Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Position Summary:

International Code Council is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer with a strong track record of building enterprise-scale web applications. You'll help shape our architecture, standards, and engineering culture as part of a cross-functional agile team. We're fully containerized on Kubernetes with a decoupled single-page application and automation to build for browser and mobile deployments. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist who mentors others, drives technical excellence, and ships well-designed, secure, and pragmatic systems. 

• Lead design & development of enterprise applications using (TypeScript), NestJS for backend services, and (Vue 3) for a decoupled SPA front end. 
• Build robust APIs (REST and/or GraphQL), data access layers (e.g., Prisma or TypeORM), and integration with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and caches (e.g., Redis). 
• Own Quality: implement unit/integration tests (Jest/Vitest), end-to-end tests with Playwright, and enforce code quality/coverage within CI. 
• Scale: containerize services with Docker; deploy to Kubernetes (Helm, ArgoCD, or GitOps tools) and ensure SLA/SLO-driven reliability. 
• Observability & Security: apply OWASP best practices; instrument with OpenAPI/Swagger, structured logging, metrics/tracing (e.g., OpenTelemetry), and APM/monitoring. 
• DevEx & CI/CD: use GitHub/GitFlow (or trunk-based), automate pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions), and optimize monorepo workflows. 
• Performance & Availability: proactively find/resolve bottlenecks, tune queries/caches, and support horizontal scaling. 
• Collaboration & Leadership: provide thoughtful code reviews, mentor peers, and contribute meaningfully to sprint planning, standups, retros, and architecture reviews. 
• Documentation: author clear technical docs and diagrams for internal and external stakeholders.
• Accessibility: ensure cross-browser/device support and compliance with WCAG guidelines.

Requirements

Essential Skills and Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field; or equivalent professional experience demonstrating comparable expertise 
• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience delivering production web apps, APIs, or large-scale sites. 
• 3+ years building production backends with ; 2+ years with NestJS. 
• 2+ years building modern SPAs with 3 (Vue 3) in a decoupled architecture. 
• Strong fluency with relational databases (PostgreSQL), database design, and query optimization; familiarity with NoSQL is a plus. 
• Advanced front-end component engineering with Vue 3 (state management, composition API), CSS/SCSS, and a modern UI system (e.g. Vuetify, Tailwind CSS). 
• Demonstrated experience with responsive, mobile first development and automated builds for web and mobile targets (e.g., PWA and/or Capacitor-based packaging). 
• Proficiency with Git, modern branching strategies, code review, and structured deployments. 
• Deep understanding of object-oriented and modular design, clean architecture, testing practices, and secure coding.

Non-Technical Requirements:

• Build positive working relationships across IT disciplines and seniority levels. 
• Collaborate effectively and respond to feedback with professionalism. 
• Demonstrate urgency and ownership; know when to escalate vs. take initiative. 
• Excellent written and verbal communication; organized self-starter with strong attention to detail and GSD attitude. 
• Ability to elicit, document, and refine business/system requirements. 
• Deliver reliably against project schedules. 

Preferred:

• Experience architecting SPAs and micro front-ends with Nuxt/Vue in monorepos. 
• Hands-on with Kubernetes in production (Helm/Argo CD/Kompose), secrets management, and runtime hardening. 
• GraphQL (Apollo or Mercurius), event-driven architectures, and messaging (Kafka/RabbitMQ/SQS). 
• Observability tooling (Prometheus/Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK/EFK) and SLO practices. 
• Cloud experience (Azure/AWS) and DevOps CI/CD automation. 
• PWA development and offline-first patterns. 
• Exposure to academic or nonprofit environments. 
• Familiarity with JIRA/Confluence and collaborative documentation practices.

Physical Requirements: 

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working at a computer or desk 
• Occasional standing, walking, and reaching to access files or office supplies 
• Manual dexterity for typing, filing, and handling office equipment 
• Ability to lift and carry up to 20 pounds occasionally (e.g., office supplies, documents) 
• Visual acuity to read printed and digital materials 
• Auditory ability to communicate effectively in person and over the phone 
• May need to climb stairs in multi-level office building 
• Ability to travel up to 25% annually both domestically and internationally

Environmental Conditions:

• Indoor office/home environment
• Ability to work productively from home (reliable internet required) if the role is remote/hybrid.
• Must be able to work in standard office environment with artificial lighting and climate control 

Disclaimer: 

This description is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. The company reserves the right to change or add duties to this position as business needs require. 

ICC Family of Solutions offers a competitive starting salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation and sick time, health/dental/vision insurance, 401k with generous company match immediately vested, company paid basic life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additional voluntary benefit offerings are available such as critical illness insurance, flexible spending accounts, and pet insurance.??

International Code Council provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, citizen status, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local employment laws or regulations in every location in which the company has facilities.