Sr. Full Stack Developer
Kelly Services · Atlanta, GA
$56.59–$61.59/hrfrom the description
Jul 9, 2026
Atlanta, GA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract role focused on building and maintaining backend services in Java, with cloud-based deployment and management on AWS. The work spans designing microservices and RESTful APIs, working with AWS infrastructure components, and supporting production systems. Suited to a developer with solid Java and AWS hands-on experience who is comfortable with code reviews, troubleshooting, and collaborating across teams.
Mid level · 2+ years · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA · Contract
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 2,050 people in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,550–2,700
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $135,884 (middle half $106,941–$167,811). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The title says 'Sr. Full Stack Developer' but the actual requirements gate only on 2–6 years of experience and the day-to-day work described is predominantly backend (Java, AWS, microservices). The seniority band is assessed as Mid based on the stated experience range, despite the Senior title.
The posting lists specific AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS) as examples ('such as'), introduced under the required skills section but framed as illustrative exposure rather than hard gates on each individual service — marked as preferred accordingly.
Microservices architecture is mentioned as a knowledge area alongside REST APIs but names no specific framework or tool beyond Java; it is captured through the Java and REST skills rather than as a standalone generic concept.
No backend framework is named specifically (e.g. Spring); 'backend development frameworks' is too generic to emit as a named skill.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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