Full Stack Developer

VTG

• $110K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance
  • Experience in a Lean Agile software development environment
  • Proficient in designing system interfaces and data workflows
  • Hands-on experience with LLM-based applications and RAG solutions
  • Strong background in Elasticsearch optimization and cluster management
  • Front-end development skills in React, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
  • Back-end development experience with Node.js and RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications and systems.
  • Integrate LLM-powered capabilities, including RAG solutions.
  • Implement scalable search solutions using Elasticsearch.
  • Build data pipelines for hybrid search methodologies.
  • Develop responsive Single Page Applications using React and modern web technologies.
  • Create backend services and RESTful APIs with Node.js and Express.js.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Benefits

  • Collaborative and agile work environment
  • Opportunity to work with advanced AI technologies
  • Exposure to cloud environment solutions
  • Engagement in complex technical challenges
  • Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer to design, develop, integrate, and maintain modern web applications and AI-enabled capabilities.

This role will support the development of scalable LLM-powered solutions, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, Elasticsearch search capabilities, RESTful APIs, and React-based user interfaces within an Agile development environment.

What will you do?

  • Design, develop, modify, test, and maintain scalable software applications and systems.
  • Develop and integrate LLM-powered capabilities, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
  • Design and implement scalable search and information retrieval solutions using Elasticsearch.
  • Build data pipelines supporting hybrid search, including BM25 and vector-based retrieval.
  • Develop workflows for data ingestion, document chunking, embeddings, indexing, and vector retrieval.
  • Design and develop responsive Single Page Applications (SPAs) using React, HTML5, CSS3, and modern JavaScript.
  • Design and develop backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js or comparable technologies.
  • Design system interfaces, integration points, data flows, and data exchange workflows.
  • Translate customer and system requirements into actionable technical designs and software solutions.
  • Perform unit testing, participate in code reviews, troubleshoot application issues, and maintain software quality.
  • Support web and server technologies, including Apache Tomcat, Node.js, Web Services, and SSL/TLS.
  • Develop and maintain solutions within approved cloud environments, including AWS.
  • Participate in Lean Agile ceremonies, including scrums, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other development activities.
  • Collaborate with security, engineering, operations, testing, and other technical teams.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders to resolve technical issues, clarify requirements, identify resource needs, and support project execution.
  • Utilize Git, Jenkins, and Nexus to support source control, CI/CD, build, and deployment activities.
  • Track vendor software roadmaps, releases, patches, and version updates.
  • Develop and maintain appropriate technical and system documentation.

Do you have what it takes?

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • Demonstrated experience working within a Lean Agile software development environment.
  • Experience translating customer and system requirements into detailed technical and design specifications.
  • Strong experience designing system interfaces, integration points, data flows, and data exchange workflows.
  • Hands-on experience building or integrating LLM-based applications, including:
    • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
    • Semantic search
    • AI-assisted information retrieval
  • Experience designing and implementing hybrid search pipelines combining BM25 and vector search.
  • Experience with data ingestion, document chunking, embeddings, vector retrieval, and RAG workflows.
  • Strong experience with Elasticsearch, including index design and optimization, query development, relevance tuning, and cluster scaling.
  • Hands-on front-end development experience using:
    • React, including Hooks
    • HTML5
    • CSS3
    • JavaScript
  • Hands-on backend development experience designing and developing RESTful APIs using Node.js and Express.js or comparable backend technologies.
  • Experience troubleshooting web protocols and server technologies, including Apache Tomcat, Node.js, Web Services, and SSL/TLS configurations.
  • Experience with modern JavaScript testing frameworks such as Jest or Karma.
  • Experience with DevOps and software development tools including Git, Jenkins, and Nexus.
  • Experience developing or supporting applications within cloud environments such as AWS.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills.

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