Senior Full Stack Developer

Type: Contract

Location: Hybrid Delivery (on-site in downtown Edmonton, AB)

Term: 12 months + possible 24 additional months

Estimated Start Date: August 2026

Estimated Hours Per Day 7.25

Work Hours: M-F 8 am - 5 pm

Quantity: 3+

The client requires Full Stack Developers to work on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects across the organization. The Full Stack Developers will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams. These teams, led by product owners and work collaboratively and collectively participate in a full range of activities including: field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution. Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and then deliver new services that are efficient, effective and affordable.

The Full Stack Developer(s) will participate in and contribute to a team's shared understanding on a number of project issues including the related software ecosystem, the project team working agreement, and any current service implementation. They will also work to develop functionality in the provision of services.

Scope of Services

Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:

1. Participate and contribute to project research and discovery:

a. Contribute to field research and user interviews; and

b. Lead technical discovery and deliver related Artifacts such as diagrams and documentation.

2. Provide solution design and development services related to:

a. Detailed solution designs based on shared understanding from discovery;

b. Completion of features for the continued development of exemplar projects that meet the needs of the product owners and improve the experience of customers;

c. Functional and non-functional defect discovery and resolution; and

d. Enhancements to solution code quality, tooling, and documentation for improved maintainability.

3. Collaborate with frontend designers to deliver solutions aligned to a consistent look and feel.

4. Advise and inform product owners on technical efforts and implementation options to facilitate frequent delivery.

5. Support solution deployment and launch for limited and general availability.

6. Contribute to a platform of user-centric services through:

a. Focus on reuse in solution design and implementation; and

b. Direct contribution to reusable common components and capabilities.

7. Sustain ongoing development through onboarding of technical team members, maintaining technical documentation, adopting and improving team development and quality practices and processes.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study equivalencies will be considered.
• Experience using source control, particularly Git, in collaborative software development.
• Experience with automated unit testing and integration testing.
• Experience with database technologies, including relational databases and alternatives.
• Experience working as a Full Stack Developer on complex software solutions in an agile team environment.
• Experience working on production applications using modern application frameworks and frontend JavaScript frameworks.

Desirable

• Experience incrementally transforming existing legacy systems into modern digital services across multiple releases.
• Experience leveraging generative AI and agentic tooling to produce executive-grade outputs, including drafting, analysis, structured retrieval, and workflow automation. Demonstrates proficiency in prompt design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and critical evaluation of AI outputs for accuracy, risk, hallucination, and sensitivity. Actively builds AI-augmented workflows and routines, going beyond basic tool usage to drive productivity and decision quality.
• Experience with at least one or more from the following tech stack: Frontend: Angular, React, Vue.js. Backend: C# .Net Core, Node.js (NestJS, Express), Python (Django)
• Experience with design patterns and their application and software architecture considerations.
• Experience with Government of Alberta development guidelines and principles
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches.

Technical Skills of Interests

• Frontend: Angular, React, Vue.JS
• Backend: C# .Net Core, Node.js (NestJS/Express),
• Python (Django)
• Databases: Relational DBs
• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
• AI/ML Skillsets

Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada for the engagement.

** Final candidates will be required to undergo a comprehensive background check, including a criminal record check, and verification of credentials.**