Full stack engineer

Works across both the interface and the server side of a web app.

598 skill packs · 256 MCP servers · 18 plugins

Under Software engineer. Also under it: Frontend engineer, Backend engineer, Mobile engineer, Machine learning engineer, Data engineer, Solutions architect, Game developer

Role

Product manager Technical product manager Product owner Product operations Program manager Project manager Scrum master or agile coach Software engineer Frontend engineer Backend engineer Full stack engineer Mobile engineer DevOps or site reliability engineer Platform engineer QA or test engineer Security engineer Machine learning engineer Data engineer Engineering manager Solutions architect Game developer Embedded or hardware engineer Data analyst Business analyst Data scientist Analytics engineer BI developer Product analyst Marketing analyst Product designer UX researcher UI or visual designer Graphic designer Content designer or UX writer Brand designer Marketing manager Growth marketer Product marketing manager Content marketer SEO specialist Performance marketer Social media manager Community manager Copywriter Account executive Sales development representative Sales engineer Account manager Customer success manager Customer support agent Partnerships and business development Operations manager Business operations or strategy Revenue operations Supply chain and logistics Procurement Executive assistant Financial analyst Accountant Finance manager or controller Investment analyst Risk analyst Recruiter HR business partner People operations Learning and development Lawyer or in-house counsel Paralegal Compliance officer Privacy officer Founder Executive or general manager CTO or VP of engineering Chief of staff Management consultant Writer or journalist Editor Technical writer Video producer or creator Academic researcher Teacher or educator Student Clinician Healthcare administrator

Industry

All industries SaaS and B2B software Consumer apps E-commerce and retail Fintech and payments Healthcare Marketplaces and platforms Games and live ops Banking and insurance Media and publishing Education Government and public sector Manufacturing and industrial Logistics and transportation Real estate and construction Travel and hospitality Telecommunications Energy and utilities Automotive Biotech and pharma Agencies and consulting Nonprofit Legal services AI and developer tools Crypto and web3

Workflows for this work

The job in 4 areas. Each part is a workflow: open it for its steps and the tools that do each one. Built from occupational data and the field's own body of knowledge; sources at the end.

Full stack engineer282 skill packs · 115 MCP servers · 21 pluginsEach part is a workflow. The number beside it is how many tools help with it

1Scope the feature

Turn a request into screens, endpoints and data, and decide what to build first.

2Build the front end

Build the pages users touch and connect them to data.

3Build the back end

Write endpoints, jobs and the data model behind the pages.

4Test, ship and run

Test across the stack, deploy and keep the app healthy and safe.

Sources for this tree, 9

Body of knowledgeDORA capability catalogDORA (Google Cloud)
PractitionerContinuous Integration (revised 18 January 2024)Martin Fowler, martinfowler.com
PractitionerThe Practical Test PyramidHam Vocke, martinfowler.com
Occupational dataSoftware Developers (15-1252.00)O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational dataWeb Developers (15-1254.00)O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor
StandardOWASP API Security Top 10 (2023)OWASP Foundation
StandardOWASP Top 10:2025OWASP Foundation
PractitionerThe Twelve-Factor App12factor.net
StandardWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, W3C Recommendation 12 December 2024W3C

O*NET occupations consulted: 15-1252.00, 15-1254.00. Read on 2026-10-04.

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