Full-Stack Developer – DevOps & Release Engineering

Salem, Massachusetts Contract Hybrid Mid-level 30

DQ Pursuit, Inc. is looking for a hands-on Full-Stack Developer with Dev Ops and Release Engineering experience to join our growing development team in Salem, Massachusetts.

This position will work closely with the DQP Dev Team and serve as a key technical resource responsible for helping ensure that application code, databases, cloud storage, and environment releases are properly reviewed, tested, documented, and promoted through our development lifecycle.

This is a contract-to-hire opportunity for someone who is comfortable working in a fast-moving environment and taking ownership across application development, technical validation, and release processes.

• Review, clean, test, and validate application code before release.
• Work with Git and Git Hub using structured branching, pull requests, merges, and release workflows.
• Maintain clean separation between Development, UAT/Staging, and Production environments.
• Support PostgreSQL databases, including schema changes, migrations, seed data, and environment-specific databases.
• Work with cloud/object storage and ensure files are promoted correctly between environments.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated build, type-checking, testing, and deployment processes.
• Review application changes for temporary files, unused code, exposed secrets, configuration issues, and other release risks.
• Troubleshoot build, deployment, database, authentication, API, and environment-related issues.
• Help maintain environment configurations and secure handling of application secrets and credentials.
• Validate releases before they are promoted to UAT or Production.
• Maintain release notes and technical documentation covering code, database, storage, configuration, and deployment changes.
• Work closely with developers to resolve issues before releases move forward.
• Support application development across frontend and backend components when needed.
• Serve as a backup technical resource for the team’s code, database, infrastructure, and release-management responsibilities.

• 2+ years of professional software development or related engineering experience preferred.
• Hands-on full-stack development experience.
• Strong understanding of Git/Git Hub workflows.
• Working knowledge of relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience supporting deployments across multiple environments.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical issues independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to document technical work clearly.
• Comfortable working in an environment where responsibilities may span multiple technical areas.
• Must be able to work on-site in Salem, MA four days per week.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Attention to detail:
  Catches small issues in code, configurations, and database changes before they turn into release problems.
• Ownership and accountability:
  Follows work through from development to production and takes responsibility for the result.
• Clear communication:
  Explains technical issues in plain terms to developers and non-technical teammates, both in writing and verbally.
• Documentation habits:
  Keeps release notes, change logs, and technical notes accurate and up to date as part of the normal workflow.
• Problem-solving:
  Troubleshoots across code, databases, APIs, and environments, and finds the root cause instead of just patching symptoms.
• Sound judgment:
  Knows when a release isn’t ready and is comfortable raising concerns or pausing a deployment.
• Collabo…