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Full Stack Developer – Senior Consultant

(Python | Azure | PostgreSQL/PostGIS | React | Optimization Systems)

Role Summary

A Full Stack Senior Consultant is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting end to end solutions across frontend, backend, optimization engines, and Azure cloud infrastructure for the Drill & Blast System (DBS). The role requires strong technical depth, solution ownership, and the ability to translate complex domain requirements into scalable, production ready systems.

The Senior Consultant operates as a technical owner at feature or workstream level, mentor to consultants, and key contributor to architectural decisions.

Key Responsibilities

Backend & API Development

Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs using Python (Flask).

Implement domain driven backend logic for:

Blasts, drill/blast domains, pattern designs, charge rules

Environmental controls, sensitive sites, simulations, optimization jobs

Manage spatial data workflows using PostgreSQL with PostGIS.

Write and optimize database queries, migrations, and schemas.

Integrate backend services with external systems (e.g., Vulcan, Foundry, MAS, ArcGIS, IHMP).

Ensure API security, reliability, and performance.

Frontend Development

Develop and enhance React (TypeScript) single page applications.

Build performant and maintainable UI using:

React 19, Vite, TanStack Router & Query, Zustand

D3.js for spatial and geometry based visualization

Integrate frontend components with backend APIs.

Ensure usability, responsiveness, and correctness of spatial visualizations.

Follow design system standards and UI best practices.

Optimization & Algorithm Integration

Integrate and support optimization engines (Python based) for blast pattern design.

Work with optimization workflows involving:

NumPy, SciPy, Shapely

Kuz Ram fragmentation models

Constraint based geometric solvers

Coordinate execution of long running optimization jobs.

Analyze and troubleshoot optimization failures and edge cases.

Azure Cloud & Background Processing

Build and manage services deployed on Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Static Web Apps.

Implement background jobs and schedulers (e.g., availability checks, geology hardness jobs).

Configure Application Insights and OpenTelemetry for monitoring and diagnostics.

Troubleshoot production issues using logs, telemetry, and metrics.

Support environment specific deployments (dev, qa, uat, prod).

Infrastructure & DevOps

Contribute to IaC using Bicep and PowerShell.

Work with Azure DevOps pipelines for CI/CD:

Build, deploy, integration testing, security scanning

Support automation scripts and operational pipelines.

Ensure secure configuration of secrets, authentication, and environments.

Quality, Testing & Governance

Write and maintain unit, integration, and end to end tests.

Support Postman collections and integration test suites.

Participate in code reviews and enforce engineering standards.

Ensure delivery meets performance, security, and maintainability expectations.

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

Own delivery of assigned features or technical workstreams.

Mentor Consultants and support junior developers.

Participate in architecture and design discussions.

Collaborate with product owners, domain experts, QA, and operations teams.

Provide effort estimations and technical risk assessments.

Problem Solving Skills

Ability to design and reason about complex distributed systems.

Strong debugging capability across frontend, backend, database, and cloud layers.

Analytical thinking for spatial data, optimization logic, and domain workflows.

Proactive identification of performance, scalability, and reliability risks.

Ability to resolve production issues under operational constraints.

Technical Skill Set

Backend

Python (Flask), REST APIs

PostgreSQL / PostGIS (spatial data)

Database migrations (Flyway or equivalent)

Microservices and integration patterns

Frontend

React, TypeScript

Vite, TanStack Router & Query

Zustand

D3.js (SVG, spatial visualization)

Optimization

Python based optimization engines

NumPy, SciPy, Shapely

Constraint solving and geometry based logic

Azure & DevOps

Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Static Web Apps

Application Insights, OpenTelemetry

Azure DevOps Pipelines

Bicep, PowerShell (IaC)

Git based workflows

Security & Authentication

Azure AD / MSAL

Secure API and service to service communication

Senior Consultant Expectations

Works independently with minimal supervision.

Takes end to end ownership of technical deliverables.

Leads by example through high quality hands on contribution.

Influences technical decisions within the program.

Coaches others and elevates overall team capability.

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