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ZipRecruiter

Sr/Principal Full-Stack Engineer

ZipRecruiter, Schaumburg, Illinois, us, 60159

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Location:

Schaumburg, IL Schedule:

Full-time, flexible hours with core availability for team collaboration Salary:

$160K $220K USD

Company: Our client is an early-stage, VC-backed startup reimagining how global supply chain stakeholders interact, trade, and access operational capacity. Through their innovative digital platform, they are building the infrastructure to bring efficiency, transparency, and liquidity to a traditionally opaque industry. With strong momentum and backing from leading investors, they are on a mission to modernize the systems that power international commerce.

Description: Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior or Principal Full-Stack Engineer to join their core engineering team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced startup environments and wants to have a direct impact on product direction and architecture.

Lead the development of scalable, cloud- applications using modern full-stack technologies

Architect and maintain services using microservices and event-driven design patterns

Design, develop, and optimize APIs (REST and GraphQL)

Build and deploy applications in AWS or GCP environments

Work with relational databases (strong SQL experience required; familiarity with NoSQL is a plus)

Implement and manage containerized infrastructure with Docker and Kubernetes

Develop solutions that incorporate event streaming tools such as Kafka or Kinesis

Collaborate closely with product, design, and leadership teams to translate vision into high-quality software

Contribute to shaping the engineering culture and best practices in a fast-growing environment

Programming used include JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Node.js, Haskell, and Python

Qualifications:

8+ years of full-stack development experience

Proven experience with cloud- systems on AWS or GCP

Strong command of SQL; knowledge of NoSQL technologies is an asset

Solid understanding of microservices architecture and API design (REST, GraphQL)

Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)

Familiarity with event streaming systems such as Kafka or Kinesis

Startup experience strongly

Bonus: Background in logistics, supply chain, or marketplace platforms