Full Stack Software Engineer Job San Jose area,California USA,Software Development

Full Stack Software Engineer

Department: Information Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-California-San Jose

Compensation: $116,500 - $160,200 / year

Description

Align is looking for a Full Stack Software Engineer to join in the San Jose office.

Role expectations

Design, build, test, deploy, and operate full-stack features for consumer web applications, from UI through backend services and APIs.

Develop responsive, accessible, high-performance user interfaces using modern web standards and component-driven development.

Build and evolve backend services and RESTful APIs with strong attention to scalability, reliability, and security.

Partner with Product and Design to translate requirements into well-architected technical solutions
, including tradeoffs and phased delivery.

Implement robust observability (logging, metrics, tracing) and participate in on-call/incident response practices to maintain production health.

Ensure quality through automated testing
, code reviews, and CI/CD best practices; raise the bar on engineering standards.

Optimize applications for performance and Core Web Vitals
, applying profiling and experimentation to improve user outcomes.

Integrate with third-party services (identity, payments, analytics, marketing) and internal microservices using secure patterns.

Reduce technical debt by refactoring
, improving maintainability, and documenting decisions and interfaces.

Collaborate cross-functionally and communicate effectively with Engineering, Security, Architecture, QA, and Operations to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions.

What we're looking for

Education: BS/MS degree or equivalent years of experience.
Experience with modern frontend development (e.g., React + Type Script; Next.js or similar frameworks).
Experience building backend services (e.g., Node.js, .Net, Java, or Python) and REST APIs
.
Experience with relational and/or No

SQL databases
, data modeling, and query optimization.
Solid understanding of software design principles
, debugging, and delivering maintainable systems.
Comfortable working in an Agile environment, collaborating across disciplines, and delivering iteratively.
2+ years of experience

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containerization, and modern deployment practices.

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines
, automated testing strategies, and Dev Ops practices.

Experience with authentication and authorization patterns (OAuth2, OIDC) and secure-by-design development.

Experience improving web performance
.

Pay Transparency

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

We are pleased to provide a general description of the benefits Align offers to full-time employees in this position.

Family Benefits. Align offers employees and their eligible dependents medical (with a Health Savings Account option for some plan offerings), dental, and vision in accordance with those plans. Align also offers to employees:

Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
Employee Assistance Program
Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan

Employee benefits. Align…