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Bright Horizons

Senior Full Stack Developer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newton, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ August 25th, 2025

MongoDB NoSQL Python

Edtech.com's Summary

Bright Horizons is hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer to build and enhance both front-end and back-end components for web and mobile applications. The role involves developing solutions using modern architectural approaches, collaborating with business owners and analysis teams to create and document technical requirements, and delivering presentations to leadership.

Highlights
  • Develop and implement front-end and back-end web and mobile applications using technologies like Angular and hybrid mobile frameworks such as Ionic.
  • Design and develop APIs using Python and work with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB.
  • Utilize containerization and cloud technologies to build scalable applications.
  • Translate business requirements into technical specifications and provide technical solutions.
  • Mentor team members on software design best practices and communicate technical concepts effectively to non-technical audiences.
  • Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field.
  • At least 5 years of experience designing and developing business applications in dynamic environments.
  • Strong understanding of security protocols and common vulnerabilities prevention.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k), life, and disability insurance, along with paid holidays, sick time, and vacation time.
  • Collaborate with hybrid internal and vendor teams to support various business lines and functions.

Senior Full Stack Developer Full Description

Senior Full Stack Developer

Newton, Massachusetts, United States of America, 02459
Technology
Full time

The Senior Full Stack Developer assists in building both front-end and back-end for Web and Mobile applications. Senior Full Stack Developer delivers solutions using the latest architectural approaches such as Serverless/Microservices, Containerization, Cloud Technologies, Hybrid mobile frameworks and tools.

This Hybrid role requires in-person work at our Newton, MA headquarters

Bright Horizons is trusted by families and employers around the world for high-quality child care and early education, back-up care, and workplace education. We partner with some of the world’s best companies to provide services that help employees perform their best and support families to thrive both personally and professionally.

Responsibilities
  • Provide hands-on development in the application development, unit test, and rollout of strategic web and Mobile initiatives.
  • Develop both front-end and back-end for web/mobile applications, working with a hybrid internal/vendor team, to support various lines of business and functional areas
  • Work with Business Owners and Business Analysis teams, to create business requirements.
  • Document technical requirements and technical specifications for Web/Mobile applications (and related integrated solutions) and provide technical solutions to support those needs.
  • Provide feedback (and approval) on technical designs and methods to support business requirements.
  • Effectively communicate relevant project planning and status information to leadership/management.
  • Deliver engaging, informative, well-organized demos/presentations that are effectively tailored to the intended audience, as needed.

Minimum Job Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of designing, developing, and implementing business solutions from concept through to production, as well as application development experience with large scale business applications in a fast-paced development environment.
  • Experience with front end development using Angular

Additional Job Requirements:
  • Experience with Mobile development using hybrid technologies such as Ionic highly preferred
  • Solid knowledge of API development using Python to support Mobile and Web Applications.
  • Solid understanding of NoSQL databases. MongoDB experience is highly desired.
  • Experience designing backend for web and mobile applications.
  • Solid understanding of containerization technologies.
  • Experience building cloud applications.
  • Demonstrable ability to break large architectural and implementation problems into logical smaller solutions.
  • Experience designing systems with standard security protocols. Familiarity with common vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.
  • Ability to mentor team members to improve their understanding of good software design practices.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to tailor message to audience.
  • Ability to communicate sophisticated technology concepts to non-technical audiences.

At this time, Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.

Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
· Medical, dental, and vision insurance
· 401(k) retirement plan
· Life insurance
· Long-term and short-term disability insurance

Also, depending on hire date and subject to applicable eligibility requirements and accrual schedules, new employees in this role receive up to: 9 paid holidays annually; 40 hours of sick time per year based on full-time schedule, and 120 hours of vacation time per year based on full-time schedule (vacation time may be used for sick leave purposes under any applicable state or local sick or safe time law).

Life at Bright Horizons:

Our people are the heart of our company. Because we’re as committed to our own employees as we are to the children, families, and clients we serve, our collaborative workplaces are designed to grow careers and support personal lives. Come build a brighter future with us.

Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).

If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in completing these application materials or any aspect of the application and hiring process, please contact the recruitment helpdesk at 855-877-6866 or bhrecruit@brighthorizons.com. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.