Senior Full Stack Engineer

The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), located on the Johns Hopkins University Campus in Baltimore, MD, is a multi-mission science and flight operations center for NASA’s flagship observatories, including the Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes. Learn more about our missions.

As a Sr. Full Stack Engineer (#13172) you will join the STScI’s Web Application Services Branch, providing development and operational maintenance of applications and processes to support the James Webb (JWST), Hubble (HST), and Roman Space Telescopes. 

This team delivers high quality software to support STScI, NASA and the scientific community.  You will deliver guidance to stakeholders related to development capabilities, requirements gathering, milestone and timeline development.  Your ability to thrive in a collaborative, cross-team environment is crucial to mission success.  

This position can support hybrid work. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to our local market. (MD, DE, VA, PA, DC & WV).  U.S. citizenship or permanent resident status is required for this role to meet ITAR requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Development and maintenance of systems, including requirements, architectural design and implementation.
• Participation in team activities, design discussions and reviews.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of related development experience, with 3-5 years developing full stack applications and features.
• Familiarity with Groovy, Geb, Git, Gradle, Kubernetes, Spock, MS-SQL Server and container-based application deployment. 
• Extensive knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript and SQL.
• Experience working with API-driven architecture or microservices.
• Experience with workflow management, and version control tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, and/or a related field 

Substitution of additional relevant education and/or experience for stated qualifications may be considered.

The annual salary range is $128,000-160,000.  The posted salary range represents a general guideline; however, STScI considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers, such as internal pay equity, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's experience, education, skill, and current market conditions.

Our excellent benefits include:

• Employer retirement contribution – direct STScI contribution of 10% of your salary from your first day
• 24 days vacation, 12 days sick leave and 10 paid holidays
• Comprehensive medical/dental/vision/prescription plans, and more!

TO APPLY: Share your experience by uploading a resume and completing an online application. Applications received by July 27, 2025 will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered until the position is filled.

APPLY HERE:  Senior Full Stack Engineer

Individuals needing assistance with the employment process can contact us at careers@stsci.edu.

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