal staff members.

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities
Independently execute task assignments.
Designs algorithms using modern theory and proven techniques adheres to software best practices.
Analyzes designs to demonstrate performance and functionality.
Develops and executes software tests to check compliance with requirements.
Prepares technical data procedures reports drawings manuals and other required documentation.
Communicates with customers and stakeholders to establish requirements and describe the design and deliverables.
Independently drive solutions to complex problems develop requirements propose ways forward when customer requirements are unclear or incomplete and adapt appropriately to changes in requirements.
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in their discipline.
Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute mitigation strategies.
Leads the design of system architecture delegating tasks and collecting feedback on designs as needed.
Lead a medium size team of engineers across multiple disciplines.

Skills/Abilities
Curiosity-driven approach to solving complex customer-driven problems as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Demonstrate an ability to learn new programming languages and technologies quickly.
Collaborate and communicate effectively and openly with multi-disciplinary program team members program leadership and non-technical personnel.
A team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to balance multiple competing tasks and demands.
Demonstrate strong organization planning and time management skills to achieve program goals

Education
Requires a bachelors in Computer Science or other related field. Masters degree is preferred.

Experience
10 years experience in Software Engineering or related field.

Additional Job Description:

Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance. Secret clearance is desired Top Secret clearance is preferred.

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Job Location - City:

St. Petersburg

Job Location - State:

Florida

Job Location - Postal Code:

33716

The US base salary range for this full-time position is

$95000.00 - $245000.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role level and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. Union ranges will be in compliance with the collective bargaining agreements approved rates by location and role. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only and does not include bonuses or benefits.

Our work is very important to us but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga health and finance workshops off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you apply now is committed to creating an inclusive environment. We understand the value of inclusivity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex disability age sexual orientation national origin veteran status or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment its services programs and activities. To request reasonable accommodation please contact .