Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Job Description – Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (Contract) Publication Management System Role Overview We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer  to design and develop a modern publication management system from the ground up.

This role will contribute across the full technology stack—user interfaces, APIs, business logic, and data layers—to deliver a scalable, intuitive, and maintainable platform supporting publication tracking, curation workflows, reporting, and integrations.

Key Responsibilities Design and develop end-to-end features  across frontend, backend, and data layers.

Build modern, responsive user interfaces for publication management and curation workflows.

Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and business logic.

Collaborate with architects to implement modern architectural patterns and design standards.

Translate business and user requirements into usable technical solutions.

Implement data models and persistence for complex bibliographic and metadata-driven systems.

Integrate with internal and external systems Write clean, testable, and well-documented code.

Participate in code reviews and contribute to engineering best practices.

Troubleshoot, optimize, and improve application performance and usability.

What Success Looks Like Delivery of intuitive, high-quality user interfaces and robust backend services.

Well-architected, maintainable code supporting long-term scalability.

Strong collaboration with architects, analysts, and stakeholders.

Contributions that measurably improve usability, efficiency, and system reliability.

Nice-to-Have Exposure to AI / ML-assisted features , such as metadata enrichment or intelligent classification.

Experience with CI / CD pipelines, containerization, and DevOps tooling.

Understanding of security, accessibility, and data governance best practices.

Preferred Qualifications Experience with greenfield development  and phased delivery models.

Familiarity with publication management systems, research information systems.

Knowledge of scholarly metadata standards such as DOI, ORCID, MeSH, PubMed , or similar.

Experience building dashboards, reports, or data visualization features.

Background in research, healthcare, academic, or life sciences environments.

Proven experience as a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer  on enterprise-scale applications.

Strong proficiency in :

• Frontend :  Modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue) Backend :  Java, Python, Node.js, or equivalent Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs .

Solid understanding of modern software development practices, including :