Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer

Title: Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (HYBRID)

Location: San Diego United States

Job Description:

time type

Full time

job requisition id

R556376

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

What You Will Do

 

Technical Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain highly available, secure, and scalable full-stack applications using the MEAN stack (or similar) within a cloud-hosted infrastructure. 

• Modernize and incrementally migrate legacy Java services to NodeJS. 

• Integrate applications with external systems and APIs using modern, secure, and efficient techniques.  

• Establish and implement automated testing frameworks and processes, ensuring robust code quality and reliability. 

• Utilize cloud services effectively, primarily Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS), to optimize application performance, scalability, and cost efficiency. 

 

Business Responsibilities:

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Engineering & DevOps to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications and deliverables. 

• Provide clear, consistent, and transparent communication to stakeholders regarding development progress, risks, and solutions

 

General Responsibilities:

• Endeavor to elevate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of yourself and others, fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment aiming to continuously grow and improve. 

• Regularly review and enforce coding standards, updating and improving technical standards as required. 

 

What You Need (Required Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. 

• 6+ years of proven full-stack development experience. 

• Extensive hands-on experience and understanding of best practices in web and server-side development. Proven experience with modern Web UI frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue.js) and Backend technologies (e.g., Node.js, Java, or Python).  

• Proficiency in modern software development practices, including microservices architectures and API development. 

• Experience with Relational & NoSQL databases (MongoDB & PostgreSQL). 

• Proficiency with core front-end languages: HTML, CSS, TypeScript.

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

• Prior cloud hosting experience, particularly with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). 

• Prior experience working with real-time data streaming and analytics. 

• Experience leveraging and standardizing AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve developer productivity while maintaining code quality, security, and review standards. 

$112,900 - $188,100 USD Annual

 

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.