The opportunity timeline

• Overview

  DigitalBridge is hiring a Full Stack Developer in Aurora, IL.

• Role description

  Think of this Full Stack Developer job as a standing invitation to make DigitalBridge's Initiative infrastructure faster, simpler, and less scary. Picture $81,000 - $122,000, a contract cadence, and 5 years of Linux translating into a mid-level seat you actually steer at DigitalBridge.

  Key Responsibilities

  • Catch the bias-to-action Next.js regression in staging before it ever reaches Aurora customers
  • Wire up Next.js feature flags so DigitalBridge can test on Aurora traffic risk-free
  • Guard the Linux codebase quality through reviews that teach as much as they catch
  • Translate the innovative MySQL outage into fixes that make the next Aurora launch dull
  • Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
  • Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
  • Question the quality-obsessed Negotiation pattern everyone copied and propose something cleaner

  What You'll Bring

  • Comfort interpreting data and translating findings into clear recommendations
  • The kind of reliability that earns you the hard assignments
  • A portfolio or work samples that demonstrate your technology expertise
  • Written communication clear enough to survive a forwarded email chain
  • Mid-level fluency in Linux, with Python on your roadmap
  • At least 3 years of standing behind your own estimates
  • Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve

  Where most technology vendors automate the easy parts, DigitalBridge tackles the hard ones, from a detail-focused headquarters in Aurora, IL. Trust is the default setting at DigitalBridge; you have to actively spend it to lose it.

  Get $81,000 - $122,000, get a mentor, get benefits, and get the freedom to grow your Next.js without anyone watching the clock.

  Right now, today, applications for the technology role are landing and being read.

  The team in Aurora, IL is one strong Full Stack Developer away from complete, and that could be you.

• Required skills

  • Redis
  • Linux
  • MySQL
  • Next.js
  • Python
  • Initiative
  • Negotiation

• Benefits & perks

  • Free coffee and espresso bar
  • Direct access to leadership
  • Vacation Days
  • International assignment opportunities
  • Emergency savings program
  • Certification Reimbursement
  • Travel opportunities
  • Sabbatical Leave
  • Critical illness insurance
  • Team building activities
  • Car Wash
  • Relocation Assistance

• Apply before 2026-08-09

  Submit your application for this Contract technology position.