Job ID: BP674798115
Location: Santa Ana, CA
Category: Information Technology
Employment Type: Permanent
Date Added: 11/06/2026
Full Stack Developer | $130,000–$150,000 | Santa Ana, CA | Full-Time
What Matters Most
- Salary: $130,000–$150,000 annually, depending on experience
- Location: Santa Ana, California
- Employment Type: Full-time, in-house position
- Experience: 3+ years with Node.js, TypeScript, and React
- Core Technologies: NestJS or Express, MongoDB, REST APIs, Redux, and Material UI
- Opportunity: Own the development and support of business-critical applications across the full software development lifecycle
Why You'll Love This Opportunity
If you're a hands-on Full Stack Developer who enjoys solving complex problems and taking ownership of your work, this position offers the opportunity to develop and enhance enterprise applications supporting HR, staffing, payroll, onboarding, and timekeeping operations.
You'll work with modern technologies including React, Node.js, TypeScript, and MongoDB while gaining exposure to cloud services, integrations, and established enterprise systems. You'll collaborate directly with technology leadership, product teams, QA, and business stakeholders in an environment where your contributions support essential business operations.
Job Description
Our client is seeking a Full Stack Developer to build, enhance, and support enterprise web applications. This position requires strong frontend and backend development skills, the ability to work across modern and legacy codebases, and a commitment to delivering secure, reliable software.
The ideal candidate can independently translate business requirements into technical solutions and manage development activities from design through testing, deployment, and production support.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain full-stack enterprise applications using TypeScript, Node.js, React, and related technologies
- Design and maintain REST APIs, backend services, and application integrations
- Build responsive React interfaces and reusable frontend components
- Design and manage MongoDB/NoSQL data models and support integrations with SQL-based and legacy systems
- Implement secure authentication and authorization using JWT, OAuth, and identity services such as AWS Cognito
- Support real-time application functionality using WebSockets and Redis when appropriate
- Develop and maintain automated tests using tools such as Jest and Cypress
- Containerize and deploy applications using Docker and AWS services
- Troubleshoot application issues, perform root-cause analysis, and provide production support
- Participate in code reviews, daily standups, and collaborative development activities
- Document technical decisions, APIs, deployment procedures, and implementation details
- Work closely with product, QA, design, technology leadership, and business stakeholders
Qualifications & Requirements
Required
- 3+ years of hands-on professional experience with Node.js and TypeScript
- 3+ years of hands-on professional experience with React and TypeScript
- Strong backend development experience using NestJS or Express
- Strong experience with MongoDB, NoSQL databases, and data modeling
- Experience designing, developing, and consuming REST APIs
- Working knowledge of JWT, OAuth, authentication, authorization, and role-based access patterns
- Experience with Redux or Redux Toolkit
- Experience with Material UI and component-based frontend development
- Experience with CSS-in-JS approaches such as Styled Components or similar technologies
- Practical Git experience, including branching, pull requests, code reviews, and merges
- Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with technical and business teams
Preferred
- C# and ASP.NET MVC / Web API experience supporting legacy applications
- SQL Server
- AngularJS or other legacy frontend frameworks
- Microservices and service-oriented architecture
- WebSockets and Redis
- AWS Cognito and broader AWS deployment experience
- Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and environment-based deployments
- Webpack or other modern frontend build tools
- Experience with HR, staffing, payroll, fintech, timekeeping, or other transaction-heavy business applications
What Will Make You Successful
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Ability to independently manage features from requirements through production support
- Strong understanding of frontend and backend development, including troubleshooting across the entire application
- Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and production-quality code
- Ability to balance development speed with quality, security, and data accuracy
- Proactive communication of technical challenges, blockers, and potential solutions
- Willingness to learn and improve existing applications alongside developing new functionality
- Strong collaboration skills and accountability for delivering reliable solutions
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive base salary of $130,000–$150,000 annually
- Full-time employment opportunity
- Hands-on involvement in enterprise application development
- Exposure to modern development technologies and cloud-based services
- Collaboration with technology leadership and cross-functional teams
Your New Organization
You'll join an organization supporting business-critical technology applications across HR, staffing, payroll, onboarding, and timekeeping operations.
The development team plays an important role in maintaining secure, accurate, and reliable systems while enhancing the technology that supports everyday business processes.
This opportunity is well suited for a developer who values technical ownership, collaboration, and the ability to see their work directly support business operations.
Work Location
- Location: Santa Ana, California
- Work Arrangement: Full-time, in-house position
Your Career Partner
The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned recruiting firm, specializes in connecting talented technology professionals with rewarding career opportunities. We are committed to helping candidates find organizations where they can make a meaningful impact while advancing their careers.
The Reserves Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for all employees.
