About the role

Staff Full Stack Engineer developing full-stack solutions for government agencies using modern technologies. Collaborating with teams to enhance web applications and achieve operational excellence.

Responsibilities

Staff developer on a team that designs, creates, and builds web application features; creates back-end code and interfaces for new web platforms; analyzes user needs to implement front-end design, graphics, performance, and capacity; integrates applications with other platforms/services as needed
Collaborates with other team members and customer stakeholders across multiple functional areas (engineering, DevOps, UX/Design, Product/Program)
Experience using modern, open-source software frameworks to prototype and deploy full-stack web applications
Authors friendly documentation (e.g., API documentation, deployment operations)
Quickly adopts to new programming tools, frameworks, and techniques
Translates designs and wireframes into reusable, testable and efficient front-end code
Builds, iterates, and tests scalable, back-end APIs for web applications
Participates in Agile processes including daily standups, demos, retrospectives, and sprint planning
Works closely with product owners, designers, and engineers to gather, refine and implement business requirements
Provides production support, on-call support, maintenance, and enhancements to the existing system
Collaborates with a fully integrated Agile team to deliver continuous improvement to designs, processes, and standards

Minimum of 10 years related experience
Must be a United States citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
Experience as a contractor or government employee. Direct experience with the Department of State is a plus
Expert-level proficiency in the following languages: Typescript, Javascript, Python
Expertise with modern web application frameworks such as React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Flask, Playwright, Poetry, OpenAPI, Trussworks USWDS, Storybook, Tailwind CSS, Tanstack React-Query, Pydantic, Imposter Mocks
Deep understanding of APIs, and familiarity with JSON, Web APIs, REST APIs, JSON-RPC, XML-RPC, RESTful practices
Experience working with Redis
Experience with Docker containerization and deployments
Extensive experience using Gitlab and CI/CD platforms to deliver safe releases at a rapid rate.
Experience in AWS cloud architecture (e.g. Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, EKS, S3)
Experience with K8s and Terraform
Experience working on a fully integrated Agile product team
Experience conducting unit and integration tests, across a variety of platforms
Strong documentation and problem-solving skills
Flexible and willing to accept a change in priorities as necessary
Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Experience with Atlassian Jira/Confluence
Strong verbal and nonverbal communication skills
Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences
Ability to lead technical conversations with stakeholders