Senior Full Stack Engineer
Location: Reston, Virginia
Country: United States
Category: Technology
Workplace Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Posted Date: September 2, 2026
Job ID: 650982
Job Description
Full Stack Engineer
Location: Remote
Contract length:12 months+
Pay: $80-85 per hour W2
As a Senior Full Stack Engineer, candidate will be responsible for building and maintaining robust data pipelines and ETL processes that power analytics and reporting
Candidate will also develop and optimize complex SQL queries to support large-scale educational data analysis and take responsibility for creating design specifications, unit testing, and preparing technical documentation. Candidate will ensure relationships with product, research, and program teams are professional and meet expectations.
Working within the Information Technology division and across the operations and key business units, the Senior Full Stack Engineer will analyze procedures, and design and implement solutions to attain high data quality and process automation.
The Senior Full Stack Engineer will design, develop and implement solutions, based on a set of standards and processes which establish consistency across the enterprise data, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies in support of the organization's goals and objectives.
The ideal candidate will have designed, developed and implemented serverless software solutions in support of data quality and automation.
The candidate will also possess technical skills and experience in the data management domain that will help their ability to design and develop elegant and efficient data processes and systems.
Required Skills
* Strong experience in back end development
* Strong experience with infrastructure as code (AWS CDK or CloudFormation)
* Experience with containerization (Docker) and CI/CD pipeline design
* Strong proficiency in Python
* Intermediate experience with Node.js backend development
* Experience working with AWS services and deploying applications to AWS
* Experience building REST APIs and microservices
* Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automation
* Strong communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Skills
* Experience with automated testing (E2E and API testing)
* Experience with infrastructure monitoring and observability tools
* Experience with event-driven architectures
* Experience working in Agile environments
Education/Certifications
* Bachelor's degree and/or other advanced degree(s)
* Relevant AWS or other professional certifications
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About The Planet Group
The Planet Group is a global professional services firm delivering strategic staffing and advisory solutions. We operate at the intersection of talent and transformation – connecting the right people with the right opportunities in the areas of technology, engineering, accounting & finance, digital marketing, and manufacturing.
As one of the largest staffing companies in the US, we operate with a global reach and a performance-first mindset. We partner with clients to move fast, stay agile, and drive measurable results – building high-impact teams that fuel transformation and growth.
