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Full stack roles test both client-side JavaScript/React patterns and server-side algorithms. Expect medium-difficulty problems with real-world application context.
Design complete web applications from database to UI. Demonstrate understanding of both frontend state management and backend scalability.
Web Apps
Social media feeds, e-commerce platforms
APIs
REST/GraphQL design, rate limiting
Frontend
State management, component architecture
Different companies emphasize different parts of the stack. Know what matters most for your target role.
Meta
React ecosystem, GraphQL, large-scale frontend
Stripe
API design, payment systems, developer tools
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👉 Get free daily job postsPearl Diagnostics is a Baltimore-based biotech spun out of Johns Hopkins University in 2014 that builds non-invasive urine-based diagnostic tests for lung infections. Its flagship MycoMEIA Aspergillus urine assay, which received FDA 510(k) clearance in August 2025 and CE approval for the EU, replaces invasive bronchoalveolar lavage procedures used to detect aspergillosis in transplant recipients, cancer patients, and immunocompromised individuals. The company is extending the same antigen-detection platform to other fungal and bacterial pathogens, including a Pseudomonas assay for cystic fibrosis patients.
Raised
$11.2M
Series A · 2026
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HQ market
Baltimore, Maryland
United States