Full Stack Engineer

Role Overview

Stanford Web Services (SWS) is seeking a fully remote Full Stack Developer to build statically generated websites and web applications for Stanford University. You will work on edge-hosted, modern sites and apps that integrate with multiple third-party systems and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with visual/UI designers, senior and architect-level developers, strategists, and project managers to deliver digital experiences.
• Build using headless CMS (e.g., Storyblok) and modern front-end technologies (Next.js/React, GraphQL, Tailwind CSS).
• Work with serverless and edge hosting (e.g., Netlify/Vercel) and implement rendering/caching strategies such as:
  • SSR, SSG, and ISR
• Develop accessible, semantically correct, responsive front-ends consistent across major browsers/devices.
• Implement personalization using third-party data sources (e.g., hosted search products) and custom-built APIs.
• Contribute to evolving AI-assisted developer workflows, including:
  • code generation
  • documentation automation
  • performance monitoring
• Participate actively in an Agile environment (stand-ups, story grooming, peer review).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent education/experience) building modern, decoupled web applications.
• Demonstrable experience with headless CMS and technologies including Node, React, Next.js, GraphQL, and Tailwind CSS.
• Ability to design and document data structures, architecture, and process flows for web applications, SDKs, and APIs.
• Experience researching, evaluating, and enforcing web standards for usability and accessibility.
• Familiarity with serverless/edge compute and rendering/caching strategies (SSR/SSG/ISR).

Nice to Have

• Mentoring/checking others’ work and conducting security reviews of code.
• Knowledge of using AI development tools.
• Prior exposure to design systems / component libraries and Storyblok.