Full Stack Engineer

Doctums Global is a consulting firm focused on empowering organizations in the higher education sector. As a Full Stack Engineer for the Scholarship Magic platform, you will architect and deliver next-generation scholarship management software, collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality releases.

Responsibilities:

• Define and develop technical strategy, including comprehensive roadmaps aligned with business objectives
• Establish success metrics for software development and performance
• Manage the full software lifecycle across requirements, design, build, release, measure, customer delivery, and post-delivery optimization
• Collaborate with technical leads to ensure scalable, secure, and user-friendly architecture
• Lead development projects and ensure timely delivery of milestones
• Place a high degree of emphasis on release testing and regression testing
• Leverage automation tools to enhance testing processes and maintain product quality
• Design and develop Blazor-based web front ends (Server or WebAssembly) with responsive, accessible UI
• Implement secure, scalable C#/.NET back-end services and APIs (REST) with clean architecture patterns
• Model and query data using LINQ and SQL; write efficient T-SQL for reporting, imports, and maintenance
• Design normalized schemas and indexes; manage migrations; ensure data integrity and performance on Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL)
• Build data access layers with Entity Framework Core (or equivalent) and apply best practices for transactions and concurrency
• Use Azure Functions to implement serverless jobs (e.g., matching, notifications, document processing)
• Integrate Azure Storage Queues for reliable, asynchronous workflows; implement poison-message handling and retry strategies
• Configure and support App Jobs/background workers for scheduled processing
• Work with Azure SQL Databases (single DB or elastic pools); understand DTU/vCore, connection resiliency, and security
• Write unit/integration tests; support test automation and CI/CD pipelines; participate in code reviews
• Implement robust input validation, error handling, and logging; ensure compliance with data privacy standards (e.g., FERPA)
• Partner with DevOps on build/release pipelines and environment configuration (Dev/QA/Staging/Prod)
• Contribute to documentation (architecture diagrams, runbooks, API specs) and provide engineering support during client onboarding
• Utilize strong Azure DevOps skills for backlog management, release planning, and workflow optimization
• Prioritize enhancement workloads against defect resolution to maintain product quality and innovation
• Manage capacity planning to ensure resource alignment with roadmap priorities

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in full stack development for SaaS or enterprise software
• Minimum 2 years in a technical lead or senior developer role
• Prior experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred), modern web frameworks, and API development
• Ability to lead development projects and define technical strategy
• Familiarity with AI/ML in development environments
• High level of organization and attention to detail
• Full stack web development experience delivering production SaaS applications
• Strong C# and .NET expertise (preferably .NET 6+/.NET 8), including async/await, dependency injection, and configuration
• Proficiency with LINQ and SQL; ability to author performant queries, views, stored procedures, and indexes
• Hands-on development with Blazor (Server or WebAssembly), component libraries, state management, and interop patterns
• Azure Storage Queues (message design, retry/visibility timeouts, dead-letter patterns)
• App jobs / background workers (scheduling, idempotency)
• Azure Functions (triggers/bindings, configuration, scaling)
• Azure SQL Databases (connectivity, security, performance basics)
• MSSQL basics: schema design, migrations, indexing, query plans, and backup/restore fundamentals
• Strong skills in MS Office Suite, with ability to create outstanding technical documentation and release notes
• Entrepreneurial spirit and adaptability to startup culture
• Experience with scholarship management systems or financial aid platforms
• Background in higher education technology or student success solutions
• Knowledge of compliance standards (FERPA, data privacy regulations)
• Entity Framework Core, Dapper, or similar data access patterns
• Secure API design (OAuth 2.0/OIDC), role-based access, and multi-tenant considerations
• CI/CD with Azure DevOps (pipelines, artifacts) and infrastructure-as-code familiarity
• Working knowledge of front-end build tooling, accessibility (WCAG), and cross-browser performance
• EdTech domain exposure (scholarships/financial aid) and integrations with SIS/ERP