Job Description
We are looking for a Software Engineer to join our team in McLean, VA.
Specific Responsibilities:
• Write beautiful test-driven code. We value quality code backed by unit tests.
• Participate actively in Scrum. Work with Product Management and QA daily to flesh out stories and track your commitments.
• Improve accessibility. We work hard to deliver accessible solutions and enhance libraries we rely on for accessibility, too.
• Collaborate. We have internal and external clients with differing needs. We expect team members to reach out and build relationships inside the company to better understand our market.
• Learn. We expect team members to keep up to date on new technologies, standards, and industry trends so we can continue to be market leaders.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
• 5+ years of extensive experience with HTML5 and CSS
• 5+ years of extensive experience with J2EE, Spring or Grails etc.
• 5+ years of extensive experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL or similar
• 5+ years of experience with JavaScript with a heavy emphasis on jQuery
• 3+ years of building out RESTful applications
Bonus Point Experiences:
• Demonstrable "Full Stack" experience - including supporting production environments.
• Are a certified Scrum Master, or have solid hands-on Scrum Master experience
• Heavy use of Git / Gitflow / Bitbucket & Jira
• Hands-on DevOps experience around Apache httpd, nginx, WildFly, Docker, ECS or Elastic Beanstalk
• Interest in Web Application Security / experience with OWASP best practices.
• Experience with accessible web design including knowledge and experience of Section 508 and WCAG
• Ability to look at the big picture: we're a collaborative small team and expect you to look at the big picture, and proactively anticipate problems, interact with other departments and clients, and come up with solutions.
• Self-Starter - Looking for candidates who can jump in quickly and take ownership of features.
Education:
• A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, MIS or a related technical field is a positive, as is intensive job training programs or certifications.
Additional Information
Duration : 6 months+
Location : McLean, VA
# of Openings : 1
