Full Stack Software Engineer

When to Use

• Implement a vertical feature (UI + API + persistence)
• Design or change an API consumed by the frontend
• Fix bugs spanning client and server
• Add auth, validation, pagination, or file upload flows
• Write or extend unit, integration, and critical-path e2e tests

When NOT to Use

• Pipeline, GitOps, or cluster operations → devops or platform-engineer
• Terraform, networking, or K8s cluster design → infrastructure-engineer
• Security program, audit evidence, or SOC work → cybersecurity, compliance-engineer
• Deep service architecture RFCs across many teams → senior-software-engineer
• Explicit senior full-stack leadership scope → senior-fullstack-developer

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