What are the responsibilities and job description for the Full Stack Engineer Associate position at Delta Dental of Missouri?
Kickstart your software engineering career as a Full Stack Engineer Associate, where you'll build modern enterprise applications using Angular, Node.js, Azure, and other cutting-edge technologies. Working alongside experienced engineers, you'll gain hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle while contributing to meaningful business solutions. We're looking for curious problem-solvers who are eager to learn, innovate, and grow in a collaborative environment. If you're passionate about technology and ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Title: Full Stack Engineer Associate
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Web Development Services
Reports To: Supervisor of Architecture, DevOps, Engineering
Position Summary
We are seeking a motivated Full Stack Engineer (Associate/Analyst level) to join our team and contribute to the design and development of enterprise applications. In this role, you will work on both front-end and back-end components using Angular and Node.js, while collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional teams. You will gain hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, containerization, and modern DevOps practices, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. This position offers an excellent opportunity to apply your technical skills, learn industry best practices, and grow within a dynamic and innovative environment.
Essential Functions And Job Responsibilities
This position currently functions as a hybrid role working from both home and in-office environments. Any home office setting must be conducive to all guidelines outlined by the organization. This role is required to regularly attend in-person meetings, the frequency of which is determined by management based on departmental or organizational needs.
Work Conditions
General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time.
Physical And Other Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Specific vision abilities require the ability to focus distant and near objects clearly. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms to handle, feel and reach as well as operate a personal computer.
Disclaimer
This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required. The organization reserves the right to modify this job description at any time; including assigning or reassigning job duties or eliminating this position at any time.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Job Title: Full Stack Engineer Associate
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Web Development Services
Reports To: Supervisor of Architecture, DevOps, Engineering
Position Summary
We are seeking a motivated Full Stack Engineer (Associate/Analyst level) to join our team and contribute to the design and development of enterprise applications. In this role, you will work on both front-end and back-end components using Angular and Node.js, while collaborating with senior engineers and cross-functional teams. You will gain hands-on experience with Azure cloud services, containerization, and modern DevOps practices, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. This position offers an excellent opportunity to apply your technical skills, learn industry best practices, and grow within a dynamic and innovative environment.
Essential Functions And Job Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of the portals using Angular, Node.js, and core web technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript.
- Contribute to backend services and integrations using C# and Python where applicable.
- Design and implement innovative automation solutions to streamline internal processes and optimize business workflows.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to implement coding standards and best practices.
- Support the integration of secure, scalable solutions on Azure, including AKS and Key Vault.
- Participate in sprint planning, issue tracking, and progress reporting using Jira.
- Work with Visual Studio Code, SQL Server Management Studio, and other modern development tools.
- Troubleshoot and root cause analysis.
- Develop and maintain unit-based testing scripts.
- Implement secure coding practices and assist in managing secrets via Azure Key Vault.
- Ensure compliance with data protection and privacy standards.
- Perform regular application development tasks, including writing code, attending scrum meetings, and working through the SDLC.
- Handles low to moderate difficulty development tasks, resolving issues through established processes and standard engineering practices rather than complex or novel solutions.
- Collaborate with product owners, UI/UX designers, QA, implementation partners, and offshore teams to deliver features on time.
- Proven subscription to the company’s core values of integrity, trust and respect, innovation, stewardship, excellence, and celebration.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or soon to graduate with 1–3 years of relevant experience through internships, co-ops, or academic projects in full-stack development using Angular, Node.js, JavaScript, C#, and Python.
- Basic understanding of Azure services, containerization (AKS), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with SQL Server, RESTful APIs, and secure coding principles.
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn new technologies.
This position currently functions as a hybrid role working from both home and in-office environments. Any home office setting must be conducive to all guidelines outlined by the organization. This role is required to regularly attend in-person meetings, the frequency of which is determined by management based on departmental or organizational needs.
Work Conditions
General office working conditions which may require sitting for extended periods of time.
Physical And Other Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Specific vision abilities require the ability to focus distant and near objects clearly. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands and arms to handle, feel and reach as well as operate a personal computer.
Disclaimer
This job description is designed to provide a general overview of the requirements of the job and does not entail a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that will be required. The organization reserves the right to modify this job description at any time; including assigning or reassigning job duties or eliminating this position at any time.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.