Senior Full Stack Engineer (React, Node.js)

Who We Are

ghSMART is a premier leadership advisory firm trusted by CEOs, boards, and investors to solve their most critical leadership and talent decisions. For more than 30 years, we’ve partnered with many of the world’s most influential leaders and organizations to build winning leadership teams and amplify positive impact. Recognized for excellence, ghSMART consistently earns top rankings in industry surveys (e.g., Vault Consulting awards) and is featured in Forbes’ list of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms. Our culture is entrepreneurial and collaborative, with a strong focus on innovation and client success. Our team is made up of nearly 200 extraordinary individuals across the U.S., Europe, and APAC, who become trusted advisors to these leaders, helping amplify their positive impact on the world. We advise on the art and science of building winning leadership teams, doing meaningful work every day.

What You’ll Do

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Full Stack Engineer with exceptional coding expertise in Node.js and React, along with experience in cloud technologies and services (Azure is a plus) and large language models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and fine-tuning, to join our innovative team. In this role, you will have the opportunity to leverage your coding skills to design and develop advanced internal solutions that enhance our ability to serve clients effectively. You will collaborate with a talented team on impactful projects involving LLMs and cloud-based architecture in Azure, utilizing modern tech stacks like Node.js and React. Your coding expertise will be instrumental in mentoring the team and contributing to architectural decisions.
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Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain advanced internal software solutions using Node.js and React to enhance our service delivery capabilities.
• Be hands-on in both coding and leading architectural discussions and decisions, using React and Node.js to ensure that software solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and seamlessly integrated across frontend and backend development.
• Develop and document architectural designs.
• Utilize your expertise in web technologies (React, Node, TypeScript, etc.) and proven track record of developing end-to-end products on the Azure platform.
• Integrate and fine-tune large language models (LLMs), including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), to support innovative project initiatives.
• Conduct thorough testing and maintenance of existing software to ensure reliability, performance, and alignment with evolving business needs.
• Take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to support team objectives and project goals.

You Bring:
• 5+ years of software engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science or related field.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills and project management capabilities.
• Ability to handle sensitive information with the highest degree of integrity and confidentiality.
• Cloud Architectures: Deep understanding of cloud platforms. Knowledge in Microsoft Azure is a plus.
• Technology Assessment: Ability to evaluate and select appropriate technologies to meet business objectives.
• Data Modeling: Knowledge of data architecture, including data lakes, data warehouses, and big data solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server / Postgres and database design.
• Front-End Development: Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and React.
• Back-End Development: Understanding of RESTful API design and microservices architecture. Should be well versed in Node.
• Source Control: Knowledge of Git or other version control systems.
• DevOps: Familiarity with Microsoft Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and other Azure services is beneficial.
• Cloud: Experience with cloud technologies and services. Microsoft Azure, including Azure App Services, Azure Functions is a plus.

Why join ghSMART?

Meaningful Impact Everyday: We believe leadership is the greatest force for good. At ghSMART, whether you're guiding the world’s top leaders or helping power the firm from within, you play a vital role in solving our clients’ greatest challenge: building and developing talented, diverse teams that fuel lasting success. Together, we help leaders amplify their positive impact—on their organizations, their people, and the world.

Exceptional team, grounded in generosity: We have a team of extraordinary people united by excellence, humility, and a shared purpose. You’ll collaborate with brilliant colleagues who challenge and support you. Here, exceptional talent meets deep respect—where people show up with heart, and everyone has a place.

Freedom to Shape a Career with Purpose: You have the power to shape a career that aligns with your purpose—doing meaningful work that drives impact for the world’s top leaders. You’ll help solve challenges that matter while being supported by brilliant colleagues and trusted with the flexibility you need to recharge, perform at your best, and grow for the long term.

Have your voice and talents recognized. We are a flat organization that values proactivity and ability over bureaucracy and tenure. All our decisions and actions are guided by our Values and Credo - to help leaders amplify their positive impact on the world.

Compensation

Certain US jurisdictions require ghSMART to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. We are built on a culture of freedom and flexibility, we operate fully remotely, and our team members balance deeply energizing, high intensity work, with flexible schedules to support life outside of work. Our compensation model reflects these values. Compensation for this role in the United States includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, 401(k) plan with an annual employer contribution, and a comprehensive benefits package. You should reasonably expect a base salary of $150,000 - $195,000. In addition, we offer an annual discretionary performance bonus of $30,000 - $50,000.

We are ranked #1 or #2 in 10 Consulting categories by Vault. See what others think about working at ghSMART on Glassdoor.

Please be advised that all emails will originate from the @ghsmart.com domain; any other domains are fraudulent, should be ignored, and deleted.

ghSMART is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace across all of our global locations. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and ensure equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Our global policies and practices are designed to support an environment of respect and equity for all.