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Bright Horizons

Senior Full Stack Developer

🇺🇸 Hybrid - Newton, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Software Engineering

🗓️ October 15th, 2025

MongoDB NoSQL Python

Edtech.com's Summary

Bright Horizons is hiring a Senior Full Stack Developer to build front-end and back-end components for web and mobile applications using modern architectures like serverless, microservices, containerization, and cloud technologies. The role involves collaborating with internal and vendor teams, working with business owners and analysts to define requirements, delivering technical solutions, and communicating project progress to leadership.

Highlights
  • Develop and deploy web and mobile applications using hybrid mobile frameworks and cloud-based technologies.
  • Collaborate with business owners and analysis teams to gather and document technical and business requirements.
  • Provide feedback on technical designs and ensure solutions meet business needs.
  • Use Python for API development and have strong experience with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB.
  • Design backend systems and apply containerization technologies.
  • Mentor team members on software design best practices and security protocols.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with 5+ years of relevant development experience.
  • Experience with hybrid mobile development frameworks like Ionic is highly preferred.
  • Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, paid leave, 401(k), disability and life insurance, tuition assistance, and caregiving support.

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 a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care, elder care, and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitment—with collaborative environments, meaningful benefits, and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether you’re caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible, at Bright Horizons, you’re the difference.

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.

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
· Paid vacation, sick, holiday, and parental bonding leave
· 401(k) retirement plan
· Long-term and short-term disability insurance
· Life insurance
· Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
· Tuition assistance and education coaching
· Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family · Learn more at https://careers.brighthorizons.com/us/en/health-and-wellness

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.