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Through the continuous development of cutting-edge diagnostic technologies and AI-assisted analysis, we are transforming railway safety worldwide. Our global engineering teams work collaboratively to develop step-change technologies that define Sperry as the unparalleled market leader.\nFor nearly a century, we have repeatedly modernized and improved rail diagnostics through our relentless pursuit of improvement. Determined is an understatement. We are obsessed with advancing science and raising the bar on what’s possible with our ever-improving suite of products and service offerings.\nEmboldened through the shared values of honesty, accountability, passion, integrity, and teamwork, we are driven by the challenge and bridging concepts with fruition. Each technologist entering Sperry imprints themselves into our brand and further galvanizes a culture of innovation and advancement. Allow us to be clear, Thought Leaders are welcome!\nWe are agile and hungry and invite those with similar passions to join us in challenging the status quo and bringing new ideas to the market. Fast-paced, high-touch with a distinct sense of purpose. We offer more than a job; we offer an opportunity to be part of something different.\nRole Summary\nWe are hiring a versatile Full Stack Engineer to build and run the platform behind Sperry's inspection products. You will work across the stack - Python services and AWS infrastructure at the back, React at the front - moving between projects as priorities shift, and you will own the reliability and resilience of what we ship alongside the features you add to it. We have put build and run in the same seat on purpose. The engineers who keep a platform dependable are the ones closest to how it is actually used, and that puts you in front of the analysts, inspection engineers, and customers who depend on it daily. 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