Software Developer / Engineer
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We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with deep experience in Java, AWS services, Angular, and modern CI/CD pipelines. You will own the design, architecture, and delivery of scalable enterprise applications, integrate cloud-native capabilities, and drive technical direction across the application lifecycle. You'll mentor junior engineers, contribute to architectural decisions, and operate with a high degree of autonomy on complex problems. Essential Job Functions Design, architect, and deliver enterprise applications using Java, AWS services, and Angular. Develop scalable RESTful APIs and microservices using Spring Boot and related Java frameworks. Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD for application testing, deployment, monitoring, logging, and alerting in production. Optimize application workloads using AWS services such as ECS, Lambda, RDS, and API Gateway. Implement full-stack solutions integrating backend Java services with Angular frontends. Drive performance tuning and optimization of applications and infrastructure. Own system design for new features and services, including defining technical approaches for ambiguous requirements. Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, platform, and security teams to deliver end to-end solutions. Champion application security best practices including OWASP Top 10 mitigations, IAM policy design, and encryption at rest/in transit.
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7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with 5+ years of Java development. 5+ years of experience with AWS services (ECS, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, S3). 3+ years of experience building frontends with Angular (2+). Demonstrable experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Amazon Kiro, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate code authoring, testing, and review workflows. Comfort in an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) working environment. Proven system design experience - ability to define service boundaries, data models, and integration patterns for distributed systems. Strong experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes). Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL/RDS, MongoDB). Experience building and maintaining DevOps tooling and CI/CD pipelines at scale. Experience with test automation strategies including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing. Track record of operating independently, managing technical ambiguity, and driving projects to completion with minimal direction. Working Conditions Hybrid (Rockville, MD or Tysons Corner, VA) Occasional travel and extended hours may be required Enterprise Req Skills AWS,Java, Angular,Learning Platform Top Skills Details
- Strong Java engineer who also has Angular experience (70/30 backend).
- AWS doing serverless development with Lambda, S3, SQS, API Gateway, etc.
- End to end engineering including automation testing, CI/CD process with Jenkins, GitLab, Kafka
- Leveraging AI tools to be more productive/efficient.